This is a link from the C25K post... with the basic links for S and F...
I have gathered a few basic links here.. beginning with the NHS site for Strength and Flex. Many, many folk did and still do use these alongside their running.
So... just moving on from that basic link... here are some more ideas for the kind of exercise many new runners ( and some more experienced), ask about.
Beginning with dynamic pre runs stretches and warm ups...
Some folk do dynamic stretches before running, some not... you find what you need and what works for you.. but any pre run work must be dynamic...
Then, after our wonderful run, however long or short... we do our post run cool down and stretching...and, again many of us find these basic stretches perfectly adequate
So what I would really like you to do, is, to just think how important strength and stamina work is to you.
Listen to your body and note, any minor twinges, or persistent aches and pains... areas where you feel there is a need for some extra work.
Non-impact exercise on some of your rest days is essential, especially as the runs get longer, there is so, so much to choose from, and all of which can be done without the expense of a gym membership
Begin to form a regime of core strength and stamina work for yourself, keep it simple, do it on some of your rest days and it will soon become a habit... a good one
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Hi Oldfloss, yes I’m here😊 I think some of this will be very useful on my non-running days👍 It seems like a good habit to get into anyway if it helps reduce the chance of injuries🤞
I haven’t really done much to strengthen the rest of my body since I started running, though I know I should have😕 We’ve got a small gym at work that I can use so that’ll be my target over the rest of the autumn and into the winter❄️☃️
I’m here too, licking my wounds or should I say knee. My physio has given me wall squats to do. Wow, they really do work my quads, glutes and shins. I love my Pilates class and will try to get a second one in. I, like many, do my exercises when on the IC and forget them when I’m running well 🙄 I vow to keep up my wall squats and heel drops when off the IC. 🤞
Thanks Oldfloss. All bookmarked on my phone, to read and re-read when I realise (like now) that I have only remembered SOME of what I've read on these pages before.
What a wonderful selection of exercises, thank you so much OF! Don't want to lose this post or the links. Will the links be on a 'pinned post'? At the moment I am still trying to get rid of a nasty virus that won't go away - 12 days no running and hardly any exercise
Hi OF!!, So glad someone has started posting decent posts in this group!! Great ideas for some of those exercises, and once you get used to them they just instinctively become part of your day - I automatically do calf raises whilst brushing my teeth or waiting at the microwave in the canteen at lunchtime.
I'll definitely be following your posts with an added enthusiasm now
That’s great as they help and his new insoles arrived this morning which he thinks make a difference but time will tell, we will have a short run tomorrow as it’s my long day at work
Yes, I'm here too! I do the S and F exercises on my non-running days and have added your calf raises too (a bit wobbly on the one-legged ones, but improving!). Thank you.
I'm here, still calf raising - I will add a few more exercises in gradually - any others that we can do while doing something else? Calf raises are great for doing while waiting for the train, or cooking, etc.
Any others that we can fit in like that are so much easier for me to do
I have a particular question regarding core exercises. I used to do lots of planks but I recently broke one of my hand bones and won’t be able to do that for some time! So, any thoughts for alternative core exercises?
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