Hamstring Tightness!?
About an hour after running my hamstrings get so tight that it is hard to even straighten my legs, the left side is always way worse than the right side, Before I run, I walked at least 5 minutes to warm up and then so some light stretching, and of course always stretch out good after running. My running is a variation of HIIT, I sprint for 45 seconds then walk for 1min 15 seconds, for 20 to 25 minutes, the walk 5 minutes to cool down before stretching. I do this 3 times a week. It DOES NOT hurt at all when I am running! When i first started this i was jogging for 25 to 30 minutes straight, then i started doing the intervals, at first my sprints were at 5.5 to 6.0mph. I am now up to 7.0 to 7.5mph. i have really short legs so for me that is going as fast as i can at this point. I do pilates and yoga as well and that really helps with the tightness, the days I do not run it does not bother me at all. its just the hours on the day following the run.
SO my question is, how do I stop it!?! LOL what can i do to prevent the hamstrings from getting so tight!!?? Thanks
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