3rd time round for me, not ran for about a year and now starting again. Week 1 just complete. Was hoping for the muscle memory to kick in but seems like it’s still in hibernation!
my issue is stretching my quads after a run. I’m very chunky and can’t reach my foot to hold to stretch them, even if I use a chair to get to my foot, any other suggestions on how to stretch them please?
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Welcome back! It’s tough after a break. I found it worse than starting for the first time! You’ll get there though and it’ll all come back. You’ve already got loads of knowledge and experience from last time and that will stand you in great stead.
I sometimes use a yoga strap (or a belt or a towel!) if I’m struggling to reach to perform a particular stretch. You can loop it around your ankle and pull gentle to stretch your quads. I’ve attached a screen shot from the video here to help illustrate what I mean in case it’s not obvious! If you google “quad stretch with yoga strap” you’ll get lots of options.
Thank you, great suggestion. Just got to work out how to get up off the floor then 🤣🤣🤣 only joking I’m not that bad. Will try after my next run and report back 😊
Congratulations and welcome back! I think that MissUnderstanding and Oldfloss have given you all the info you need …. So there’s only one more thing for me to add …..you are doing brilliantly !👏👏. Looking forward to reading about you fantastic progress 🥳😂😂x
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