Runners are prone to developing tight QL muscles (a muscle in your lower back) due to the muscle’s significant role in stabilising the lower back and pelvis during running.
Addressing this issue involves a holistic approach that includes stretching, strengthening, and massage.
Today I am going to take you through a simple stretch for your QL to help relieve the tightness and help the muscle function correctly.
How to:
• Sit on your sit bones, legs shoulder width or wider apart
• Put your left hand under the inside of your left knee
• Rotate your body to the right
• Sweep the right arm up over your ear and point your fingers towards your left toes
• Hold at a point of mild tension for 30 seconds
• Option to hold for another 20 seconds
• Repeat on other side
• Add in to your pre run warm up and cool down
If you are interested in learning how strength and flexibility workouts can improve your running economy and help you stay more injury free use the link in my bio to visit my website and find out more about my courses for runners.
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