Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

How To Avoid Neck Pain And Stiffness

Dr. Ben Kim — Sun, 24 Nov 2024 05:00:00 +0000

Spinal Mobility Exercises

This is a look at how to use a neck massager to promote a healthy neck. The neck massager can be found here:

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Half Kneeling Windmill to Open Up Tight Hips and Shoulders

Dr. Ben Kim — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 21:12:15 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Hip Mobility Exercises

To open up tight hips and shoulders, this is a movement worth doing daily.

Be sure to note the position of the back leg - the foot of the back leg is swung closer to the front foot to create more external rotation within both hips. Read more

Weighted Mobility Work For Healthy Shoulders and Core

Dr. Ben Kim — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 13:47:24 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Shoulder Mobility Exercises

One of the key discoveries I stumbled upon during my years of private practice is demonstrated in the clip above.

The idea is to take our joints through their natural range of motion while holding some weight that encourages healthy elasticity of the ligamentous capsule surrounding the joint we're working on. Read more

Movement For Healthy Posture

Dr. Ben Kim — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Shoulder Mobility Exercises

This is an active range of motion exercise to keep your shoulders as healthy as Superman's shoulders. :) Read more

How To Build A Resilient Spine

Dr. Ben Kim — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Spinal Mobility Exercises

In a plank pose with one knee bent on the ground and the same side hand behind your head, rotate your trunk so the same side elbow points toward the ceiling. Read more

How To Use A Stick To Relieve Neck Pain

Dr. Ben Kim — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Neck Mobility Exercises

This is how you can use a stick like the dowel of a broom to improve neck mobility. Read more

How To Build Aqua Hips

Dr. Ben Kim — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Hip Mobility Exercises

To build hips as healthy as Aquaman's, try this.

While lying face down with your arms on the ground, left one leg up along the side of your body while keeping its inner thigh as close to the ground as possible. Repeat this on the other side. Read more

Fun Movement That Develops Core and Upper Body Strength

Dr. Ben Kim — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Core Strength

To do this compound movement, you'll need some dip or parallel bars. The set that I use can be found here:

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To Ensure Healthy Forearms

Dr. Ben Kim — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Elbow & Wrist Mobility Exercises

This is a simple and highly effective way of restoring and maintaining ideal supination and pronation of your forearm - both are essential for optimal wrist and elbow health and mobility.

For a series of stretches for the same region, please view: Read more

An Easier Way To Improve Hip Health and Leg Strength

Dr. Ben Kim — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 04:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Hip Mobility Exercises

How to Do My Favourite Squat For Better Balance, Hip Mobility, and Leg Strength at Any Age

Dr. Ben Kim — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Balance & Agility Exercises

One of the most effective ways of maximizing our longevity is to maintain optimal balance, leg strength, and hip mobility - this is a quick look at my favourite exercise that allows us to improve and maintain all three. Read more

3 Stretches For Better Hip Mobility

Dr. Ben Kim — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Hip Mobility Exercises

The idea is to take our hips through internal rotation, external rotation, and then a deep general stretch that includes the glutes and the connective tissue fascia that ties in with the lower back.

All 3 stretches can be held for as long as is comfortable. Read more

An Introduction to 90/90 Hip Mobility Exercises

Dr. Ben Kim — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Hip Mobility Exercises

90/90 hip mobility work is highly effective for improving functional range of motion of your hip joints.

Before beginning 90/90 work, I suggest warming up your spine, particularly your lower spine, as sitting in the 90/90 position can put some strain on your spine and surrounding soft tissues, and thoroughly warming up your back will decrease risk of straining muscles and ligaments in and around your spine. Read more

Variations of Squats to Improve Balance, Core Strength, and Lower Body Mobility

Dr. Ben Kim — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Healthy For Tennis

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Knee Mobility Exercises

A deck squat is the name for the movement pattern of rolling gently onto one's back, then using the momentum of rolling forward into a body-weight squat. Read more

Negative Body Levers to Develop Core Strength

Dr. Ben Kim — Thu, 15 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Exercises for Mobility and Functional Strength

Core Strength

If you feel comfortable with basic plank poses, side twists, arches, and crunches, to further develop functional core strength, you can add negative body levers to your training routine.

You'll need a comfortable surface to lie back on - a yoga mat or gym mats work well - as well as a strong anchor point that you can secure your hands on behind your head. Read more