Principle #9 to Overcome your Running Injury: The power of cross training
The power of cross training
On this episode of the Run Smarter Podcast Brodie goes through the relevance strength training. We answer if cross training can help injury prevention? And does it help performance? For example, when is it best to swim, cycle and weight train when injured? Then we dive into the term ‘vascularisation’ which refers to blood flow while exercising. Because injuries heal quicker if there is blood flow, this injury tip can help return you to running sooner!
Congratulations on listening to this podcast and starting your run smarter journey. This podcast is designed to help you build on your running knowledge, so you can tackle all your running goals. Hosted by Brodie Sharpe with the mission to ‘bring clarity & control to every injured runner’. Firstly, gain the universal principles every runner needs to know by listening to the first podcast seasons. Secondly, find podcast topics tailored to your specific situation with either Brodie’s solo episodes, or special guest episodes. Lastly, execute on what you learn and transform into a stronger, healthier, SMARTER runner.
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Other podcast episodes:
- Principle #10 to Overcome your Running Injury: The 3 P’s
- Strength training 1: injury risk & injury prevention
