Strengthening the Lower Body for Running Cross Country

Video Transcript

"Hi my name is Peter and I am with Expert Village, and today I am going to talk to you about cross country running. In this section we are going to talk about strengthening the lower parts of your legs before you start your run. So what you guys can do together as a team are some basic lunges. Lunges do not have be weights in the hands, they can just be your normal, basic lunge. And it is all going to be based upon; mentally you have got to focus on that muscle. So you can just put your hands behind your head like so, and then you are going to put one foot in front of the other, make sure it is perpendicular not too much forward, you do not want your knee in front of your foot. You just want it right there, lined up with the center of your foot. And then your other knee will kind of get close and touch down to the ground, and then you will just bring the other foot up in front, the same thing, and then the other one. And the reason for this is you are going to get a full, complete workout and stretch here on your quads, on your hamstrings in the back and on your glutes right back here. And if you strengthen all of that, as you guys do them each and every time before your run, then you guys are going to get not only stronger as a team, you are going to increase the strength in your body and it is going to make your run that much more easier and lighter."