Beginner's Guide To Mobility
Whether you're looking to improve your athletic performance or overcome a longstanding injury, this course is your starting point.
Because exercise alone isn't enough.
Use it or lose it.
The concept of entropy.
Maintenance first.
CARs defined.
Why CARs?
Frequency & rep recommendations.
Navigating a busy lifestyle.
Benefits of CARs.
Identify motor control dysfunctions (MCDs).
Screen for closing angle joint pain (CAJP).
CAJP downloadables.
Body check-in prior to exercise.
Change intensity based on purpose of CARs.
Different levels of CARs.
Progressive overload.
Programming CARs.
CARs routine (17 min).
Seated CARs routine (15 min).
Express CARs routine (8 min).
Quadruped & seated CARs routine (13 min).
How to utilize the self-assessment CARs videos.
CARs assessment form - downloadable form.
Neck CARs.
Shoulder blade CARs.
Shoulder CARs.
Elbow CARs.
Wrist CARs.
Thoracic spine CARs.
Spine segmentation CARs.
Hip CARs.
Knee CARs.
Ankle CARs.
Toe CARs.
Why do we need variations of CARs?
Standing neck CARs (level 1).
Quadruped neck CARs (level 2).
Supine neck CARs off bench (level 3).
Prone neck CARs off bench (level 3).
Child's pose neck CARs (level 2).
Child's pose neck CARs with TS flexion (level 2).
Child's pose neck CARs with TS extension (level 2).
Lateral flexion bias neck CARs (level 1).
Standing neck CARs with max irradiation (level 3).
Prone neck CARs [extension+rotation focus] (level 2).
Supine neck CARs [flexion+rotation focus] (level 2).
Standing shoulder blade CARs (level 1).
Quadruped shoulder blade CARs (level 1).
Shoulder blade CARs in low bear (level 3).
Shoulder blade CARs while hanging (level 3).
Standing TRX shoulder blade CARs (level 3).
Shoulder blade CARs in push-up position (level 3).
Shoulder blade CARs in standing with various degress of shoulder flexion (level 1).
Shoulder blade CARs with glenohumeral IR (level 2).
Shoulder blade CARs with glenohumeral ER (level 2).
Standing shoulder blade CARs with max irradiation (level 3).
Standing shoulder blade CARs with TS blocking (level 2).
Standing shoulder CARs (level 1).
Quadruped shoulder CARs (level 2).
Shoulder CARs in low bear (level 3).
Standing shoulder CARs with max irradiation (level 3).
Shoulder CARs with TS blocking with squat rack (level 2).
Shoulder CARs with TS blocking in half-kneeling (level 2).
Shoulder axial rotation CARs [90 degree elbow bend] (level 1).
Shoulder axial rotation CARs [straight arm] (level 1).
Prone swimmer shoulder CARs (level 3).
Standing elbow CARs (level 1).
Standing elbow CARs with max irradiation (level 3).
Elbow CARs in overhead position (level 2).
Elbow CARs in shoulder extension.
Elbow CARs with straight arm and different wrist positions [nerve tensioners] (level 2).
Wrist CARs in standing (level 1).
Quadruped closed chain wrist CARs (level 1).
Wrist CARs in standing with max irradiation (level 3).
Wrist CARs with open fist [in supination & pronation] (level 2).
Wrist CARs with closed fist [in supination & pronation] (level 2).
Wrist CARs on yoga block (level 2).
Wrist CARs with object on forearm (level 2).
Wrist CARs with straight arm and different fist positions [nerve tensioners] (level 2).
Standing thoracic spine CARs (level 1).
Seated thoracic spine CARs (level 1).
LS blocked TS CARs (level 2).
Spine segmentation CARs in quadruped (level 1).
Spine segmentation CARs in standing (level 3).
Spine segmentation CARs in seated (level 1).
TS blocked LS CARs (level 2).
LS rotational CARs in quadruped (level 2).
Standing open chain hip CARs (level 1).
Standing closed chain hip CARs (level 1).
Standing hip CARs with blocking using squat rack (level 2).
Quadruped hip CARs with blocking (level 2).
Quadruped hip CARs with object on lower back (level 2).
Standing single leg closed chain hip CARs (level 3).
Hip capsule CARs in supine (level 1).
Supine straight leg hip CARs (level 3).
Sidelying hip CARs (level 2).
Seated open chain knee CARs (level 1).
Standing closed chain knee CARs (level 1).
Standing knee CARs in hip flexion (level 2).
Standing knee CARs in hip extension (level 2).
Supine knee CARs [nerve tensioners] (level 2).
Knee cap CARs (level 1).
Knee capsule CARs (level 1).
Seated open chain ankle CARs (level 1).
Standing closed chain ankle CARs (level 1).
Ankle CARs in long sit with yoga block (level 2).
Supine ankle CARs with straight leg [nerve tensioners] (level 2).
Standing ankle CARs in hip flexion (level 2).
Standing ankle CARs in hip extension (level 2).
Seated ankle CARs with toe flexion (level 2).
Ankle capsule CARs (level 1).
Standing toe CARs (level 1).
Standing toe CARs with various degrees of ankle dorsiflexion (level 2).
Toe CARs in bottom of squat (level 3).
Short Foot Exercise + Toe CARs (level 3).
Are CARs enough?
Weekly habit tracker - downloadable.