As runners, we spend all our time moving forward in a relatively straight line.   We participate in very little lateral action, within the frontal plane.  Because of this, we need to pay special attention to those muscles responsible for lateral action as they also stabilize our knees.  Specifically, the muscle we need to target is the gluteus medius.

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Video is a portion of Functional Fitness VA’s travel workout for endurance athletes.  Want a copy?  Lets us know @ FunctionalFitnessVA@gmail.com