{"id":57926,"date":"2023-03-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/blog\/uncategorized\/mobility-training\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T23:00:00","slug":"mobility-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evofitness.ch\/en\/blog\/evolve\/mobility-training\/","title":{"rendered":"What is mobility training & why it should become part of your routine?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Feel like you\u2019re not achieving your full fitness potential? If you can see your range of movements becoming a little rigid or not progressing in the way you want them to, you may be putting the focus on your flexibility, not mobility training.<\/strong> The latter is a fundamental (often overlooked) necessity. Let\u2019s see why.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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WHAT IS MOBILITY TRAINING?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It combines mobility exercises that increase the range of movements and motions your body can perform.<\/strong> <\/strong>These include flexibility, but also balance, pliability and strength. The full combination is the best way to avoid injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One great thing about mobility training is its diversity. You can easily adapt it to meet your needs and your routine.<\/strong><\/strong> From a pre-workout mobility exercise to a 10-minute full-body workout to a full yoga<\/a> workout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, it\u2019s important to listen to your body. Bring mobility training slowly into your routine<\/strong>. Firstly, start with one or two parts of the body, rather than immersing yourself in a full-body mobility training session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What\u2019s the difference between mobility and flexibility?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To speak scientifically, mobility<\/strong> is \u201cproprioception\u201d – our perception and awareness of our body\u2019s positions<\/strong> and movements. Mobility training, then, includes a range of exercises designed to increase your range-of-motion, control muscles surrounding each joint,<\/strong> and help you move more actively.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexibility, on the other hand<\/strong>, is the stretching and lengthening of our muscles<\/strong>. When you can increase the stretch and length of your connective tissue, you can help your body through a full range of movements without causing injury, stiffness and pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why mobility training should become part of your routine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you want to run faster, jump higher, squat lower, lift weights more efficiently<\/strong> and achieve your ultimate fitness goals, mobility training is a must<\/strong>. Incorporating mobility and flexibility is vital when wanting to gain peak fitness and functioning<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What happens if you don\u2019t <\/em>make this training part of your routine?<\/strong> Well, if a certain part of your body has less mobility, you may find yourself overcompensating<\/strong> when using other muscles and joints: that’s how you get injured. <\/strong>Think of a damaged knee \u2014 when we have weakening and pain in one knee, we naturally find ourselves increasingly using the uninjured knee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mobility training helps prevent muscles from becoming tight, immobile, and suffering from an all-round lack of movement<\/strong> \u2014 again, leading to potential injury. We can only get away with poor and limited mobility for a certain length of time before our body tells us we\u2019ve had enough<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The benefits of mobility training are plentiful:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n