Mobility & Strength Training in Culver City: The Key to Lasting Wellness
Growing up the jokes we would think of for the older people in our lives becomes what we feel now as we grow older. This is one part of letting time be the teacher and it can be humbling depending on how active you were growing up. Now that we need mobility in our desk job society what is the importance of it for longevity?
Why mobility-focused movement is the missing piece in your long-term health
Wondering the difference of your mobility and flexibility? Well one is passive (flexibility) while the other is active range of motion (mobility). Meaning that you can have lots of flexibility but not good mobility due to restricted ranges of motion. These are commonly seen in our hip, shoulder and ankle joints. As a movement professional these areas are what I would consider the part that lose muscle strength and activation when dealing with a desk job. Over those 8 hour days they get the least amount of use and thus range.
We consider those who work desk jobs into straight weekend fitness our “weekend warriors” because they use the weekends to go all out and hope it lasts until the next one. In the long term can lead to numerous injuries but in the short term might just give someone some motivation to get moving. Ideally you’d be able to incorporate some mobility exercises each day to balance out the stiffness from those 8 hour days (even if it really is 5-6 hour days).
Move freely again with Pilates-based strength training tailored to your body
What I enjoy most about private pilates lessons is that we rarely focus on flexibility as the resistance on equipment becomes added weight to the long lever movements (think of a see-saw and where the point of weight transfer is). These resistance based movements that focus on engaging muscles to find length is what will build up your mobility. Although in the short term will feel intense or “shaky” it will build your muscles in ways that allow for the joints to move well and with less tension in the tendons (muscle to bone).
Some of the all time favorites are:
Side overs on the short box - trunk mobility (hello happy spines!)
Supine and kneeling arm circles - shoulder mobility with trunk stability
Supine feet in straps - hip mobility
This can go as finite as the little bones in your feet for those who need it (runners and lifters) but can benefit a lot of clients!
So if you’ve been unsure about how pilates can be your mobility routine then this may be exactly what you are looking for.
Our goal at MVNT Studio in Culver City is to get you back to moving as your best self while preventing future set backs. So if this was informative to you and may interest you in becoming a client with me. Find our studio and see us for a consultation any day.
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