Strength & Conditioning Exercises

A great starting exercise that increases the range of motion around your hips while also engaging your core.

You want to hold the dips for a couple of seconds at the bottom and top of each movement but helps engage the glutes and hamstrings.

A go to exercise if you want to make sure there is not an imbalance while you are running, as it is single leg movement and the glutes and hamstrings will have to work equally hard.

These are often seen in running exercise plans as the muscles being used are the same in running. Squats are a compound exercise and should not really be done towards the beginning of a session. Your toes should be pointing forward and the weight of the exercise should be through your heels and not your toes.

This is another compound exercise that are a go to for runners as it helps control the hips and strengthen the glutes, hamstrings and quads. Lunges can also help identify any weaknesses that could lead to running injuries.

These are a great plyometric exercise and promotes the stretch-shortening cycle in the calves and achilles. This helps increase the speed of the rate of muscle contraction which can be transferred to running.

This exercise is used to promote strength and balance on both sides, as it isolates muscles on the side that is working. This exercise can help with any imbalances your limbs may have and can also help with overcompensating.

If you are a runner, doing a Romanian Deadlift can be very beneficial as it targets muscles along the back of your body like the hamstrings and glutes.

This is one of the best exercises to functionally target the hamstrings. It also highlights any imbalances the hamstrings may have in each leg.

A great exercise that focuses on your quadriceps and as it a single leg movement will help eliminate any imbalances you may have when running.

This is a popular isometric exercise, which means you are not moving. The reason why it is popular is because it works every core muscle.

This is a great exercise for developing strength in your inner thigh, core muscles and also improving shoulder stability.