To stretch or not to stretch (Runners)

To stretch or not to stretch

There's an interesting discussion at Active Runner about stretching before a run.

Do you stretch before you run? The latest wisdom on stretching before a run is that it's better to warm up with a slow run, then stop & stretch.

That doesn't work for me. I'm not going to stop in the middle of a run and bend over in the street, ya know? So...I think it's better to just stretch after a run.

Only, well...I never do. Call me lazy (though, really...is it fair to call any runner lazy?), but I just don't feel like it and I'd rather spend my 10 minutes making breakfast.

I know I need to stretch, though, because I'm getting old and I have leg muscles so tight that I can't sit on the floor with my legs out in front of me without bending them.

Maybe it will be my running New Year's resolution.

Posted on October 24, 2008 9:16 AM | Permalink

Post a comment

(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)

Name:

Email Address:

URL:

Remember personal info?

Comments:

Security Code:
Please enter the security code you see here

About

This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on October 24, 2008 9:16 AM.

The previous post in this blog was What's are runners thinking about? .

The next post in this blog is Got something to say? Be my guest (blogger).

Many more can be found on the main index page or by looking through the archives.