Yesterday I mentioned the connections between all our body parts and talked a little about how they interact. Today I’ll give another reason to work on range of motion in all the different parts. It’s physics.
Don’t worry: there is no math in what follows.
The physical principle that we care about in this instance is that distribution of motion allows distribution of force. That means that when we have an amount of force, we can put a lot of force in a few places, or a little bit in a lot of places. That second option is usually better in our bodies.
Take, for example, our knees. There they are, sandwiched between our hips and ankles, trying to mind their own business. That’s fine as long as the hips and ankles do their part. However, if our hips get stiff and restricted from too much sitting or our ankles get too used to wearing heels, they can’t move as much. That makes the forces we generate when we walk land on our knees. Over time, that force wears our poor knees out.
The good news is that we can loosen up the tight places and give our knees a break. Pilates is fabulous for this, but stretching, SMR, and massage also help.
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