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AMR Trains #26: Mobility for Runners with Dr. Erin Kling, PT, DPT

Range of motion, dynamic warm-ups, and tight muscles: Dimity chats all things mobility for runners with Dr. Erin Kling, who practices at The Running PT's in Cary, North Carolina.
Erin tells us:
—How you can tell if you're needing to work on your mobility;
—Why it's good to have muscles that are a little stiff;
—Why aggressive stretching doesn't help your running;
—And why your inner thigh muscles (adductors) are surprisingly tight.
She also recommends these moves from The Running PT's YouTube Channel:
MOVES FOR THE HIP
JOINT MOBILIZATION
Superband hip mobilizations (varying postures)
Superband child's pose
Superband anterior hip mobilization
STRETCHES
Hip 90/90
Hamstring doorway stretch
Prone quad stretch

MOVES FOR THE ANKLE
JOINT MOBILIZATION
Kneeling self ankle mobilization
YOGA FLOW
Upright happy baby
Downward dog 
STRETCHES
Wall calf stretch
Knee to wall stretch

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