Gluteus medius exercises are important for runners to improve hip stability. In this video, I demonstrate a simple strengthening exercise for glute medius. This is such an important muscle for runners as weakness here and poor hip stability can result in injuries such as ITB syndrome, piriformis syndrome, and lower back pain.
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Watch the video demonstration to avoid common mistakes made by runners when performing this hip hitch exercise. With the right cues, this glute medius exercise will help you develop hip stability and general glute strength as a runner.
When you're trying to strengthen your glutes, weight-bearing exercises like this hip hitch are an important glute medius workout, as they more closely mimic the demands of running (balancing on one leg), than more simple gluteus medius exercises like a side-lying leg raise, for example, which you can see here: • Side Lying Straight Le...
That said, if you're struggling with glute medius activation, you should spend time working on more simple exercises like leg raises, as the ability to engage your glutes will determine how effectively you can perform this more advanced glute medius exercise.
You might also be interested in knowing that the adductor (inner thigh) muscles can have an inhibitory effect on gluteus medius. If you are particularly tight through your adductors, you may find that glute meduis begins to suffer from reciprocal inhibition. Simply put, if your adductors are overly tight, your glute medius muscles will struggle to engage. In such cases, more adductor mobility work is required. You could try this drill: • Adductor Stretch for R...
Good luck!
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ABOUT ME: I'm a runner, sports rehabilitation specialist and coach based in the UK (Norwich and London).
Since 2007 I've been working with athletes focusing specifically on helping distance runners and triathletes overcome injury and improve performance through developing their individual running technique.
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21 авг 2024