10 Exercises That Improve Mobility & Stability At The Same Time

There are many people who come to see me for help who possess great flexibility but lack joint stability and control of movements. On the flip side of this are others who have incredible stiffness but lack mobility. Finding ways to improve both of these essential skills is critical for improving their movement efficiency so they can achieve their goals with health and fitness. Make sure you read the full article about these exercises in the link below https://noregretspt.com.au/8-exercise... In this video, I will share with you a workout I have used successfully with many people in the past. Not all of the exercises may relate to your specific needs so you can easily add or subtract exercises as you feel necessary. While I am big believer in strength training and regularly say it is the hidden answer to many of the movement and muscular problems people suffer with today, I do recognize that many people improve their strength at the expense of their flexibility. This is never a good idea. At first everything appears to be fine but over time the lack of mobility that creeps into various muscles and joints becomes a problem. On the other side of this equations is that there are many people stretching too often and too aggressively believing more is flexibility is better. This potentially exposes their joints to instability and weakness that also can lead to problems over time. Finding a balance between stability and mobility is essential to ensure you remain efficient and injury free with your movement. Whereas MOBILITY refers to freedom of movement. It is not limited to a single joint but a combination of joints and is more movement based as opposed to holding one particular muscle with increased length for a period of time. For the person who is lacking flexibility they could try to spend considerable time with a stretching program. However, this presents two problems. Firstly, it does not guarantee you will change the way they move for the brain will go straight back to the movement skills it had before if you have not spent time incorporating your flexibility gains into a functional movement. Secondly, the joints may not be stable enough to move with load or speed with this newfound mobility. This is why you must always combine a stretching program with functional movements so that the brain understands how to use this new found flexibility with good joint control. On the opposite side of flexibility is STABILITY and as I mentioned earlier this problem is seen with people who lack strength and gravitate to activities that require more flexibility. The simple solution would be to strengthen them, but this must be done carefully for it may not improve the stabilizers that are compromised. Always remember greater amounts of mobility will require greater amounts of stability. Great articles to read with additional information on these topics and some of the exercises shown in the video are shown below What is the difference between mobility and flexibility? https://noregretspt.com.au/mobility-f... Best Hip Mobility Exercises https://noregretspt.com.au/10-hip-mob... Best Thoracic Mobility Exercises https://noregretspt.com.au/why-lack-o... Romanian Deadlifts are the key to back and hip pain https://noregretspt.com.au/why-romani...