Mobility and Flexibility Training
Mobility is range of motion you can control. Being able to get into a position is one thing; being able to produce force there, at speed, is the thing that matters in a sport.
Why it is programmed, not tacked on
Static stretching before training does not do what most people think it does, and a general stretching routine will not touch a restriction that is specific to one joint on one side.
So mobility work here is prescribed off the screen. If the assessment says your left ankle has fifteen degrees less dorsiflexion than your right, that is the thing being worked, and that is the thing being retested.
What limits an athlete
Restrictions are not interchangeable, and they are rarely where the discomfort is:
- Ankles — limits squat depth, sprint mechanics, and how you absorb a landing
- Hips — limits stride length, change of direction, and how much the low back has to compensate
- Thoracic spine and shoulders — limits overhead positions, throwing, and hitting
- Tissue quality — old scar tissue and chronically tight tissue that will not lengthen on its own
What sessions include
Dynamic work before training
Movement-specific preparation that gets joints through the range they are about to use. This replaces holding a hamstring stretch and hoping.
Loaded range work
The part most programs skip. Strength through the end range is what makes new range stick — otherwise it is back within a few weeks.
Soft tissue work
Foam rolling and myofascial release, used to make a range available so it can then be trained. Useful as a warm-up tool, not a substitute for the loaded work.
Static work after training
Where longer holds actually belong, once the session is over.
For athletes and for adults
A pitcher and a lineman are limited by different things. So is a fifty-year-old who sits at a desk, and none of them get the same routine.
The mobility work is built from the same screen everyone else gets. What changes is which joints matter for what you are doing.
Get screened
Mobility work is programmed off a physical assessment.
Booking is online, or call 707-753-3583. Every participant needs a signed liability waiver on file, and athletes under 18 need a parent or guardian signature.