9 Essential Publish-Run Stretches

Some looked very similar to stretches I’ve done in Pilates class previously. Hopefully as good for walking as they are for running.

I started doing the first exercice and everyone started staring at me… I mean I don’t blame them I looked like I was peeing with my pants on lmao

Ran 11 miles yesterday morning and this was so helpful to combat the tightness! Thank you!

Very cool. I am running a 5k in Boston 2 days before the marathon, I am not running the marathon,:), like your channel a lot.

Note to self: find an even more beginner stretch video cause I can’t even do downward dog with my feet flat

This has made such a difference I hate stretching normally!

Great video. I can really feel how tight I am in certain areas! Will keep doing these stretches to get more flexibility!

Brilliant..thank you….do you have any advice on stretches for my Achilles as I do struggle with them…many thanks

Thanks for this. It’s my first time stretching like this and I’m a little bigger so a little uncomfortable but I want to start running so I have to stretch. Thanks again.

I wish I didn’t have to sit down for this its not always possible

Really enjoyed this thanks. Hurts like hell but I guess that’s the point! ��

Thanks so much for your great channel! Coming back from a four-part shoulder fracture & your channel is just the ticket������!

Hi Nicole I cannot thank you enough for your video post. Last month I was having a strange case of tendinitis on my left leg, which made running a very uncomfortable experience. I tried anything and everything available only to get partial relief and pain recurrence………….!!!!!!!Until I found your video!!!!!!! I did your stretching session and immediately noticed a great relief & my legs felt so great like before the tendinitis case, so I went for a 5K run and I was 95% pain free!!! Thanks again & you have a new subscriber:)

Here I am again…but this time I just finished my first half marathon! Thanks for helping me cool down properly throughout my training!

I came here for IT band relief and to unlock my “Tin Man” (before he meets Dorothy) hips.

It’s crazy how doing this yesterday damn near killed, but today was only slightly less hard!

I would love if you could do a video for skaters. Particularly, I roller skate. But I also run and I feel like running and skating use a lot of the same muscles.

I like these a lot this is my first stretch for running video I have watched and much like others I find your instructions and steady movements great

Out of all the stretching videos I’ve attempted, this one is by far the most helpful. Timing is great, stretches are simple to follow yet very effective. Thank you!

Amazing! I had to adjust a few things since I’m in the office but it was great! I feel awesome.:)

I just did your stretching workout and i loved it! Keep it up 😉

I do some variation of all of these, actually, so I love this guided approach. With the hip flexor stretch, after holding it, I enjoy sitting back on my back heel, straightening the front leg and getting another good stretch in that front leg, even moving it back and forward a couple of times before finishing in the hip flexor stretch again.

2:09 “Enhale then reach further”?? It had to be “INHALE THAN reach further”.Thank you for video.By the way I didn’t mean to be a smart mouth

I just started running, but I have always wanted to. I never knew I loved it so much until I tried it. Now I can’t go without it. It’s so….energizing
Also, I find myself getting nauseous after a run…any tips?

Excellent cooldown
Just started running because the schools are closed now
Love this channel

Good time to say thanks for this video after playing it for 100 times! Thanks Karen for it!

My go to post ride stretching video. 7 mins, scrub and chill.

this has literally saved my legs from falling off multiple times you deserve the Medal of Honor lol

I liked this video 11 years ago:) glad to see you’re still super fit, active and healthy in your latest videos. Lots of life has happened in 11 years, people:) love all y’all

LOVE THIS ROUTINE, thank you so much for such a short yet effective video it really does help me never skip the stretching

Wow! i just recovered from shin splints and have gotten back into running (day 1 of c25k to get back into things) and I can notice a massive difference having done this after my run. I think I see why I got injured in the first place…

I’ve decided to run every other day, and I watch this video after every run. It works really well! I am much less tight the next run. I also add the calf stretch against the wall, and sitting on the floor reaching for my toes along with the stretches on the video. Happy running everyone!��

Thank you so much! Iv recently started running after years and was thinking of giving up because of all the aches and pains �� feel great after these

Just found this and used it today before a run. Felt great during the run. Excellent job with both the routine and the video!

Just finished my first real run after months of struggling with an injury that still bugz me, but it is getting better. Today I proclaimed that I am a total newbie again and did all the beginner instructions from you guys, from technique for beginners, your follow along warm-up as well as this cool-down after my 30min run. Feels great! Thank you so much for your constant effort to help us get better in running and health and fitness in general. You guys rock! Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina!:)

excellent thanks. I am doing the 75 hard challenge so I cannot afford to injure myself, stretching is crucial if I wanna be able to maintain two workouts a day

this might be a really dumb question but is stretching like 20 min after your run still as effective? Because I always want to shower first lol

Wow I like how these were easy to do and they felt so good after my run.

This is a great runners strech workout! I love it a lot and I run all the time great way as a comeback!

Really the session is very nice and helpful. Great work dear.

Thanks, this really helped stretch out my IT (which I have been having issues with lately)

Wow she is so damn beautiful! Total fucking hottie, I wonder if she likes younger guys lol

Even after all these years this is still my favorite post run stretch video.

Would you do a 5 min walk before doing this cool down?
A great video, thanks Holly

The pidgeon stretch is one of my favourite positions. I’ll lay flat out across my leg. Arms outstretched in front of me. I find it, I know this sounds weird, a really relaxing pose. But yes, fantastic cool down Holly

It appears i’m pretty late in discovering this video but thanks a lot for posting Karen! I’ve been looking for a good pos-run stretch and this is by far the best and feels great after and easy to remember! I’ll be doing the splits in no time:)

This is still the best post run video i have found. I’ve been searching for one thats a bit longer (15mins) but nothing compares to this. Best post run video out there.

Amazing exercises. The only ones that stop me feeling pain after my run and which prevent injury for me. Thank you!

Thank you Karen for this video. Just what I needed after my run. Namaste XX

I attained enlightenment after that pigeon pose. Also thanks to that sofa back there with faces on it

I know this video is 10 years old, but it’s really helpful. Perfect post-run stretch. Thank you!

Do you have a basketball stretching routine? Maybe it’s similar to this but with more calf work idk

My coach recommends the sumilat stretches too, guided one like yours helps a lot. Would like a longer ones too for runner. Let me know if you have one.
Thank you

Big fan of all of these follow along routines! Clear and calm with no unnecessary chat perfect! Thanks Tom. Regularly use the overhead shoulder mobility and other follow along flexibility and mobility videos for tennis warm ups and cool downs would be awesome to have a tennis focused routine if ever you have time ����

THANK YOU SO MUCH I’ve been struggling w tightness in my lower back/ right hip/leg now it’s in my left glute/hamstring and right foot! So random, yet all connected and all stretching in your video thank you from a super inpatient runner

I’m a 13 year old long distance runner and I think this is great to relieve tension in the muscles

Awesome stretching video, do it everyday,! I run, bike & weight train……my hips and hams never felt better. Thank you:)

This is great!! Thanks, Dave! This, along with the Karen Dubs video are 2 of the best out there! I will def keep coming back to this one. Pigeon Pose is life!!!

I enjoy the stretching. Would you mind sharing the stretching for tennis player? Thanks

This was a great way to start my morning! I’m looking forward to trying more of your videos soon.

I am a 40 year old who just finally started exercising. I have been doing an almost 2 mile jog every day. This cool-down routine I can tell will be a great help with my tight leg muscles. Thanks for a video that even beginners can do.

Hi Tom, would be great, if you would prepare some stretch routine for mountainbikers. It is much different from the road cycling, as we tend to go up pedaling and then drop down standing. Whole body works as a suspension and you don’t need just legs, but arms, core, back, etc. I didn’t find this kind of video. Of course we can stretch other ways, but would be nice if someone would put a bit of thinking in MTB specific body movement:)

Good video, but please try to speak less. It’s a bit annoying and wastes too much time.

Training as cautiously and healthy as possible this marathon and this is exactly what i needed to address my problem areas. Feel better already and its the perfect time length. Thank you!

Great stretches. I like that this is a short video, well executed and explained. Thank you

Can you do a follow on stretching routine for karate I would love that I get really tight hips a lot and hamstrings, also your videos are brilliant!

Thank you, Zanna! I do your deep stretching routine every morning, and I was hoping you would post another one! I don’t run, but my focus with my training is my legs and glutes. I can’t wait to see if there are new stretches I can incorporate into my life! You’re the best, I love you so much! I can’t believe I missed this for 2 days!

Hi Tom, would you advise this prior to playing football? If something different, could you provide a routine? Thanks!

Please can you do a routine for rugby players, there is nothing out there for us

You have a girlfriend? I assumed you were gay because of your feminine physique. My bad.

Just a reminder for the beginners, don’t forget to stretch both sides XD

Hi Karen, it was very nice exercise!!! I felt stretching good. Thank you.

Dude thanks so much. I’m always looking for good running stretches because I run at least 5 days a week and my legs always get so tight all over. As well as hip flexors. Thanks for this! Much appreciated!!

Holy shit! I just did this and I feel amazing, it was worth the pain! Thanks!

Hey Karen, I’ve been rocking these stretches since 2009 and sometimes recommend this vid to other people. Thanks for the Great video!

I really appreciated this guided stretch routine. I feel so much better post-run. Stretching is often underestimated and SO important. Thank you so much!

Just did the post jogging stretches and it was great, thanks!

Great video that I use after my runs. Former military and new follower/subscriber, I use your guys page and videos to help me get ready for a police academy hopefully next year!!

I’m sure the best workouts instruction is on Unflexal page. I just love it!

Definitely the best post-run stretching vid I’ve seen so far, cheers!

the streches are perfect but the breathing ruins it for me.. im going to do it without the breathing

Most are yogasanas…Bhujangasana, vajrasana and shashankasana. Yoga is mother of all exercises

increased my mileage a bit too fast after taking time off for sickness and shin splints and am trying to avoid any more injury… hoping this will help

Just started running at 41. Have my first 5k in a few weeks. Love the video. Thanks ☀️

This video was super helpful for me. I just started to get back into running and stretching is my biggest downfall. I don’t know why but I just can’t remember to add it to my daily routine. I’ve gotten a little better especially with videos like this to help me out. Plus I have a mini routine after a run that includes, a full stretching video like this one, a nice hot shower, hydration, hydration, hydration and then I notice my feet get pretty sore no matter how much stretching I do so I try to use some Absorbine Jr. to get my feet feeling back to normal again

Just signed up and found this video. Great post stretch. Thank you for explaining the breathing. I’ve been athletic for a very long time, but never got the most of our stretching because of the lack of breathing.

Thanks a lot for your great work. I like your channel and following

Thank you for your tips! They really help me improving my running! I turned from “I hate running” to “I just can’t stop”

Love it!! Just getting back into running and need the tips for the newbie. Any other post run stretches for non-limber people @therunexperience? �� Haha

Nice setting, everything very understandable and clearly visible and your video. Thank you very much!

IS THAT THE BRIDGE WHERE PENN BADLEY TRIED TO KILL SHAY MITCHELL ON “YOU”??

Something so hot about a pretty woman taking off her shoes and socks

I’m not a beginner but as always you’re videos are great and very helpful. thanks for taking the time to post this.

What if you are not even flexible enough for some of these positions?

Nice and clear instructions, so clear that it can be done without needing to see the video. Thanks!

it’s so weird seeing comments that say ‘10 years ago’ above them. like,,,

I wish i could give you a like each time i rewatch this video! Thank you!

“you only need to hold it for about 30 seconds c:” Proceeds to destroy the nervous system existing in my calf by holding hamstring stretch for a solid minute or more from 5:16 7:08, I trusted you. 30 seconds my behind.
in all seriousness good video.

Gonna try following along with the warm up and this cool down vid tomorrow.

I have been changing up my run game packing on about 20 miles a week and I have been unable to get a good enough static stretch on my own, this video has improved my life dramatically. Really relieving weeks worth of running tense. Thanks so much!

Fantastic stretch routine! I do it daily and it is helping a lot. Thank you!!

Many thanks for this, just found the video and I thinks it’s a great routine to follow. Please keep the content coming!:)

Thanks for this Tom, having discovered it recently, it’s been very helpful after running long distances. Keep up the good videos, have subscribed:)

Several people complained about him talking too much. For those of us that are brand new to this, all those different directions and details are super helpful!

I used this video after every run when I first got serious in 2013 still coming back to it 7 years later, thank you Karen, this rules!

I LOVED this!! This was a perfect much needed stretch after my run! Thank you!

You DON’T talk too much Dave. Pointing out the area to focus most on is a huge part of the success of a stretch (or weighlift, etc.). So giving me a muscle to concentrate on while I’m in so much pain (haha) is a good distraction. Great stretches; something I’ve never focused on after running 5 miles but I now think I need to at 54yrs. old.!!

This has been the most challenging stretch I’ve ever done. Just ran five miles. My muscles were as tight as ever and now they’re so much better! Thank you!

Been running a lot recently. This hit all of the spots in my legs and lower back that have been killing me. Never been much of the stretching-type, but this routine may have converted me. Much obliged for the good advice.

I felt that it was like 5 minutes but at the same time I felt that it was like 3 hours

Pulled a muscle trying to do the second stretch �� how do I relieve this pain??

Excellent and every runner and Cyclist should finish their workout with this and it will prevent your all injuries Thanks a lot

Lifesaver! My legs felt very stiff after an 11 mile run today, the third stretch is my favorite!

I really love this set of stretches after my run. Now I watch all of Karen Dubbs’ videos.

Make a stretching rutine for kickboxers. To help kick high up. Like round house kicks to the head.

This is fantastic, thank you! Had a bit of residual DOMS, just recently started up running again. Guess all I needed was a good proper stretch! Definitely guilty of previously just doing the quick stretches you mentioned early on. Thank you for this:)

Awesome video! A lot of runs leave my legs and hips feeling tight, these stretches really helped. Got a really good stretch, and feeling super relaxed and limber! \(*o*)/

This was a great comprehensive stretch for after my run. Thanks!

that last stretch is hard! & I didnt skip any steps haha working my way up ��

I loveeeee this stretching routine. I literally feel the tight muscles stretching after every run. Thanks