You're reading my first blog post! I am really excited about sharing my personal experiences and knowledge regarding health, fitness and nutrition. Since there is a ton of topics I'd like to cover, I decided to write about something I am currently preoccupied with. Have you ever looked up the definition of mobility? Well it's simply the ability to move freely and easily. Because of my history of numerous injuries while I was playing basketball (sprained ankles, torn ACL, meniscus, etc), over the years I lost a lot of mobility in my lower body. To be honest, I am not able to perform a full squat without lifting my heels off the ground. I should ad, that I train my legs 3 times per week doing lunges, squats, hip thrusts und dead lifts. These complex exercises require you to have a 100% clean form in order to prevent any type of injury or developing muscular disbalances. In my case, I need to improve the mobility of my ankles and my hip. Tools I personally favour are foam roller and a lacrosse ball. I try to find time at least 2-3 times per week to perform fascial release of my plantar fascia, my calf muscles, IT band and my hip flexor, followed by a few hip opening stretches. Yoga offers a great number of poses, which are also helpful in regaining lost mobility. It is important to mention, that joint mobility decreases with age and we are obviously not getting younger, are we? Arthritis (unless caused by injury), stiff and painful joints are mostly the result of lost mobility. Fascial release techniques performed on a regular basis may help you to move freely and easily again as well.
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| Warrior II is a great hip opening yoga pose. |
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