Lily Partridge's Lower Leg + Hip Warm Up
Knees: Align Your Stride
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13m
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
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