At-Home Strength Series

Strength training is so important for women runners because it helps prevent injuries, enhance performance, promote better posture and running form, and makes us stronger, more efficient runners. With this at-home strength series, our goal is to empower women to seamlessly incorporate simple yet effective strength training exercises into their running routines. These exercises require minimal equipment and can be performed in the comfort of your home.

Mobility Drills

In this video, we partner with Awaken Performance Rehab of Buffalo, NY to demonstrate 4 mobility drills for women runners to include in their training routines. Mobility drills work our hips, hamstrings, ankles and mid-upper back - muscles that get chronically tight for women runners! When these muscles are fatigued, our running form tends to break down, and we increase risk of injury. It is so important for women runners to keep these key muscles strong and loose to optimize performance!

In this video, we cover 4 key mobility drills. Do each of these exercises 10 times on each side, and repeat for 2 sets:

  1. Half Kneeling Hip Extension Mobilization
  2. Half Kneeling Hamstring Mobilization
  3. Half Kneeling Ankle Mobilization
  4. Thread the Needle

These mobility drills are easy to do while chilling around your house, and are great to include as a warm up to your other training sessions.

At-Home Mobility Drills

Incorporate these 4 mobility drills into your training routine.

At-Home Mobility Drills

Incorporate these 4 mobility drills into your training routine.

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Awaken Performance Rehab

Running, Sport and Spine Physical Therapy Specialist of Buffalo, NY

Led by Dr. Gregory Lowe, Awaken Performance Rehab helps athletes and active adults get out of pain, recover from injury, and AWAKEN their athletic and every day potential! They offer a range of services, including orthopedic and sports physical therapy, strength and conditioning, run gait analysis, and run coaching.

The written information and visual demonstrations provided in these resources are meant to offer generalized advice for the women's running community and is not a substitute for individualized medical and training guidance. Please contact Dr. Greg directly at Awaken Performance Rehab to discuss individualized rehab, strength training, and/or running coaching plans. Please make sure that you are cleared by your general physician before starting any new fitness program.