Why Every Runner Should Be Doing Lagree!
As the Michigan weather gets warmer and spring and summer start shining through, the urge to run outside becomes almost a right of passage. What’s better than that rush of Vitamin D, the wind in your face, and nodding at your fellow runners on your route. As awesome as running is, and lets be honest runners high is completely real, it’s almost equally as important to cross-train to keep you in tip top shape. Today we’re taking about great ways to cross-train for your next marathon, 10K or favorite cardio activity! Here are our four major reasons why Running + Lagree = the perfect combination.
1. Injury Prevention
Lagree is a high-intensity, low-impact workout, meaning your heart rate will increase but you wont feel pressure on your joints. Running is a high-intensity, high-impact sport, especially for your knees, glutes, hips, hammies, and lower back. That’s why high intensity racers will love that they can cross train with Lagree and strengthen all the muscles and joints, most impacted by running to avoid being sidelined.
2. Improved Flexibility
When we run, we tend to move in one plane of motion, forward! In Lagree we work through all three planes of motion (forward/back, twisting, side-to-side) in order to strengthen the body but also aid in stretching and flexibility. Stretching and flexibility leads to better range of motion, especially in your hips.
3. Core Strength
A stronger core improves every part of your life, especially your running posture and speed. Core strength allows your pelvis, hips, and lower back to work more smoothly while using less energy. In Lagree, we work every layer of your core, obliques, and lumbar spine to give you the strength and stability you need to run the distance!
4. Endurance & Stamina
When you build muscular endurance, your body can withstand fatigue and get you closer to the finish line faster! Runners use so many muscles that they need muscular strength to go the distance. Lagree uses resistance and the time under tension principal by targeting your slow-twitch muscle fibers. These muscles have mitochondria that help with increasing endurance as well as creating lean muscle, maximizing these benefits in a low impact way!
How do we know? That’s how our Core (LP) owner Judy fell in love with Lagree while she was training for her first half marathon! So before ditching your grip socks for exclusively sneakers, consider how cross-training with Lagree will help you maximize your running results in no time.
Tell us about the success you’ve found with Running + Lagree in the comments!
