The Importance Of Mobility When it comes to working with clients of all shapes and sizes I can’t stress enough the importance of good mobility! Not only does it help keep you injury and strain free but it also allows you to get a lot more out of your training: - Increased range of motion during exercise (Increased stimulation - potential for better muscular development) - Limits potential sheer stresses and strain on other tissues (injury prevention) - Improved posture outside of the gym and much more... Each and every time I take on a new personal training client we conduct a movement screen to assess their level of mobility. The results are used to pin point overly tight and weak areas that need work. Depending on the severity of the mobility issue good quality stretching, myofasical release techniques (including foam rolling), regular deep tissue massage, topical magnesium and the use of Ice baths like that provied by Lisburn Cryospa can prove incredibly helpful in improving ones ability to move and feel better in and out of training. Check out the video below of client Harry Orr, an ex rugby player who’s recently under gone Torn ACL surgery in his knee, works a desk job 9-5pm and who’s never done any mobility work in his life. Safe to say Harry’s intentions of training on the first day with me where forgotten about as our attention shifted toward fixing his terrible movement patterns especially in the over head squat. We spent around 35 mins foam rolling, stretching and doing some other various mobility moves, the specific issues Harry has are beyond the scope of this post. But the take home here is - Don’t neglect mobility! The end result of the work we conducted was awesome even though there was still a little room for improvement. If your a personal trainer, I can’t stress enough, get to grasps with your clients biomechanics - see how they move - learn whats off and why - try the best you can to fix it! NEVER LAY STRENGTH ON TOP OF DISFUNCTION!
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:56:24 +0000
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