Improve Your Fitness Through Mobility Training
Thinking about skipping your post-workout stretch session? No way! There are so many benefits to mobility training – including happier and healthier muscles and joints.
What is mobility training?
While it is most often associated with stretching, mobility training is much more than that. While stretching lengthens your muscles, mobility training also focuses on increasing the range of motion in your joints and the surrounding muscles. One of the most common ways to incorporate mobility training into your fitness regime is yoga – the combination of stretching, balance, pliability and flexibility make it a top choice.
What are the benefits of mobility training?
1. Reduce the Risk of Injury – Research shows that dynamic stretching (a form of mobility training) reduces the risk of injury in your muscles, tendons and joints.
2. Increase Range of Motion (And Amp Up Your Workout) – By warming up your muscles and getting them activated before you work out, you will enhance your physical performance and effectively work the muscles you are targeting – making the most of the time you put aside to exercise.
3. Get Rid of Bad Posture – Stuck at your desk all day answering emails? If you’re concerned about your bad posture, mobility training helps you skip the hunched back by increasing flexibility in stiff or tight muscles that affect the alignment of your spine.
4. Improve Circulation – Studies have found that stretching – in the lower body in particular – causes muscles to press on arteries, leading them to expand so more blood can enter. Proper circulation is essential to maintaining a healthy body, as it ensures blood and oxygen flow through the body. Improved circulation can lead to wounds healing faster, a sharper brain and a healthier heart.
5. Try Something New – If you’re always pounding the pavement for a 10-km run or lifting weights and want to try something that is more low-impact, this is a great excuse to do it. Try out a yoga class, do some dynamic stretching and give that Pilates workout a whirl. Not sure where to start? Talk to your House of Trainers personal trainer today and ask how you can incorporate mobility training in your workouts. Don’t have a trainer yet? What are you waiting for? Book a free introductory session today at https://houseoftrainers.ca/training