Range of motion (ROM) refers to how far you can move or stretch a part of your body, such as a joint or a muscle. It’s different for each of us. For example, some people can do complete splits, but ...
Passive range of motion refers to range of motion when somebody or something else, such as a therapist or machine, is moving a body part or a joint, rather than the person themselves. Range of motion ...
In the world of strength and conditioning, the term "mobility" is often misused, frequently being confused with "flexibility". While the two may seem similar, they're not interchangeable. Flexibility ...
The terms mobility and flexibility are often used interchangeably in fitness conversations, yet they represent distinctly different aspects of physical capability with unique implications for movement ...
There are stretches for flexibility and then there are their lesser-discussed counterparts: mobility exercises. Just like we need our joints and muscles to be loose and pain-free for good-quality ...
You do it all—warm up, sweat, stretch, and recover. But your workout routine actually still isn’t complete without one underrated training component needed to perform your best. Kind of like how your ...
Eccentric-only resistance training at long muscle lengths and with a long contraction duration can chronically decrease the passive stiffness of a specific muscle while simultaneously increasing its ...