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Video: Loosening Skips

Adam Hodges | June 2, 2012

This video is part of a series demonstrating the second part of the warm up: dynamic stretching.

Skip lightly while keeping your arms relaxed. Do this for 10 to 20 meters. Next, add forward arm circles for 10 to 20 meters. Switch to backward arm circles for 10 to 20 meters. Switch to forward arm circles with both arms for 10 to 20 meters. Switch to backward arm circles with both arms for 10 to 20 meters. Finally, open up the chest with a cross-chest arm swing for 10 to 20 meters.

Videos in this series:

  • High Knee Hurdle Walk
  • Straight Leg Walk
  • Backward Walk with Waist Bend
  • Toe Walk
  • Heel Walk
  • Loosening Skips
  • Full Dynamic Stretching Sequence

Related:

The Dynamic Run Warm-up, Part 2: Dynamic Stretching Video: High Knee Hurdle Walk Running Drills VideosVideo: Backward Walk with Waist Bend The Pre-Race Warmup for Running Events Video: Toe Walk

Filed Under: Videos Tagged With: Drills, Dynamic Warmup Videos, Flexibility, Form, Run, Running Drills Videos

About Adam Hodges

Adam Hodges, PhD, is a multisport athlete and coach with credentials from USA Triathlon and the American College of Sports Medicine. In addition to coaching multisport athletes, he has coached high school cross country and track runners in California and masters swimmers in Colorado and California. As a USAT All-American triathlete, he has competed in the ITU World Triathlon Championships, the ITU World Duathlon Championships, and the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a masters runner, he has won a series title in the XTERRA SoCal Trail Series. His current pursuits include trail running, climbing, mountaineering, skimo, and cross-country skiing.

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