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Mobility Exercise Progressions for Upper Body Strength

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 06, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Mobility Exercise Routines

Day 6: Upper Body Strength

Leaning Rows:

Seated Dips:

Core-Centered Push-ups:

How to Develop Your False Grip for Ring Work: Read more

 

Mobility Exercise Progressions for Balance, Agility, and Core Strength

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 06, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Core Strength

Day 5: Balance and Core Strength

Arch and Hollow:

Posterior and Anterior Pelvic Tilt:

Straight Leg Raises:

Forearm Plank Pose: Read more

 

Mobility Exercise Progressions for Upper Body Mobility, Including Hanging and Swinging Drills

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 06, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Shoulder Mobility Exercises

Day 4: Upper Body Mobility, Including Hanging and Swinging

German Arm Swings:

Chinese Arm Circles:

Band Exercises:

Supine Arm Circles: Read more

 

Mobility Exercise Progressions for Lower Body Strength

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 06, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Knee Mobility Exercises

Day 3: Lower Body Strength

Squats:

Supported Single Leg Squats:

Cruciate Ligament Squats:

Medial Ligament Squats: Read more

 

Mobility Exercise Progressions for the Spine

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 06, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Spinal Mobility Exercises

Day 2: Mobility of the Spine and Core Strength

Cow-Cat:

Spinal Skipping Rope:

Rocking Cobra:

Unilateral Modified Bridge: Read more

 

Mobility Exercise Progressions for the Lower Extremities and Hips

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 06, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Mobility Exercise Routines

DAY 1: Mobility of Lower Extremities and Hips

Ankle Raises:

Ankle Plantar Flexion Stretch:

Squatted Seiza:

Ankle Dorsiflexion: Read more

 

Mobility Exercise Progressions

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Sep 05, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Mobility Exercise Routines

Before taking your body through mobility exercises, I think it's helpful to foam roll all of your major muscle groups. If you can use a specific foam rolling routine to follow, please feel free to have a look at the basic regimen that I do daily:

Foam Rolling Routine Read more

 

How to Mobilize Your Feet

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Aug 09, 2016
Natural Health Solutions
Ankle Mobility Exercises

A common risk factor for spraining an ankle is wearing high heels, especially when walking on uneven terrain. If you wear high heels or did in the past, your fore-foot and mid-foot regions can likely benefit from some simple mobilization work, which is best done by a willing partner.

This video presents a brief look at how to mobilize your toes, metatarsals, and the articulations between your metatarsals and row of cuneiforms, cuboid, and navicular bones. Read more

 

Ankle Plantar Flexion Stretch

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Aug 09, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Ankle Mobility Exercises

If you've ever sprained an ankle, chances are that you have some shortened soft tissues or even scar tissue along the front and side of your ankle that is preventing optimal mobility whenever your foot is plantar-flexed.

This Ankle Plantar Flexion Stretch can help restore diminished plantar flexion to your ankles: Read more

 

How to Improve Shoulder Extension

Posted by Dr. Ben Kim on Aug 02, 2016
Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength
Shoulder Mobility Exercises

There are very few activities of daily living that require us to use our innate capacity for shoulder extension - that is, to actively use our arms while they are behind us. This translates to having short biceps, brachialis, and pectoralis minor muscles, which predispose us to elbow and shoulder issues, including golfer's elbow, tennis elbow, and shoulder impingement syndrome.

For this reason, it's best that we include shoulder extension exercises in our self care programs. Read more

 

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