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[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I’d stretch for 60 seconds and call it good

I used to stretch for 30 to 45 minutes before a run (5K to 10K) and I still found the running part to be incredibly painful. I couldn't understand why I found running to be so unpleasant when 50 mile bike rides were no problem for me, and I eventually considered the fact that I never stretched or warmed up at all before a bike ride. I tried not stretching before a run and the pain went away. There is a growing view in exercise physiology that static stretching before strenuous activity is not good for you.

[-] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Come to think of it I remember that too! Maybe I just need new shoes...

[-] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

FWIW it's worth stopping running altogether. I used to run six miles every other day, but I developed severe arthritis in one knee and had to quit. The knee feels a whole lot better since I stopped. There are just so many cases of runners getting their bodies all fucked up one way or another eventually. For me, bicycling is where it's at.

[-] meep_launcher@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Yea, it sucks that I'm one of the weirdos who love running. Usually I play music and dance while running, and if it's with a friend it's just a fast moving party. I get the runners high HARD.

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