A lot of runners concentrate only on logging miles, but doing strength training can greatly benefit your progress and give you a chance to participate in the sport for years to come. 1. Injury Prevention: Repeatedly running applies a lot of pressure to your joints, tendons, and muscles. Regular strength training improves your connective tissues and muscles and thus reduces the risk of runner’s knee, shin splints, and IT band syndrome. Healthier muscles give your joints greater support, mostly in the hips, knees, and ankles. 2. Better running efficiency Energy is used better by a physically strong body. Strength training helps you improve your coordination so your body uses less effort to control muscles. It results in a more efficient stride, a proper back posture, and a more powerful push-off, so running even faster becomes easier with less effort. 3. Enhanced Performance: Doing squats, lunges, deadlifts, and exercises for core strength help increase both muscle strength an...
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