Whether your a body-builder, the cardio king/queen, a yogi or in your golden years, joint mobility AKA ageless mobility is for you!
This process of moving the joints through the full ranges of motion helps strengthen the connecting tissues, keep the joints supple and cushioned with plenty of synovial fluid and warms up and prepares them for following movement. This means you are less likely to get injury not only following the session but in every day life as well as it means your joints are at their best all the time. It helps alleviate the stresses exercise can put on the joints, and its key in preventing ageing of the joints and helps reduce loss of movement as we age.
As with most styles of ‘workout’ the mobility comes in various shapes and sizes. There are numerous moves for each joint and variable levels so it really can be adjusted to work for anybody.
For instance, I use this every day. Some days I use it as a warm up to my workouts, whether its my body-building days or just a long yoga session and other days I will perform a whole hour, really getting every joint worked thoroughly for specific joint training and I also do sessions with a few people which I tailor to their abilities and needs, depending in age, mobility, ability and time.
Its also something I use if I am travelling, before and after long drives, plane journeys etc… You may get some funny looks in the airport lounges for performing the moves there but its worth it to prevent the aches and pains long haul flights can inflict!
This particular clip is just a standard demo. Its probably the sort of thing I do for a warm-up to a regular workout, going through the whole body. I have performed 6 reps of most moves, you can up it t 10 for a longer, more intensive session if you prefer.
I will add further clips over time covering different difficulty levels and showing more specific training on specific body parts, so intensive arms, legs etc… You can then choose to run them together for full body, use them to work on problem areas, choose the shorter clips for warm-ups or just get to know the moves well enough to do your own sessions.
So enjoy, give it a go, see how you feel and look out for upcoming variations 🙂
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