It’s time to leave the land of static stretching behind in favor of the dynamic warm-up. By completing moves that mimic those you’ll be doing in your routine, the body will be adequately prepared for whatever lies ahead.

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Tools Of The Trade

Properly prepare for movement maintenance by picking up the tools of the trade. Foam rollers, lacrosse balls, floss compression bands are the favorites to have in your toolbox.

Stock Up Your Mobility Toolbox Here

3) Self-Torture Is How We Roll

Relieving muscle soreness with deep tissue can be a lifesaver.

You don’t need to break the back with a weekly sports massage when you’ve got your own mobility tools.

Kelly’s own MobilityWOD video will provide you all the self-induced massage techniques you need. You might have to grin and bear the self-torture, but gritting it out can do wonders for tight muscles by breaking up scar tissue and improving circulation.

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4) Apply Tension / Traction

Now you’ve relieved your tight muscles, it’s time to move to resistance bands. There’s a number of ways bands can help with mobility…

…But the goal is to apply tension / traction to your muscles.

(Check out some of Kelly’s Youtube videos on this for more info)

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5) Listen To Your Body

Maximizing mobility doesn’t have to take months or years. Check mobility before and after each stretch session to assess effectiveness. If you perform a bodyweight squat before and after a round of self-massage, there should be a noticeable improvement in positioning.

Use this feedback to then address further deficiencies, and work on these next time around.

Consistency is key!