🏋️♂️🔥 Let's discuss an often neglected, but crucial piece of a fitness program, mobility and flexibility, and how to incorporate them into your fitness program. 🏃♀️💪
Why mobility and flexibility are important: 🙆♀️ *Improve range of motion: Mobility and flexibility exercises help to improve your range of motion in your joints, which can help you move more easily and perform exercises with better form. 💃 *Reduce risk of injury: When your joints and muscles can move freely, you’re less likely to experience strains or sprains during exercise. 🤕 *Improve posture: Tight muscles can cause poor posture, leading to pain and discomfort. Improving your flexibility can help to alleviate these issues. 🧘♀️ How to incorporate mobility and flexibility into your fitness program: 🏋️♀️ *Warm up with dynamic stretching: Before starting your workout, perform dynamic stretches to prepare your muscles and joints for exercise. Dynamic stretches involves moving your body through a range of motion, similar to movements you will perform during the workout, while gradually increasing the intensity of the movement 🤸♀️ *Perform static stretching after your workout: Static stretching helps to improve flexibility by holding stretches for longer periods of time. This is what most people think of when they think about stretching. Hold each for about 30-60 seconds under moderate tension.🧘♂️ *Use foam rollers and other tools: Foam rollers and other tools can help to release tight muscles and improve flexibility. It's a self-massage technique that helps loosen tissue that typical stretching cannot release. This is a more advanced technique that we will discuss in future posts.🛀 A few exercises to get you started: 🏃♂️ *Hip circles: Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your hands on your hips. Circle your hips clockwise, then counterclockwise. 🕺 Shoulder rotations: Stand with your arms at your sides. Raise your arms to shoulder height and rotate them forward, then backward. 🏋️♂️ *Ankle pumps: Sit on the floor with your legs straight out in front of you. Point your toes toward your head, then away from your head. 🦶 *Bird dog exercise: Begin on your hands and knees, with your hands shoulder-width apart and your knees hip-width apart. Raise your right arm and left leg simultaneously, then switch sides. 🐦 🤝 Incorporating mobility and flexibility exercises into your fitness program can help to improve your overall fitness, improve posture, and reduce your risk of injury. By warming up with dynamic stretching, performing static stretching after your workout, and using tools like foam rollers, you can improve your range of motion, reduce pain and discomfort, and move more easily. #Mobility #Flexibility #FitnessGoals #InjuryPrevention #inbalance #inbalancefitness #seniorfitness #seniorfitnessspecialist #beginnerworkout #beginnerfitness 🏋️♀️💪
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