Running – It’s an exercise almost everyone thinks they can do, but very few actually do well.
It is also a repetitive exercise that can put lots of strain on our body and lead to injury, especially if we are already tight and suffering from imbalances and poor movement patterns because we sit at a desk hunched over a computer all day.
However, this doesn’t mean that you should just stop running, especially sprinting, if you love it.
It does mean though that you need to make sure to have a proper rehab/prehab program in place to include before and after your runs or even on days when you hit the gym.
By including certain foam rolling, stretching, activation and strength training moves in your workout routine, you can keep your body injury free and prevent and alleviate those annoying running injuries!
Follow our 4 Step Injury Prevention Program below to learn how to prevent and alleviate common running injuries.
One of the best things you can do for your health is to move more often, even if it is just for a few minutes at your desk.
Sitting for 9 hours a day hunched over a computer causes us to develop muscle imbalances that can lead to injury. Plus, inactivity is just plain old bad for us.
Below are 10 Desk Exercises that will correct imbalances and get your body moving without you even having to leave your desk. These stretches and isometric exercises will open you up and get the correct muscles activated to help you remain pain and injury free!
Many of us spend far too much time hunched over our technology.
And as a result…
Well…
Our posture sucks!
And this “desk job,” “too much texting” posture can lead to aches and pains!
It can also create mobility restrictions, compensations and imbalances that result in INJURIES when we workout!
For example, ever feel your lower back or neck get achy after you say….do an overhead shoulder press?
Well because you sit rounded forward all day, chances are your thoracic extension and shoulder mobility are limited. You probably also have that forward head posture all too many of us get.
So, as a result, when you try to press overhead during your workout, you compensate to replicate the movement. Basically, your body takes the path of least resistance.
When an area isn’t as mobile as it should be, like our thoracic spine (mid and upper back) and shoulders, we seek out mobility from other areas, like our lower backs.
What does that mean?
Your lower back ends up feeling achy because you’re arching it to press the weight overhead because you’re lacking proper thoracic extension!
That is why we need to take steps to relax those tight muscles, which means starting our mobility sessions with FOAM ROLLING!
We want to foam roll tight and overactive muscles, stretch tight and shortened muscles then activate underactive ones!
Below are 10 Foam Rolling Moves Everyone With A Desk Job Should Do.
While foam rolling alone won’t complete reverse our bad posture, it is the best place to start. It can provide some temporary relief AND allow us to get better results from our stretching and especially our ACTIVATION!
So before I dive into the 10 moves you want to do to reverse your desk job posture, I want to explain a bit more about when to foam roll, how foam rolling works and why it’s that first step in the prehab process!
