MAKE A DIFFERENCE in your workouts—and your life—by taking more time to focus on healthy, pain-free movement.
The new Men’s and Women’s Health 15-Minute Mobility program will be your guide. The quick, effective workouts were designed by physical therapists Dan Giordano, PT, DPT, C.S.C.S. and Winnie Yu PT, DPT, C.S.C.S. to help you to work through the types of movement patterns they have found is most helpful for the exercisers, athletes, and everyday people they work with in their practice.
Each of these sessions is focused on a specific muscle group, which will allow you to home in on problem spots and work to improve your movements. Most of the sessions don’t require any equipment, but there is one dedicated foam rolling session, so you’ll need to have a foam roller on hand.
You can use these workouts as warmups to your longer routines, or at any point in the day you feel the need to get moving. The program is only available to Men’s Health MVP Premium members, so unless you join, you won’t be able to read further and follow the workouts.
The 15-Minute Mobility Workouts
Core Strength
Take 15 minutes for this low-impact core session that will bolster strength and stability. You’ll run through a series of planks, performing the standard movement, get-ups, and side planks. From there, you’ll shift to other core exercises, like oblique raises, dead bugs, runner’s crunches, and bear plank shoulder taps.
Hip and Back Mobility
The focus here is on opening up your hips. You’ll do this with slow, controlled floor movements like hip openers, 90-90s, toe-touch stretches, half-kneeling positions, and hamstring stretches.
Full-Body Recovery
Make sure you’re focused on recovery here; there should be no rush to your movements whatsoever. High plank walkouts, bird dogs, glute activations, and side plank clamshells and reach throughs will get you there.
Foam Rolling
You’ve probably wondered exactly how you can use a foam roller effectively. Now, Giordano and Yu will show you how. You won’t just be rolling out your legs and back, though—this series targets your back and hip mobility.
Want more exclusive workout programs? Check out what else is available to you as an MH MVP in our Training Lab here.
