Mobility and flexibility for better health and movement
Mobility of the joints and flexibility of the body are essential to daily health. Whether you practice yoga, tai chi or integrate through other modalities, mobility and flexibility should be key elements in your fitness, health and wellness practice.
Mobility training can improve the range of motion of our joints and muscles. It can assist in improving our posture. Mobility training can alleviate 'everyday' aches and pains as well as improve our body awareness. By The Telegraph.Uk
Stretching can help improveflexibility, and, consequently, range of motion about your joints. By Mayo Clinic
The Importance of Mobility. Being mobile is a crucial aspect of being healthy. If a person is not able to move a joint freely through its full range of motion, then they are already putting themselves at an increased risk of injury before even attempting to pick up a weight and load that range of motion. By Spot Athletics
Athletes invariably always warm up prior to their sport with a mobility series of movements to help address the above. Further, flexibility as most often thought of regarding yoga and stretching not only helps one become more flexible across joints and through their connective tissue, helps with recovery but also helps with mobility and specifically joint mobility. A well thought out yoga program or series of movements done consistently will help a person see improvement across the board related to both flexibility and mobility.
Our methods are designed to integrate both mobility of the joints and tissues along with flexibility. The thought is around long term health and ability to do daily activities with the freedom to move pain free.
Some articles for further reading and information:
https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/benefits-of-flexibility-exercises
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/09/130917161634.htm
