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Never skip mobility day!
Whether it is a leg day or any other workout day for that matter, 9 times out of 10 you do not want to miss it for any reason. The same goes for mobility day. Just because it is the easiest workout of the week doesn't mean it is not the most important one! I have found these mobility days to be truly life-changing. They are that important to me anyway.
About 7 years ago (at age 45), I actually thought I might have to give up running as my hips, lower back, feet, and knees were in near constant achy pain. Nothing debilitating, but always hurting and it took a long time to warm up for any workout. I decided to turn a longer run day into a non-impact day and mix in some stretching and foam rolling regularly. I came up with the 5-minute on / 5-minute off cardio/stretch routine that now looks like this:Repeat 5 times5 minutes of non-impact cardio5 minutes of stretching, foam rolling, or massage tool
I left the gym feeling great and started adding it in the middle of my week as well as on Sundays (my day off). Man was that perfect!. And I never gave up running, but I am running lighter (less than 200lbs) and focused on staying mobile and lighter on my feet.
It has evolved just a little by adding in more tools as well as adding in a session of swimming immediately after. The swim session is more of a technique based training session that mixes in treading, stroke technique, as well as other pool skills like drownproofing.
Here are some of our tools of the mobility day:
HyperVolt, Ryobi Orbital Car Buffer, massage balls, foam roller, hard plastic half balls to help work out any knots that are not loosening with just stretching.
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Veteran - Stew Smith (former Navy SEAL) helps military, law enforcement, and firefighter candidates and recruits succeed with coaching and programs.
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