We all know about the importance of stretching our muscles and mobilising our joints ahead of a run to prevent injury. It’s why we dynamically stretch our hamstrings with good mornings, work the quads in walking lunges and open the hips with yogi squats.

But have you ever thought about releasing the muscles around your shins? Probably not, given that the area is densely made of bone and not exactly malleable enough to contort into stretchy positions.