What preparations should you make before running?

Before doing any exercise, people usually warm up in advance. Warming up first will make it easier to integrate into the exercise as quickly as possible and can avoid some unexpected events during the exercise. For example, before running, you can stretch your body first, there is no need to run right away. So, what are the preparations before running? For some preparations before running, please take a look at the introduction below.

1. Exercise the knee joint. Half squat, support your knees with both hands, and twist your knees clockwise. After 10 times, twist your knees counterclockwise.

2. Move the hip joints and raise your legs alternately, twenty times each.

3. Leg stretching: Relax your shoulders and back, step one leg forward, bend your knee 90 degrees, make your thigh parallel to the ground, bend and stretch the other leg, put your toes on the ground, and keep your upper body upright. After doing ten times, switch to the other leg and continue.

4. Turn your body, stretch your arms, and move your waist left and right.

5. Move your feet. Stand with your hands on your hips. Stand normally on one foot and put the other foot on the ground with your toes. Rotate your feet clockwise, and then counterclockwise.

6. Kick your legs forward and backward to exercise your hip and knee joints.

7. Stretch your upper body and rotate your neck and arms left and right.

Other preparations

1. Warm up by jogging for ten minutes before running. This will prepare your body. It only takes about ten minutes and you should make your body sweat slightly.

2. Perform stretching after warming up. Stretching can increase the angle of joint movement, increase the elasticity and flexibility of muscles and tendons, and prevent injuries while running. You can do activities like leg stretching, body twisting, and shoulder stretching.

3. Prepare suitable shoes and choose different shoes according to different running methods. If it is ordinary running, you can choose ordinary casual shoes. If it is running 100 meters, you should choose spiked shoes. The shoes must fit your feet well, not too big or too small, to prevent sprains or squeezing.

4. Tie your shoelaces before running. Make sure to tie your shoelaces to prevent them from getting loose while running and requiring you to stop and re-tie them. Loose shoelaces may cause you to trip.

What preparations should you make before running? No matter when you run, try to warm up your body in advance according to the above methods, so that the running exercise can proceed smoothly. In addition, when running, try to wear sports shoes and wear loose clothes, which will make running more convenient and easier.