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What is Muscle Scraping? Benefits + How to Do It

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What is Muscle Scraping? Benefits + How to Do It

You might know by now how important recovery is. You spend time foam rolling. You have a muscle stick. You even do yoga on your active rest days. But you were recently introduced to something new: muscle scraping. What is muscle scraping exactly, and what are the benefits? And importantly,...

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The Best Stretches for People Who Sit a Lot

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The Best Stretches for People Who Sit a Lot

Are you working the standard 9-to-5? While you might love your job, sitting down for the majority of the day is bad for your health. Research suggests a sedentary lifestyle can impact your heart, your body fat, and your brain. Needless to say, it's crucial you balance this type of...

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The Best Stretches for Mobility That Don’t Require Equipment

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The Best Stretches for Mobility That Don’t Require Equipment

Whenever you need to improve your functional fitness movements, depending on what they are, your coach may tell you your weakest area is your mobility. "But I'm super flexible," you may say; but there is a conceptual difference between mobility and flexibility. Knowing how to improve your mobility is crucial;...

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This One Test Will Tell You How Good Your Mobility Is

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This One Test Will Tell You How Good Your Mobility Is

Mobility is challenging for many of us. It can stop us from progressing, limit our training, and even be the cause of injury. In fact, poor mobility might be the most common cause of injury. Weightlifting 101 offers a great way to test your own mobility using nothing but a...

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8 Exercises to Improve Shoulder Mobility

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8 Exercises to Improve Shoulder Mobility

Whether you are an OG functional fitness vet or you only recently dipped your toes into the world of WODs, mobility is and will be an ongoing concern. Gymnastic movements and Olympic weightlifting ask a lot of the upper body, which can present a problem for many, particularly those whose...

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The Importance of Mobility in Preventing Injury

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The Importance of Mobility in Preventing Injury

Mobility is an integral part of your training. These are exercises that train and expand your body’s range of motion. Mobility is something that all athletes need, and it should always complement your sweat sesh. Most importantly, it plays a significant role in preventing injury. While accidents do happen, many...

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Our Top 10 Favorite Mobility Drills

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Our Top 10 Favorite Mobility Drills

Immobility anywhere hurts performance everywhere. Use these drills to make sure you’re active and mobile from head to toe. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The WOD Life (@thewodlife) 10 Mobility Drills for Better Recovery and Performance 1. Couch Stretch Area of impact: quads With your back...

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3 Reasons Your Hips Hurt

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3 Reasons Your Hips Hurt

If you walk away from workouts with sore or aching hips, wondering if your time has come to jump on the cortisone shot/hip replacement bandwagon, then take a deep breath and read this. Hip pain, whether accompanied by stiffness or “bone-on-bone” pain, doesn't necessarily mean it's time to swap your...

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Theragun Liv: Faster Recovery for Better Performance

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Theragun Liv: Faster Recovery for Better Performance

Your muscles throb and you feel fatigued. After you’ve hit a training session hard, all you can think about is getting some form of natural relief and getting it fast. Luckily, we might just have the answer to your problem. Here’s what you need to know about the Theragun Liv...

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6 Mobility Tools You Probably Haven’t Tried

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6 Mobility Tools You Probably Haven’t Tried

We talk about mobility a lot. That's because we know with certainty it's crucial to being a healthy, fit adult. It's vital in preventing injury, it's a must to improve your functional fitness game and best yet, you can even do it without any equipment. If you are interested in investing in...

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5 Signs Your Squat Mobility Needs Work

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5 Signs Your Squat Mobility Needs Work

Let's talk about squat mechanics. Second only to putting one foot in front of the other (that is, walking), the squat is one of our most fundamental primal movements. Sitting and standing in a chair, in the bathroom, or in your car (bus, train, tram, or whatever), and picking something up...

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What Is Active Release Therapy, and Does It Work?

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What Is Active Release Therapy, and Does It Work?

If you are dealing with aches and pains or muscle tightness, there is no shortage of treatment options: active release therapy (ART), myofascial release, acupuncture, massage — the list goes on. If ART is new to you, keep reading. We took a look at the therapy’s history and data to...

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