One of the 10 things you can do each day to get healthier is, “move your shoulders and hips through full ranges of motion.”
What is full range of motion?
From full extension of a joint to full flexion. Extension being when it is locked out (in some cases near lockout, like knees) and flexion being when it is bend.
But, why is this important for your fitness?
Reason 1: More ROM = More Stronger
The current literature show that training full ranges of motion helps tremendously in terms of building muscle at any age.
Even more so, training the bottom portion of a movements range of motion helps introduce even more gains given certain muscle groups.
Reason 2: Injury Prevention
Injuries are usually attributed to poor movement patterns, which falls under an issue of mobility.
Well, better mobility not only leads safer movement patterns, it helps you find deeper positions in your movements. Then when you can train in these new movement patters, there is more muscle to help protect you as you get deeper.
Reason 3: Longevity
As you get older, you’ll be switching from building up a barrier against sickness to working to maintain it.
You will still need to squat, run, press, and do all the things you do today. Just you’ll hopefully doing it while retired.
Continuing to focus on getting in full ranges of motion, especially in your hips and shoulders will keep up the buffer better than not focusing on this. If you continue to move in full ranges of motion with weights, you’ll also help keep that bone density up to the highest levels you can keep them!
So, get moving today and work on your mobility to get those ranges of motion even fuller so you can get the most out of each and every exercise and you build up your buffer of health!
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