Pre-run warm up, sorted. Join professional British marathoner Lily Partridge for her Lower Leg + Hip Warm Up — a routine designed with and for Lily to activate your lower legs and glutes, loosen up your hips, and ease any overnight stiffness. You'll wake up your key running muscles and movement patterns, aligning your stride and priming your body + focus for the miles ahead in less than 15 minutes.
- Focus: warm up
- Key muscles: feet, achilles, calves, hips, glutes
- When: first thing in the morning, pre-workout
Hip flexors get super tight due to all our forward movement. Use this routine to re-lengthen and bring ease to this key muscle group.
- Focus: injury prevention, recovery
- Key muscles: hips, hip flexors
- When: post-workout or recovery day
Get the most out of your post-workout hip stretches by inverting your legs (putting them upside down) to help recirculate and drain any excess fluid while easing hip stiffness and restoring optimal range of motion.
- Focus: recovery
- Key muscles: hips, back
- When: post-workout or recovery day
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Good news for your hip woes: A little bit of functional stretching goes a long way! Use this quick restorative sequence to maintain optimal range of motion, and ease stiffness, muscular imbalances, and low back pain along the way.
- Focus: hip flexibility
- Key muscles: hips, glutes
- When: post-...
