Morning all

[Lizcanrun]

Morning, I've been running since the beginning of April (C25K) and haven't done any 'extra' training outside of running. Now I'm doing longer runs, I thought I'd better look into S&F - no idea what to expect but nice to see some familiar names over here!

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You'll definitely feel the benefits Lizcanrun 👍

Planks 💪

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Hidden]

Planks!?? 😱 🤣

[Lizcanrun in reply to CBDB]

Nope!!

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Lizcanrun]

🤣🤣🤣 I’m with you on avoiding planks!

[AlMorr in reply to CBDB]

Do planks help you or anyone with running?

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to AlMorr]

Very good question! Hmm 🤔 🤨 🤣

[AlMorr in reply to CBDB]

I asked Google "Do planks help running"? the answer is yes, planks are good for your core and do help runners as part of their exercise program.

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to AlMorr]

👍🏽💪

[Lizcanrun in reply to AlMorr]

I've never liked Google...

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold]

Hello! 👋🏽 And welcome! You’ll definitely find some ideas over here. There’s quite a lot of choice but a brilliant first option is to start the NHS’s own option of the 5 week Strength & Flex programme with its own podcast for 5 weeks nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/s...

Many of us are also doing a bit of yoga, which is great for Flexibility, following Yoga with Adriene’s monthly calendar. Here is our latest weekly post: healthunlocked.com/strength...

And then of course there are themed topics with collections of workouts, from

- home workouts healthunlocked.com/strength...

- there is a multi-week plan in our multi-week section healthunlocked.com/strength...

- dance-based workouts healthunlocked.com/strength...

- or specific workouts for injuries and targeting areas healthunlocked.com/strength...

So lots to chose from, but if you have not done the NHS Strength and Flexibility programme before, than those podcasts are a brilliant start!

[Lizcanrun in reply to CBDB]

Thank you. Have been avoiding it as it sounds like hard work, but I think it's time...

[CBDB Administrator Graduate Gold in reply to Lizcanrun]

The NHS Strength and Flexibility podcasts starts very gentle and progresses in little steps, kind of like C25k did for running. But it surprised me how much you progress in those five weeks. 💪👍🏽👏