Best strength moves for runners

Tone the thighs and leg, strengthen the core, engage the complete body and get faster with these five moves. We are all aware of the distance runner’s body: lean and slim. But lean doesn’t indicate fragile, in fact, the very best running machines are powerhouses full of solid muscle, because the more robust the runner the faster, more efficient and more injury immune the runner becomes. And this doesn’t just hold true for the legs. “I really believe in training your whole body,” says Jenny Schatzle, a runner and personal trainer in Santa Barbara, Calif., “because running is a full-body activity.”