Tag: recovery yoga

Helen Clare, yoga running coach taking a post run stretch for the hips and hamstrings

The importance of running recovery

27th February 2020
Helen Clare
Post Run Yoga
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And how to do it right We’ve all been there – we have great intentions of doing our post run cool down but, for one reason or another, it just doesn’t happen! We don’t always feel like taking the time to stretch straight after a run – we’re tired, hungry, and have a million other things to do.

How to stretch hamstrings

Runners have notoriously tight hamstrings, for a good reason! With that repetitive contraction of the hamstrings over the miles, it’s to be expected that runners have tighter than average hamstrings. And, in part, this is good

Best Post-Run Poses

What’s the best way to ensure you do your post-run stretching? Make it part of the routine! If you can learn just a minimum of 3 simple poses, and do them right off the back of your run, you’ll have ensured you’ve made a huge difference to your recovery, and therefore your performance. Anything else you can do as part of your recovery (like Yin), is then a double win!

Tag: recovery yoga

The importance of running recovery

How to stretch hamstrings

Best Post-Run Poses

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