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The Equipment you Need for Running After Having a Baby

The Equipment you Need for Running After Having a Baby

Feb 14, 2022

The 5 Truths Nobody Tells You About Running After You’ve Had a Baby

The 5 Truths Nobody Tells You About Running After You’ve Had a Baby

Feb 8, 2022

Core Exercises For Postpartum Runners

Core Exercises For Postpartum Runners

Jan 19, 2022

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Do you have a Swiss ball? Try these exercises! 1 Do you have a Swiss ball? Try these exercises! 
1. Single leg squat 
This is one of my all time favourites. It’s a killer for glutes and helps improve single leg stability. The key with this one is to keep the Swiss ball still as you squat down with your hips.
2. Bridges with feet on Swiss ball.
Make sure the Swiss ball is up against a wall here. This is another great one for glutes and hamstrings. 
3. Hamstring curls 
As the name suggests, this is all about the hamstrings. If you want to run faster, you need to work on your hamstrings!
4. Swiss ball planks.
You can either just hold the plank, or do small arm movements backwards/forwards or round in circles to really challenge your core strength.
5. Swiss ball planks with knee bends.
A bit more targeted to the lower abs, this is another fun core exercise with some extra stability challenges.
Enjoy!! 
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Most running injuries are a result of ‘training Most running injuries are a result of ‘training errors’ - essentially doing too much, too soon or too often.
The best way to stop getting injured as a runner is to add more VARIETY in your routine (mix it up with speed sessions, hill workouts, long runs, short runs, Fartlek runs, cross training and strength training). 
The more variety you have, the less risk you have of an ‘overuse injury’ (the majority of injuries runners get). 
And remember - you shouldn’t just run every day. Rest days are important. As are cross training workouts and strength workouts!
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Here is one of my favorite knee exercises for runn Here is one of my favorite knee exercises for runners:
It’s a LUNGE with the back foot raised. 
The best way to do this exercise is slowly and controlled, focusing on keeping the knee stable and facing forward. 
This purpose of this exercise isn’t to build bulky muscle (although if you do enough that will be a bonus outcome). The purpose of this exercise is to improve CONTROL and STABILITY around your knee joint - the things runners need to prevent injuries.
If you get knee pain when you run, or if you feel like your knees are wobbly or unstable - this is a great exercise for you! 
You can learn how to do this exercise correctly and see my other 2 favorite knee stability exercises by watching my latest YouTube video (link in bio and stories).
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Love ‘em or hate ‘em? Are planks part of your Love ‘em or hate ‘em? Are planks part of your strength training routine?
Views from my first run back in this beautiful cit Views from my first run back in this beautiful city 😍
I went out without headphones and didn’t track my run, just absorbed all the sounds and views. Very happy to be running here again!
We’re moving across the globe!! After a couple We’re moving across the globe!!
After a couple of years in our home town of Adelaide, we’ve decided to move back to New York! We might be crazy but hey, yolo.
Our last few days in Adelaide have been spent soaking up our family and friends 🥰. We’re exhausted but our hearts are full!
I haven’t been posting a lot and I might be a bit absent over the next couple of weeks as we settle into our new home but I can’t wait to get back out running in the city and connecting with you all once we’re there.
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