If it ain’t broke…

I am one of those people who finds something I like and sticks with it. So when my brother and the guy at my local tri store told me about some “new” way to change your running form I thought, no thanks. I am still wearing running bras that I got 9 years ago because they are awesome and because Nike arbitrarily decided not to make them anymore. Why mess with something that works? Stretching for me falls in that category. I don’t stretch. Not before I run, not after. I’ve been running 13′ish years and had pretty few injuries, and the ones I’ve had have sadly been caused more by my clumsiness and tripping over something and falling. And yet, I hear it and see it written all the time – stretching is good for you. But it turns out my natural instinct is right!

A study published in March that reviewed over 350 studies the past 40 years found that there is “little to no relationship between stretching before a workout and injuries or post-exercise pain.’’  As it turns out, it’s simply better to warm up by starting your run easy.  This is good news for lots of us who have a narrow window to fit in our runs anyway, no need to spend the extra few minutes stretching, better to just get running.

Here’s something for your running mix inspired by MizFit, she’s always talking about doing some carpet roller skating with her daughter and it makes me think of this song and smile!