Beginner Strength Training for Running | Week 6- 30 minutes

00:00 Introduction
00:13 Warm Up
04:05 Core Prep
09:40 Strength Circuit
28:44 Cool Down

This is week 6 of our 6 week beginner strength training for running program. If you are completely new to strength training, check out our previous workouts linked at the top of the comments section. In this weeks video, we stick with the same exercises we have been using in the previous videos. We did add two new variations of exercises to help challenge more coordination and balance. In future intermediate/expert level videos, we will perform these same exercises with weights and other variable resistance.

This workout requires no equipment except for a chair for hip thrusts; if you do not have a chair/couch/or bench handy, then just perform glute bridges instead. The video is a 30 minute strength training for runners including warm up, core activation, and a 3 round circuit of strength exercises. These videos are great for marathon, half marathon, 10k, and 5k strength training. If you are starting a couch to 5k training plan, these workouts will help avoid potential overuse injuries from running.

Adding strength workouts for running to your running plan may seem daunting but you can see benefits by performing this 30 minute strength workout just twice per week. Give the workouts a try, subscribe, and share this with a friend who could improve their running strength!

Workout

~30 seconds each
Jumping Jacks
Toe Walk
Heel Walk
Step overs
A Skip
Figure 4 run

Core Prep
Single leg glute bridge
Side stance Hip Abduction
Copenhagen
Hamstring bridge March
Plank up down
Mountain Climber's

Strength Circuit
Single leg Hip Thrust
Push up
3 point Single leg RDL
Founder Pulses
Curtsy Lunge
Calf Raise

Cool Down
Glute Stretch/Piriformis
Hip Flexor/Hamstring