How to Identify and Correct Tight Flexors After Running
Tight hip flexors after running occur for a variety of reasons. They are a common problem for runners, and effective exercises can help …
IT Band Recovery
Find relief from IT band syndrome and regain your running stride in this IT Band Recovery section with experienced running coach Amanda Brooks. Unlock the techniques to healing and preventing IT band issues as Amanda shares her extensive knowledge and practical strategies.
Discover effective exercises, stretches, and foam rolling techniques tailored specifically to target the IT band, helping you alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, and restore mobility.
With Amanda’s guidance, you’ll learn how to identify the root causes of IT band problems and implement preventative measures to keep you on the path to injury-free running.
Foam Rolling For Runners: Why and How? A Must Read
The most in-depth guide you'll find on foam rolling for runners. Make the most of your time and get the benefits!
5 Must Do Hip Stretches for Runners: Releasing Tight Hips
Hip stretches for runners are designed to improve your range of motion, power in your stride and reduce potential injuries. Do them today!
Understanding Red Light Therapy for Athletes
Red light therapy sounds like a trendy buzzword, but find out how this treatment could help runners with aches and pains, including …
15 Best Recovery Methods for All Athletes
For improving athletic performance, effective recovery methods are just as important as the workouts themselves. Here are the 15 best ones.
TENS vs EMS: Can They Help with Recovery?
TENS and EMS are both used for muscle stimulation. They differ in the way they send the electrical impulses. Which is better? Here's what we …
Cortisone Shots in Knee: Everything You Need to Know
Cortisone shots in knee seem like an ideal fix for pain, but there are long-term issues you need to know. How to make the right decision …
How to Truly Resolve Runners Knee
If it sounds to good to be true, we’re supposed to believe it’s total hogwash. Plus, I’m a skeptic in general of big claims…but when it …
Glute Bridge Benefits: Single Leg, Bench, Best Variations
The glute bridge is a great exercise for butt and hip strength. See how to perform variations like single leg glute bridge for benefits and …
Hip Extension: 7 Best Exercises, Benefits, Issues, and More
Hip extension is largely overlooked but it serves many benefits and can lead to issues when not addressed correctly. Learn it all including …
Resistance Band Workout For Hips And Glute Activation
You might think that I work only two parts of my body: my legs during running and my hips during PT because well that’s what I talk …
6 Best IT Band Exercises to Relieve Pain Once and For All
Pain in the IT band can sideline even the best of athletes and, unfortunately, IT band syndrome is all too common among runners and …
Active Stretching: What Is It and Why Runners Should Do It
Active stretching is about more than increased flexibility. Learn why it's different from other stretches and how to add it to your routine.
Complete Guide to Cycling Knee Pain: Causes and Treatment
There are many reasons why you might be experiencing cycling knee pain, and there are just as many simple ways to prevent it. Learn it all …
Ice vs Heat: What’s the Most Effective for Injuries and Pain
Icing or heating injuries or painful joints can provide pain relief. But it’s important to understand when to use which type of ‘thermal …
Why I Stopped Foam Rolling My IT Band
Rolling is a great tool for runners to prevent injuries, but you have to stop foam rolling IT Band pain! Physical Therapists share why and …
The Best Glute Activation Exercises to Maximize Your Runs
Are you suffering from tight hip flexors or lower back pain while running or right after a lower body workout? Do you struggle to feel your …
5 IT Band Stretches for Runners Based on Yoga
If there’s one injury that plagues running friends more than any other it’s the IT Band. I’ve talked here about the …
Running with IT Band Pain – A Guide to Recovery
If you have a tight ITBS causing outer knee pain or shooting pain up your leg, these IT Band exercises work. Plus a guide to prevent it …
Exercise with Knee Pain? What You Can Still Do
If you’re a runner, surely someone in your world has commented about how bad the sport is for the knees. While knee pain is common among …
Best Running Injury Prevention Exercises
Nearly every runner has been through an injury, which makes the average non-runner believe that you simply can’t enjoy this sport …
Common Running Injuries | Guide to Recovery and Prevention
While I am NOT a physical therapist or a sports doctor, I spend a lot of time researching common running injuries and talking to the experts …
Hip Stability Exercises to prevent ITBS and Runner’s Knee
Every year, I receive a lot of questions about recovering from IT Band Syndrome and I understand why…it sucks! There is the moment …
3 IT Band Strengthening Exercises
You know I’m dedicated to fixing your IT Band, right?! It’s why I created a whole 70 page ebook about how I resolved it …
You’re Injured. 7 Step Program for Mental Recovery
Is it possible to run without injury, absolutely. Do most of us do all the things that would require (daily PT, stretching, never pushing …