Avoiding Injury
The greatest advantage we can give our athletes is to build their most vulnerable body parts first — joints like the shoulders, hips, and spine. Big muscles are nice, but problematic if your joint tissues are compromised. Even if you aren't trying to get big muscles, taking care of your joints will give you freedom and longevity of movement in day-to-day life. Adequately prepared strength athletes, like gymnasts, can be tossed around and have their joints twisted without so much as a grunt. That's our goal for you.
Active Mobility
You will see two types of mobility work at GymFit: Active Mobility and Flexibility. Both are important in building strength and longevity. Active mobility is one of our specialties, from our beginner levels to advanced. Not only is it interspersed in our programming, but there are also individual videos dedicated to active, even weighted, mobility work. Adding weights to your mobility enables shoulders to gradually build towards bodyweight movements like single-arm handstands and side levers.
Passive Stretching
Our Stretch Series presents three workouts that address an entire chain of connected muscles in multi-dimensions. Ligament pain and muscle tightness are systemic issues, tied into a web of myofascial tissue that connect from your head to your toes. By following this curriculum, you will begin to understand how improving one area unlocks others — it's thorough, safe, and fun.
What the science says
Stretching makes you stronger. Career athletes use our program to eliminate pain from repetitive two-dimensional motions: running, swimming, weightlifting, throwing. Joints need love, and it's easier to care for them before they hurt. It is possible to move from out-of-shape beginner to incredible athlete — it only requires consistency and time. Age is rarely a factor: many of our strongest athletes started after age 40 and some into their 70s.