 For most of us, mileage and pace are our focus as we lace up and head out on the trails. We may even throw in some weights for strength training to help build muscle. But if you haven't yet incorporated Pilates into your routine, you may want to do so.
Pilates has a ton of benefits for runners. It emphasizes muscular endurance, flexibility, posture, coordination, balance and breathing — all essential for runners. Pilates has similarities with yoga but concentrates on training the body's core: abs, obliques, lower back, inner and outer thighs, glutes, etc.
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This video is the final in a series where our National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, shares exercises using a stability ball. Today, Carrie offers a quick one-minute ab workout.* Sit on your stability ball, roll back so your legs are at 90-degree angle to the floor and back is on the ball, elbows back, and hit go! Disclaimer: *If you are newly postpartum, please consult with your medical provider before choosing exercises for your core. In addition, this is a fast, advanced workout. If you are a beginner, please remove the timing and go slow.  This video is the fourth in a series where our National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, will share exercises using a stability ball. Today's tip focuses on adductors and abductors. Your adductors are bigger than your hamstrings and only slightly smaller than your quadriceps, which means that they can generate incredible power. It also means that they can pull bones out of alignment if they get tight. Another job that your adductors AND abductors do is rotate your hip inward. If either of them gets tight they can pull your hip inward, putting strain on the piriformis muscle. Do not ignore your adductors and abductors. Reinforcing all these muscles helps protect your hips, pelvis and knees from injury. Grab a ball and a mat and join her!  This video is the third in a series where our National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, will share exercises using a stability ball. Today's one- minute workout focuses on our core.* Grab a mat and a stability ball and let's hit the floor! *If you are newly postpartum, please consult with your medical provider before choosing exercises for your core.  This video is the first in a series where our National Fitness Director, Olympian Carrie Tollefson, will share exercises using a stability ball. Today's tip focuses on hamstring curls. This exercise not only can improve your hamstring strength, but also works to increase the strength of your core, glutes and quads. Reinforcing all these muscles helps protect your hamstrings from injury. There's also some advanced moves at the end. So grab a ball and a mat and join her!  |
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