Tag: recovery
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New online program: Full and Half Marathon Strength & Skills
We get it. You know you “should” do strength & core work to support your long distance running goals — but where does the time go? ⏱ If you’re training for a fall marathon or half marathon, we’ve got an online strength program just for you. 🏃♀️🏃♂️
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Running Cool Down
Tightening up after a run is normal. A muscle that has no input from your nervous system is completely flaccid (this is what happens with paralysis). Running requires the body to become an efficient spring. To achieve this, the nervous system (brain) creates increased tension and set points in the muscles used for running. This…
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Recovery
Supporting the components of recovery accelerates the benefits of training, while ignoring the basics of recovery can negate the benefits of training. Sustained lack of recovery can even lead to overtraining syndrome where whole body degradation occurs and performance decreases. An important thing to understand about recovery is that the natural process of the body…
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Running Cool Down
Tightening up after a run is normal. This dynamic cool down routine will help you leave that muscle tension at the end of your run instead of carrying it with you into the rest of your day. Use this as a base routine. It is designed to be quick, easy & comprehensive. Extend, repeat…
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Foam Roller Exercises
[Download the foam roller guide here] You may also access a video tutorial here. More Foam Roller Videos For video tutorials of using rollers to target specific muscles, follow these links. (You Tube channel for Proaxistherapy North Carolina, formally Balanced Physical Therapy (our affiliated company), now ATI Physical Therapy).