But is improving your mobility and incorporating mobility-specific exercises into your workout regimen actually necessary?
What Is Mobility Training?
Neurological tightness, on other hand, typically occurs after an injury.
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Boosts Joint Health
Practicing mobility training can help improve your joint health and resiliency, says Cook.
And moving your joints through their entire range of motion can ensure you’re nabbing this key benefit.
Plus, having poor mobility in specific joints can trigger pain in other areas of your body.
Andinadequate ankle mobilitycan bring about pain in your knees or hips, she adds.
Department of Health and Human Servicesrecommendation for 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity a week, says Lee.
This, in essence, will help promote and maintain mobility.
Still not sure if you could benefit from mobility training?
Simply use your everyday movements as an assessment tool.
you’re free to also try any mobility-specific exercise and consider how it feels for your body.
That in itself is going to show you where your restrictions are, says Cook.
Work with someone who can lead you through exercises or assess your body, suggests Cook.
