The Warm Up

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This episode is a fast over view of warming up. The important take away is that warming up can be a good way to help your body get ready to run, and I mention the things I do to warm up. Those are leg swings, butt kicks and knee grabs. You can see me do butt kicks and leg swings in my YouTube video on the subject, which I’ll link to down below under the Resources section.

I don’t go into very much detail about specific warm ups you can try, so if you are interested in seeing more of what to do I provided links to sites and videos for you to tak a look at.

There was a chunk of the podcast that didn’t make it that talked about dynamic stretches for warm up, rather than static stretches. Dynamic stretching is what is generally recommended, instead of the kind of stretching where you hold a muscle in the stretched position for a period of time. That can lead to injury. Take a look at the Dynamic Warm Up video linked below.

RRCA Start to Run- 0:15
Warm Up to Get Rid of Sluggish Starts- 1:24
Muscles Are Ready to Move- 1:50
How Long to Warm Up?- 2:04
Personal Routine- 2:46
Adjusting Training- 3:20
Next Week- 4:18

Additional Resources:
Wrinkled Runner YouTube Channel: Warm Up
YouTube: Dynamic Warm Ups to Try
Runners Connect Article: Why Is a Warm Up Needed
Wrinkled Runner Blog Post: Warm Up for a Better Run
RRCA Start to Run Program:
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