Stretching before running helps warm up your muscles and prepare them for upcoming activities.

There are two main types of stretching: dynamic stretching and static stretching.

Warm-up stretching before jogging helps reduce the risk of injury and increase endurance.

Some useful stretching exercises before jogging:

Kick straight with your legs

Stand straight and hold your arms out in front of you parallel to the ground.

Kick your heels to your butt

Stand straight and slowly jog in place.

Raise your thighs

Stand straight and slowly jog in place, lifting each knee high.

This stretch is a good choice for improving coordination and agility, and is suitable for people running outdoors or on uneven surfaces.

Bend over

Stand straight and place one foot in front of you, heel touching the ground and toes pointing up.

Rotate your arm muscles

Bring your arms to the sides, clench your fists.

Bend the knee

Stand balanced with one leg, the other leg bent at the knee and brought back and use your right hand to hold the foot, keeping the heel pointing backwards.

Vertical pressing – horizontal pressing

The vertical press is the last suggestion that should be applied before finishing the warm-up process to move into the official jogging phase.

Stand straight, feet shoulder width apart.

Warm up for 5 minutes with the above 7 exercises before running to help prevent injury and excessive stretching while running.