Quick & easy strength wins for runners with Nick Knight from NK Active, one of the UK’s leading musculoskeletal and rehabilitation clinics. Nick reveals the 3 moves every runner could benefit from doing that will only take you about 10 mins, and why doing just that simple 10 mins per day is way better than aiming for an hour a week and never quite getting round to it. 

 

Originally on YouTube here https://youtu.be/QrhKrq_5MIw

 

Book an appointment (remote or in person) with Nick here https://nkactive.co.uk/

 

Resistance bands from Nick

https://nkactive.co.uk/product/tone-loops-complete-set/

 

Also available as a podcast tbc or search 'Nick Knight strength Wild Ginger Running' in your usual podcast provider. 

 

00:00 Welcome Nick

00:25 Why is strength important?

10:50 The 3 best strength moves

15:40 How much strength training?

28:20 Patreon Q - best leg strength exercises?

33:04 Patreon Q - hyper-mobility?

37:34 The role of tendons

39:45 Strength work myths

45:45 Age & strength

52:23 Patreon Q - Core strength?

58:10 Back strength?

1:04:04 Find & follow Nick

 

Strength workouts playlist from Wild Ginger Running

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyZ16LRfpz0BV7PTg5xqjni_Qgh02ucx0

 

More from Nick on Wild Ginger Running

The overpronation myth - what running shoe brands will NEVER tell you - with podiatrist Nick Knight https://youtu.be/bUerYjf5JfY

Also available as a podcast. Link https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-gru85-12d6940 or search 'Overpronation Wild Ginger Running' in your usual podcast provider. 

 

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