Daily Mobility Routine

There it is again, that buzz word “Mobility”. In the fitness industry you see trends come through, gain popularity and take the world by storm. Mobility as a training adaptation has been one of those biggest trends and for good reason.

People often think that flexibility and mobility are synonymous terms and believe that just by stretching only, they can improve their mobility. Flexibility refers to the length of the muscle tissue while mobility is defined as “Capable of moving or being moved freely”. This refers to the joints ability to move freely and with control through various ranges of motion during movement. The some times forgotten piece of mobility is the ability to control into that specific range you are working into.

The Functional Range Conditioning system was developed by Dr. Andreo Spina to optimize joint mobility and control. This system uses scientific principles to expand and improve joint range of motion and control with the aim of mitigating risk of injury. I have been lucky enough to take multiple courses from Functional Anatomy Seminars, teaching the details of utilizing Controlled Articular Rotations (CARs) as a form of assessing and training joint end ranges. These CARs can (and should be) done everyday, just as one would floss or brush their teeth everyday. CARs allow your tissues in your body to communicate with the central nervous system, which controls most of the functions within the body.

Below is a video of a full body CARs routine that you can start implementing, everyday to improve the health of your joints, decrease pain and increase performance in life!!

I hope you enjoy!