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Exercises for your Immune system: Video by Physiotherapist Lucy Macdonald

 

How to train, what exercises to do and why?

How much exercise should you be doing, what specific stretches or exercises should you be doing and what else is important to enhance your immune system? In this video Lucy Macdonald, Your Marathon Your Physio, answers these questions and more. 

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Exercises mentioned in the video 

Here are the links to the exercises mentioned in the video. Only do them if they are pain free.

  1. Squats
  2. Split Squats
  3. Heel Raises
  4. Running Man
  5. Planking

 

Join our online community for all the latest advice and exercises

Come and join us on our growing Facebook community for all the latest videos and news on how to stay healthy over the next few months. Just find the page ‘Octopus Clinic’ and click on the like button. 

 

More videos on running injuries and marathon training

If you would like to watch our latest videos on running injuries and marathon training please click on the following links: 

Intro and top training tips

Running shoes 

DIY training diary

Lucy’s favourite running exercise

Muscle strains and muscle pain

Why your tendon pain is not getting better (Achilles, Plantarfascia – sole of foot, Knee, Hip, Buttock, Hamstrings)

Plantarfascia pain – pain in the sole of your foot or heel, AKA plantarfascitis or plantarfasciopathy

Shin Splints

ITB pain – pain at the outside of the knee

I have a running injury, will I be able to run the marathon. With three months to go.

Hip and groin pain in runners

Good pain vs bad pain

Should I run if I am ill and how to return to running after being ill?

 

Get in contact

For more info on how Lucy Macdonald can support you on your marathon journey please watch this video which also contains her top three tips on preventing injury training for a marathon. 

You can contact Lucy directly on lucymacdonaldphysio@hotmail.co.uk, via this website (where you can also find lots of free running exercise videos) and on TwitterFacebook and Instagram. 

If you would like to book an appointment, please click on this link.

 

 

 

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