An often over-looked fitness quality is how well you move.  I definitely believe in strength training, whether its for sports performance, fat loss, or general fitness…..

but what about the quality of your movement?  If you are just training on weight machines or doing bodybuilding style training, your movement quality may be lacking.  Many people definitely need more work doing resistance training.

They also need to be training on their feet in order to apply this strength to their everyday activities.  I was at a fitness seminar a while back and one of the presenters was Dave Schmitz.  If you’re not familiar with Dave, he is a very dynamic presenter.

Which is fitting, since the resistance band training he does is extremely dynamic.  He did some demos with a few trainers who were pretty muscular, but looked like they could use some additional work on their total body coordination.

Training with flex bands is one way to accomplish this.  They are a great tool for agility and flexibility training.  They can definitely help your muscles react quicker.  You want strong muscles but you also want them to contract quickly and resistance bands can help.

If some of these fitness professionals need work in this area, then “averaqe” people also need some help.  As I said, exercising while sitting or lying down may not make you very coordinated when you are standing.

If like me, you are just a recreational athlete or weekend warrior, quickness and agility training will increase your performance – or, if you just want to play with your kids/grandkids and avoid injury, this can also be achieved.

I also like to do joint mobility training to increase my movement quality and “de-stress”.  Work on your strength, mobility/flexibility and coordination when you are young and you will greatly increase your chances of never feeling old.

Get moving!

Brian

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