Here’s an interesting article from the American Running Association about exercises that can increase your speed According to their researchers the following 4 exercises were determined to
be useful for increasing speed after watching freeze frame video clips of elite runners. Supposedly, these will duplicate the joint and limb movement and make you faster. We’ll see how well it works for a joggler.
Anyway, here is their suggestions.
1. Heel Raise – Essentially you stand lift yourself up on your toes. Their description isn’t great but this video shows you what to do. I’m going to add some of these to my workouts but I’ll probably use a stair.
2. Hip Joint Flexion – This one requires a band where you wrap one end around a stationary object and the other around your ankle. Kick your leg out slowly and stretch your muscle. This video shows what they mean.
3. Hip Joint Extension – Not sure I understand this one but it seems like the yoga move called the airplane. This hip join stretch video helps make it make sense.
4. Lunge – This one is supposed to help improve your sprinting form. Here’s a good video showing you the right way. According to the article, 10 of these at a time is the way to go.
I’m always looking for a way to increase my speed so I’m going to add these exercises to my regular routine. Hopefully, they’ll help me shave off those extra 39 seconds so I can qualify for the Boston Marathon.
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