Before working on any muscle, it is healthy to remember to work not just on its strength and size, but also its mobility and range. A large shoulder is useless if it can’t move well and a sculpted back is only worth vanity if it can’t bend. It works the other way too: while working only on flexibility doesn’t have any cons, adding strength training to a routine will benefit your muscles, especially ones which get overused due to our lifestyle, like the glutes.
Glute strengthening can be achieved with a mix of bodyweight, resistance band, and weight training. It is a commitment to work on them, but never boring. Glute training will make you focus on hip extension and abduction, external rotation, and even single leg balance. It should contain holds, explosive reps, slow concentration exercises and a flurry of exercises to work on all the muscle fibers.
Balance these out with hip mobility work so that you maintain muscle quality and the ability to move. Over a period of time you will learn to differentiate between exercises that work on strength: how much force a muscle and joint are able to produce, and mobility: how a joint moves.
Improve your joint mobility and range of movement by joining our water therapy classes today!
Comments