Dynamic Warm-up for Runners
Attention runners! Do you stretch before you run? Most of you get outside or hit the treadmill, maybe you walk a few minutes, then start running. If this is you, you are missing a crucial step before you run...a dynamic warm-up. I have put together a pre-run dynamic warm-up routine that is so simple and easy. Dynamic stretching before running will help prepare your body to run, enhance flexibility and joint mobility, minimize muscle cramps, may help prevent injury, and it just feels good. So, before you hit the road or the treadmill, perform the following dynamic movements.
Dr. Baudo Marchetti is a Board Certified Sports Clinical Specialist at One on One Physical Therapy, a multidisciplinary private practice in Atlanta, Georgia, where she treats athletes of all sports, ages, and levels. She is a new mother and runner and her goal is to get back to running without pain. For nearly five years, she was a full-time sports physiotherapist for the WTA Tour and is a tennis medicine expert. She teaches a Sports Physical Therapy course and assists in teaching orthopedics within the Division of Physical Therapy at Emory University. You can contact Dr. Baudo Marchetti at Melissa@onetherapy.com or 770-500-3848. Learn more by visiting www.onetherapy.com or www.melissabaudo.com. Follow Dr. Baudo at @melissabaudo.
