WELCOME TO THE MANUAL TOUCH RUNNING PORTAL!
The TMT Running Portal is your all-in-one, easy to access portal for all your running needs. Stay healthy and on-track with your training schedule by utilizing these exercises created specifically for runners.
AVOID INJURY & RUN FASTER
There are 3 key things a runner needs to be efficient, fast and injury free – Mobility, Balance, and Strength:
- Mobility: Runners need to have enough mobility in their joints – spine, shoulders, hips, knees, ankles, and big toes in order to absorb each step and be as efficient as possible.
- Balance: Runners need great balance as running is a series of one-legged hops.
- Strength: Runners need strength in order to create enough force to propel their body through the air efficiently.
Unlike other sports where you might move sideways or pivot around, running is a repetitive sport moving forward in one direction or plane of motion. However, it’s important to do exercises in all 3 planes to sufficiently and thoroughly build stability and strength of your joints and soft tissues.
In this portal, we provide exercises and and resources that work all 3 planes of motion to keep you healthy and on track with your training program.
WARM-UP EXERCISES
Click Here to Download the Runner’s Warm-Up Routine Instructions.
Click the link above to download the Warm-Up Routine Instructions. Follow the instructions, along with the 6 video exercises below for a quick and effective warm-up routine. Once your warm-up routine is complete, it’s best to begin your run with a 5-10 minute walk. Please reach out to me with any questions at denise@themanualtouch.com.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES & ARTICLES
Tips to Improve Your Running Form
As kids, we all just ran because it felt good. You didn’t worry about how to improve you running form or technique. As adults, many of us still run with […]
Running Gear: 9 Must-Haves for Winter Running Performance
My favorite part of running is being outside, so when winter rolls around, with its plummeting temperatures, snow and darkness, accommodations and some financial investment in winter running gear need […]
How To Overcome Winter Running Challenges
Despite temperatures in the 20’s and below, long weekend runs of brilliant sunshine and fresh snow on the trees, can be the most enjoyable. But the weekday runs, for […]
How to Choose the Right Shoes For Your Feet
Do you go to the shoe store and get overwhelmed by the many choices? Do you often choose shoes based on how they look, only later to realize they hurt […]
What Kind of Runner are You — a Glider or a Gazelle?
A few years back I saw a YouTube video by Todd Kenyon, PhD from www.TTBIKEFIT.com. He was comparing the two primary running styles of elite ironman triathletes. He called the […]
My Running story
Over the years, my daughter Jenna would often say, “I don’t have a passion for anything.” And I would say to her, “That’s ok, everyone finds their passion at different times.” […]
Why Videotaping your Running is Important
It’s impossible to see the nuances of running with the naked eye, so it’s important to videotape your running and watch it in slow motion. I use an app you can […]
How I lost my Running Mojo
It’s been almost 2 years since my last race. I had prepared to wear shorts for The Illini Half Marathon in Champaign, IL. Rain was in the forecast, which turned […]
What the Heck is Physical Therapy (PT)?
Denise’s definition of Physical Therapy (PT): Physical Therapists are movement experts working with people of all ages, from infants to the elderly, who understand how the body is supposed to […]
