May 21, 2025

“Nobody puts Baby in a corner,” okay, but did you tell her that’s where we do our best mobility training?

I bet if Dirty Dancing’s Jennifer Grey had tried hip mobility using a corner she’d have nailed that jump much sooner.

Luckily for you, you can put your dancing shoes on as soon as you’re done with the new Mobility Express: Lower Body class I just posted (jump to MEx: Lower Body here).

We cover hips, knees, feet, ankles— all in one class, and nearly everything is new!

In class I mentioned this PRO-TIP, but I want to be sure isn’t glossed over:

You hear me talk about looking for ways to generate as much internal tension as possible, and the corner of a room can be an ideal place for a lot of work we do in 90/90.

As you PUSH into the walls, it’s going to stabilize and secure your core and upper body, and you’ll be able to recruit more muscle fibers in through the hip as you work.

Is it mandatory? Not at all.

Will you probably get a bit more out of it if you have something like this to push into? Did Patrick Swayze make overhead pressing look romantic?

Emphatically yes, mmmkay?

I often use a bench, coffee table, or other heavy object to drive tension into when in a side-lying position, but a corner is perfect for this drill in the MEx class, as well any other drills in 90/90.

REGULATORS, MOUNT UP! -Warren G., obviously recruiting all members to join forces to spread the message of mobility.

One of my favorite side-benefits of mobility training is its impact on the nervous system.

Our autonomic nervous system has two parts, the sympathetic and the parasympathetic that act like a gas pedal and brake pedal, respectively. Too bad most of us have a sympathetic nervous system with a lead foot so heavy it’d make Nascar drivers jealous.

Unfortunately, we rarely realize when we’re stuck in the sympathetic.

We like to think watching TV or scrolling on socials is “winding down,” but we have to work to strengthen our parasympathetic system just like we’d train a muscle.

We need non-input time: we need breathwork, meditation, nature without headphones, etc.

And the breathwork we do in class, especially prior to the drills in the 200-level classes, helps strengthen the parasympathetic nervous system.

Which can affect everything from sleep, to stress, to how you digest.

Using the breath during these drills is CRITICAL to help change the tissue (almost like ‘back-dooring’ our mobility gains) but should also help you feel more regulated internally— so please, pay attention to the breathing cues in class. They make all the difference.

Now go, get to the new Mobility Express: Lower Body class— where I want you to thank yourself for showing up and putting in the bodywork, so you can leave singing ♫ “I’ve had the time of my life, and I owe it all to you!” ♫

Keep putting in the good work, your body loves you for it.

Take good care,

Angela

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