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Best Core Exercises for Runners

5 Best Core Exercises for Runners

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While (too) many runners are still struggling to grasp the importance of regular strength training and the positive impact it has on their running, a lot of runners tend to do some core work on a regular basis.

At least they think they are working their cores.

However, too many runners (and people in general) think that working their abs is the same thing as working their core. And honestly, that couldn’t be further from the truth.

Best Core Exercises for Runners

Best Core Exercises for Runners

Your core muscle group includes your abs, obliques, and the muscles in your lower back, and all of them are vital for improved running performance and injury prevention. However, if you focus on your abs and neglect the other areas of your core, you are actually setting yourself up for more problems than you’re preventing. Read more

The Best Core Strengthening Exercises for Runners (with Video)

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For many runners (and people in general) “core exercises” are little more than some crunches or sit ups.

Yet your abdominal muscles are just one component of your core, and those crunches/sit ups aren’t doing much for your lower back, hips, glutes, or obliques.

As runners, a strong core is vital for improved running performance and resistance to injury.

And to be blunt, doing crunches isn’t enough.

So here are 5 of the best core strengthening exercises for runners out there, and if you do them consistently, I guarantee you’ll see the payoff sooner rather than later!

Enter your name and email below, and I’ll send you a free PDF guide of the exercises described in this video.

Preventing Runners Knee Is Your Best Bet [post with video]

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The key to preventing runners knee is to strengthen your hip and core musculature BEFORE you are noticing the symptoms of runners knee.

The best exercises are simple, require no equipment, and should be done regularly (2-3 times per week) in order to prevent a flare up of runners knee.

If you missed the earlier videos in this series, make sure you check out the first video where I define runners knee. And in the second video, I go over some of the more effective ways of dealing with the symptoms of runners knee.

Do You to Steps Aimed at Preventing Runners Knee? What Things Do You Do on a Regular Basis to Stay Pain Free?