Happy Monday everyone! I love this time of year because of all the running races happening every weekend. It’s motivating and inspiring to read all the race experiences on daily mile, facebook, twitter, blog posts, etc.

I’m also loving it right now because of the World Cup. It only comes around every 4 years which means every four years is the only time I’m able to wake up, turn on the tv, and easily find a soccer game. By the way, the US is off to a great start. Tying England is big for USA!

For you non-soccer followers the next USA game is Thursday, 9:30am (EST) vs. Slovenia

Today I’m sharing 2 videos with you. Hamstring, glute, and hip exercises. A lot of lower leg injuries come from weak glute and hamstrings. I like the exercises here because they force you to use your own body for balance which means engaging your CORE (double bonus).

I remember when I had my hamstring strain injury a few years back and my physical therapist told me it was because I was a runner and therefore I had “weak” glutes. I haven’t counted but I’m pretty sure I’ve done  probably 10,999 lunges since hearing that comment!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD_D73H3Evw[/youtube]

Advanced:

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibby1ayCrXg[/youtube]

But, really, its true. A ton of injuries have to do with weak glute muscles. The videos show great exercises for isolating and strengthening the glute muscles. If you haven’t done any of the exercises in the first video, then I recommend you follow it for 3 weeks before moving on to the advanced exercises.

Best part is you don’t need the gym to do any of it. Love that! Ok, enjoy the booty workout!

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