Name: Playbook - Gritty Soldier - Pre-Run Warm-Up Exercises
Uploaded: 2023-11-07T15:02:49.895Z
Duration: 15 min
Description: Pre-Run Warm-Up Exercises

Love the warm up it actual raise my heart

Fatmata

Great way to warm up and mobilize the joints!

Andres

Jacob Regnier

Jason Tetu

Bella

Great warm up, felt like I could run for a bit.

Nick

This is how I typically warm up before a run, regardless of length or difficulty. 

It’s important to warm-up before your runs in order to avoid injury and maximize your potential for progress. So make sure to do it!

90 degree lunges walking forward, twisting at the core on the opposite side of the bent knee as you go.

Walking Lunge with Twist

- Stand tall and hold onto a stationary surface
- Raise one leg as far out to the side as possible 
- Allow your leg to swing back down crossing in front of your standing leg
- Repeating the movement for reps
- Work both sides

Lateral leg swings

- Standing straight holding onto a stationary object
- With feet hip width apart
- Swing one leg forward and backward in a single movement 
- Switch sides and repeat

Forward leg swings

Like Mario! A skip that is punctuated with a powerful thrust upwards by a high knee, and crunched core, switching legs as you moving forward.

Power Skip

Exaggerating the bend of your knees as you run so that your heels touch your glutes (butt).

Jogging Butt Kicks

Skipping while simultaneously swinging out and crossing your arms.

Skip with Arm Cross

Planting at the ball of your foot and rolling upwards as you run, as if you’re running on hot coals.

Ankling

- Stand with feet shoulder width apart
- Lower in to the bottom of a squat pushing your hips back and down
- Stand up out of squat to full hip extension keeping your chest up
- Your knees should be inline with your toes

Air squats

- Stand with your feet together
- Step forward into a lunge
- Step back up to the starting position 
- Repeat as you alternate legs

Bodyweight lunges

Pre-Run Warm-Up Exercises

Great stretch. Identified so mobility weaknesses in my shoulder area.

Brian

I really needed to stretch. The pigon pose was goddess.

Tearra

Great, this coupled with my physical therapy creates the perfect post run routine for me!

Kendrick

“Go-to” Stretch + Mobility

1 of 2 stretch routines that help me prep and close out the day. Thank you for providing these wonderful stretches and workouts, sir. 🫡🤙👍

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