When you feel a stretch in your left hip flexor, hold for up to 30 seconds. Repeat two or three times and then switch to your left leg. Step 5 Lie on your back with your calves resting on top of the ball. Place your right ankle on your left thigh, near the knee, opening your ...
HIP FLEXOR STRETCH – 30 SECONDS EACH SIDE Kneel down on one knee with your hip over your knee and your opposite leg bent at 90-degrees. Tuck your hip by lifting your “belt buckle” area up. Then, push your hip forward until you feel a light stretch. Hold for 30 seconds and breathe...
During the workout itself, turn your attention inward, concentrating on the muscles you’re hoping to stretch or strengthen. It’s also beneficial to check in with various parts of your body (Are your shoulders rolled down and back during this deadlift? Is your butt popping up toward the ce...
Following my 10k, I knew I needed to stretch out my legs for the longer distances coming up. So I put in lots of easy runs during the week and did a couple of 15-17km runs to start building my base. This was all pre “training plan”, which I didn’t actually put together until...