WHY do we do mobility before we workout everyday ? By engaging every joint in your body the correct way you drastically decrease your chance of injury and that is what Fitness Heroics is all about INJURY PREVENTION. With full joint mobility, there is very little of the “out of position” awkwardness that’s at the heart of many injuries. Too often, injuries occur because a sudden movement is made and the joints and ligaments were not fully prepared or mobilized causing injuries.
Mobility helps to increase your movement. Learning how to move your joints along their predetermined pathways means smooth, clean, unimpeded movement. When you pick up something heavy with your hips instead of your lower back, your only impediment is the weight itself. If there are no structural deficiencies getting in your way and making it even harder and the risk of injury even higher. You still have to work against the load, but your efficiency is no longer hamstrung by the use of the wrong joints in the wrong places.
Mobility increases the range of motion and your active flexibility. Static flexibility has its place, but for an athlete (or anyone moderately active, really), mobility is far more important. It’s similar to the question of isolation exercises versus compound exercises. Which are more applicable to the real world? Which more effectively mimic the movements you’ll make in your daily life? Static stretches are a bit like isolation exercises, while mobility prepares you for the rigors of real movement.
Mobility is a broad concept that comprises joint range of motion (ROM), muscular tension, soft tissue and joint capsule restrictions, adhesions, tendon resilience, neuromuscular coordination, proprioception, the biomechanics of positioning, and knowledge of the proper form for a movement. It includes stabilization, too, created by muscular balance and strength–particularly core strength to protect the spine–and ligament tautness.
So what are the BEST mobility tools you can find ?? Lucky for you I have looked up the best products from Rouge that you can get to add mobility in anywhere and anytime on your own!
-Rogue High Density Foam Rollers
-MobilityWod SuperNova – 80mm
-Rocktape
-Rad Roller
-Pro-tech Roller Massager