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Share your warm up and your stretches? This is knowledge I can be trusted with (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by naevaTheRat@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/running@lemmy.world

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Silly title aside what do you do to warm up and if you do any stretching for mobility after a run what are they?

I confess to being extremely lazy. My idea of a warm up is just running a bit easier than normal and the only stretch I do is foam roll my calves and stretch out the old hams on a wall.

Every time I look up articles you get insane fitness blogs regurgitating the same 3 page "easy" routine that you absolutely must do all of or you will definitely die.

So what do actual other human beings do? Come, share your wisdom or commiserate in haphazardness.

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[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Not a lot really, I'll roll my shoulders and arms for like a minute as I'm leaving the house to loosen up my shoulders but as another commenter said I have played around with more intense warm ups and post run stretches and for me I find it does nothing but waste my time really.

If I run a marathon then I will stretch my legs out a bit after whilst do a bit of a post run cool down walk which I do find helps me be a bit less sore the next day.

It is worth noting though that I do also kickbox and when training for that I will do plenty of stretches to loosen up as well as aid my flexibility. I will also foam roll when particular muscles are feeling tight but I don't have a regular routine for that. All of that must play into it but specifically before / after running I do practically nothing.