Best Mobility Exercises For Working Women

Many working woman have little time left in their busy lifestyles so it is important that they get the best value from their workouts possible

Here are some top mobility exercises that will help you retain all over body movement as well as strength training as an added bonus

• Shoulder Sweeps

1. Lie on your mat on your right side with your knees stacked together, making a 90 degree bend
2. Stretch your arms out in line with your chest
3. Sweep the arm at the top up and above your head in a full 180 degree arc while following your hand with your eyes
4. Return to the start position and bring your arm over your body with your fingers reaching to the sky
5. Do this stretch eight times and then change sides and do another eight

• Crab walk

1. Begin in a reverse bridge position with your hands under your shoulders and feet under your knees while your chest faces upwards
2. Walk on your feet and hands in one direction the back in another
3. Keep your hips lifted and core strong
4. Do eight repeats

• Crab Reach

1. Start sitting on your mat with your legs at hip distance apart and your heels pressed into the mat
2. Place your hands on the mat behind you
3. Lift your butt up so you hover over the mat
4. Push up your hips high above a reverse bridge while you take your right hand from the mat and stretch it with a slight rotation towards your left side
5. Slowly untwist your hand while you lower your hips to a hover close to the mat
6. Repeat this on the other side with a total of eight reps per side

• Shin Box

1. Begin sitting on the mat with your knees in a z-sit position towards the left
2. Have your arms stretched out at shoulder height and straight out in front
3. Push yourself to a kneeling position using your hips and glutes while your hands are back behind your body
4. Slowly using muscle control lower yourself back to the start position and switch sidesso your knees face to the right and repeat for eight reps per side

• Three D Kneeling Lunge

1. Begin in a kneeling position
2. Push your left leg forward in line
3. Push your left foot back towards your knee to the left at 45 degrees then @ 90 degrees
4. Push out in line with your body then return to start the stretch again
5. Do eight reps per side

• Cossack Squat

1. Begin with a wide legged stance
2. Squat down on your butt with your weight towards your left heel
3. Straighten your right leg and lift your leg from the mat while you point your toes to the sky
4. Push through your heels and go back to the start. Then switch sides and do eight reps per side

Mobility exercises are the best way for working women who are busy to retain their body’s optimum fitness levels obtain their ideal weight and reduce the ageing effect that comes from today’s modern lifestyles. Mobility exercises help reduce stress and body pain to improve quality of life.