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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.

IT Band Recovery

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 cyclists. Luckily there are IT Band…

Running with IT Band Syndrome | An Honest Take on How to Recover

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 again.

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 arthritis.

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 prevent them. Read more here.

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!

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 found.

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 here

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 comes to runner’s knee,…

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 other variations.

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 best exercises here.

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 about a LOT,…

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 here.

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 therapy’. More data now exists to say…

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 tips

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 glutes ‘turn on’ while…

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 specific things I do to keep mine happy since…

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 runners, running isn’t inherently…

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 without hurting yourself. As though there are no running…

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 to help my athletes…

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 when you first think you can run…

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 permanently for myself and others, for…

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 beyond our limits, avoiding misplaced man…

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About Amanda Brooks

Amanda Brooks is a Certified Running Coach, Certified Personal Trainer and long time distance runner with a passion for every facet of running, which leads her to do more reading, research and running than necessary. Find all the tips, tricks and tools you need from this running coach for your best injury free running. Read More…

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