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[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Running also strengthens the back

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Big if true, I just started running again this year. Ran a fair bit almost a decade ago, still have back pain though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Sure, you can't run 5k without good posture. Can't hold good posture without some core strength

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Truth.

I do what I call the morning dump before runs now, squats + good mornings and then a 5k, my sore back is because I made it sore and it’s a good sore.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Dude, I picked up biking last season and on Monday I biked a new personal best of 12 very hilly miles without a rest. I decided literally the night before to join a local 4th of July 5k without any training (literally said "I can bike 12 miles, what's running 3? Those are similar enough muscles!" and I've been riding the high since because my leg muscles are still all sore and tight in all of the wonderful "I pushed my limits and achieved something!" kind of ways that make me feel so alive!