Im not a doctor, im just speaking from personal experience. Stretching is just as important as doing your workouts! Spend 15 minutes after your done to stretch those tired legs you just killed on your bike or run. 15 minutes afterwards is better than being out for a month!
The first thing I start with is stretching my hamstrings. By doing this:
Then I stretch my hips with this: I do right leg, then left
After that I continue to stretch the hips with this: generally if i am not too tight I will drop to my forearms
From this you drop your knee in the back and do this:
If that doesnt stretch you quad (the front of your thigh) enough you can do this:
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These are great post- run stretches, their are many more online but these ones helped me the most! The exercises will be on the next post!
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