I decided to add some cross-training to my routine, picking up a few body-weight strength exercises. For the first time in a long time, my quads are hurting and sitting is a, how shall we say it? Sitting is an exercise in hearing my quads shriek. It's not debilitating, but it's definitely a soreness I didn't miss. I want to cross-train to gain the strength to run for longer periods of time with less IT band pain, but I don't want excessive soreness to derail my current enthusiasm for getting active. Maybe I'll scale it back a bit and move up in steps.
I'm wondering if traditional strength-training is the best option, also. What about yoga? Yoga can improve strength AND balance AND flexibility. These seem like good things. Anyone out there with experience to share?
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