Myth about Flexibility
A lot of athletes train their body to become flexible so that they can prevent injury from happening. Yet they are still getting injured. Is it because they are not that flexible enough, fortunately, they got their flexibility to where they want to. How is that they are still getting injured?
Most people are already used to the fact that they need to be flexible if they want to avoid injury from occurring. According to experts flexibility is just the range of motion. Most flexible people are susceptible to injury because their strength cannot support their range of motion.
There are athletes that are like super inside the playing ground and people say that they are flexible, but they are not flexible. Flexibility is different from mobility. Star athletes have mobility and not flexibility. Mobility is like having flexibility and the strength to back it up. On the other hand, flexibility is the capability to move a joint. That is all you can do when you are flexible. Yes! You can move a wider range from other people, but it does not mean that you are not prone to injury. In fact, being flexible makes you more vulnerable to injury.
Mobility is far more from having a wider range of motion as it also involves the strength to control the range of motion. This is what people should aim for and not flexibility alone.
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Paul Ubiadas is a health enthusiast who likes working out. He always make it into his account to find ways how to improve the body.
This myth is very useful especially to those who are new with exercising (me included).
Ever since I did not aspire to become an athlete because I have hard bones or should I say not flexible. But I admire athletes.
So it would be very important to build strength and flexibility at the same time.
Right
We should always perform warm up exercises and cool down as well before and after workouts to prevent exercise injuries and body pains.
being flexible doesn’t mean you won’t get injured… it’s more like you’ll get less likely to get injured…
Being mobile lessens the risk of injury.
So be flexible and strong enough to support your flexibility. But if you are an athlete injuries are really part of it.
Injuries are part of their lives, but they can limit the occurrence of injuries if they have a mobile body.
wow! at least i know now whats the difference between mobility and flexibility. I am ot flexible at all hehe xx
i’m not sporty myself and the most i do is walking. my boyfriend is one into basketball and running and who’s into the gym 3 x a week and one or 2 times he’s got sprained ankle that will last for a long time. well, i’m not a good judge of one’s flexibility… 🙁 but this just reminds me to exercise more often. 🙂
I actually didn’t think flexibility and mobility are two different things. I consider myself quite flexible, but I guess I have to correct it now. I’m more mobile then 🙂 Anyway, thanks for sharing this very informative post.
Glad to help! 😀
Thanks for enlightening us about the difference between mobility and flexibility. Flexibility lang pala ang meron ako. good to know that.
thanks for this idea, now i know what is the difference between flexibility and mobility.
I guest it means we need to put up weights in order to balance calisthenics and other aerobic activities to achieve mobility right?
It means that we should combine calisthenic with resistance training.
Cool. This makes sense. Now I know what’s the difference between mobility and flexibility. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
No problem!
i still couldn’t comprehend. i think i’m neither, maybe that’s why i can’t relate
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I think this is a great way to define and differentiate mobility from flexibility.. since I once thought they are actually the same thing..
thanks!
i believe that everybody is susceptible to injuries whether you have flexible body or not.
Everybody is susceptible to injury, but having a mobile body will greatly reduce the injuries that you could get.
It is always best to take extra care even if you are flexible or not. Flexibility/mobility doesn’t guarantee safety. We should also consider our limits.
I agree! 😀
I totally agree about the value of flexibility. Just take a look at some of the biggest stars like Pacman, talk about their flexibility training!
This article is saying that we should not aim for flexibility, but rather mobility.
so that could be the reason why many athletes still get injured. Such a nice informative blog posts especially to someone who’s in the fitness industry.
Some of them are just flexible, but not as mobile as the others.
I wanna become flexible. I envied those folks who could stretch their bodies like without bones. I’m much more enlightened on the difference between flexibility and mobility. Now that I read, this post, I wanna become more agile.
im not sure where i fit .. mobile or flexible … definitely not flexible .. i need to hit some routines to get back on shape…