We recently did a class for Catalina Foothill School District that covered some basic movements that you can do on a daily basis to help improve your mobility and function. As part of that class, we posted examples of each of the exercises online, so that the attendees could access the information to refresh their memories later. I figured I might as well share that information with EVERYONE out there that cares to take a look.

Here is the link:

www.performancefitnesstucson.com/15minutes

Check it out and let us know what you think.

Spend 30 seconds to a minute performing each one of these mobility based exercises once a day. Start easy and gradually increase the range of motion you work through over that time period. Work to get a little bit better every rep, every exercise, every day.

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