Keep movin' dem joints

Everyone is back to work today. Well most everyone. The new year has begun. Try to make it a good one.

Ok, joint mobility exercises. What makes them unique?

Unlike regular exercises you are concentrating on moving the joint in as many directions as possible. Even some directions it's not "meant" to bend. Usually one wouldn't use any resistance for these and they are also usually done as a warm up for other, more "intense" exercises. Think about shoulder rolls or knee circles or wrist rotations.

Joint mobility is very important as we get older. Like I mentioned before, mobility and flexibility are the first to go. I've had several a client complain about how stiff they are in the morning and how they can remember when they were young and they could jump right out of bed and touch their toes no problem.

It is possible to regain that ability and even go further.

Joint mobility, flexibility, these are often overlooked, or glanced over aspects of fitness. But if you want to be truly functionally fit they should become a big piece of your fitness regime pie.

Train smart,

RL