Just curious what most of you guys do, I usually foam roll before I run for 5 or 10 minutes, but I'm thinking about throwing in some mobility work for my hips.
I always do some mobility work before I run. This helps me warm up and long term has kept me healthy. After running, I stretch because it keeps me looser.
Would a lack of doing mobility and dynamic warm-ups really hurt me though? I'm averaging maybe 10-12 miles a week right now, I can't see that leading to shin splints, tilited pelvics, et al. unless I was seriously logging some miles, am I right?
Trying to find ways to maximize my time in the gym, I'm limited to an hour tops because of the little man, when he's 6 months, it'll go to two hours I think.
What kind of mobility work/stretching is recommended? I am currently going to a chiropractor because my pelvis is tilted and I'm starting to feel shin splints.
Shin splints can mean all sorts of things. For me, it had to do with ankle mobility and poor dorsiflexion. Once improved that, my shin splints went away.
Someone with a lot more expertise than me can probably give better advise on the pelvic tilt. Assuming you mean anterior pelvic tilt, then I would add the spider man lunge to stretch the hip flexors.
The core performance website has a bunch of videos on mobility. I also recommend Magnificent Mobility DVD. It'll change your life.
What kind of mobility work/stretching is recommended? I am currently going to a chiropractor because my pelvis is tilted and I'm starting to feel shin splints.
Unless you've been diagnosed with a need for chiropractic work by a doctor to actually fix the pelvic tilt, you're probably wasting your money since it likely has more to do with muscle imbalances. Do a quick search on this site for "anterior pelvic tilt"--there will be several posts/threads that address corrective movements.
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Unless you've been diagnosed with a need for chiropractic work by a doctor to actually fix the pelvic tilt, you're probably wasting your money since it likely has more to do with muscle imbalances. Do a quick search on this site for "anterior pelvic tilt"--there will be several posts/threads that address corrective movements.
It's free. The beauty of an extended health care plan paid for by my employers. Muscle imbalance makes sense. I'll look it up.
I have heard that static streching before running could decreaseyour endurance, as it does with strength. So that is why I strech afterwards.
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I usually foam roll after just because I do a whole routine of stretching and stuff. Running before rolling also helps me relax my muscles better and gets my body fully warmed up with the blood flowing. But I also see why its ok to roll before, it might help you with your running if you are really tight.
Stretching and Mobility, before or after you run?
The beauty of an extended health care plan paid for by my employers. Muscle imbalance makes sense. I'll look it up.
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