Don’t skip the warm up. If you take the time and devote 5-10 minutes for a warm up before your run you are less likely to get injured. You might even get stronger in addition to enhancing your performance. Dynamic warm ups are an opportunity to check in with your body and help you lungs, muscles and brain to get into the right space to clock those miles. And it’s easier than you think.

3 simple tips leading to 3 big areas of focus for you to work on and start assessing your own patterns and presentations to prevent injury in running. Understanding your weaknesses is the key to addressing them and gaining success.