Your Iliotibial Band Is Not Your Enemy
Your iliotibial (or IT) band travels on the outside of your thigh from your hip to just below your knee. Science speak says, “The IT Band is a lateral thickening of the fascia lata that rises from the tensor fascia latae and gluteus maximus, courses down the side of the leg to lateral femoral condyle […]
Stretches for Athletes Who Run
Don’t tell me, let me guess. You have jumped into that new fitness program and now you ache. Don’t just keep working harder and running faster. That may be the American way, but your body won’t like it. Stretch! …AFTER you exercise. It’s basic physiology: your muscles contract so you can run. That means they […]
