Section IV:

Stretch & GroupEx

Section IV: Stretch & GroupEx

Located in the back of the Fitness Center as an offshoot of Section III, this is the place to:

Warm up and/or cool down
Check out a GroupEx class

Visit W&L's official website for the class schedule and the sign-up link (https://my.wlu.edu/campusrec/group-exercise)!

Get your mobility and flexibility work in

Interested in reading more about mobility? Click here for Peloton's Mobility 101!
See below for some starter routines!

Sample Mobility Routines to Follow

Here are a couple quick, easy-to-follow routines that I recommend!
On Instagram, some people whose mobility content I also enjoy are @movementbydavid, @mazen.movement, @eduardo_orihuela_, and @squat_university.
I'll be dropping my personal mobility routine on @lifty.nguyen sometime in the near future, too!

CalisthenicMovement

CalisthenicMovement is the actual OG. This account has been at it for at least a decade at this point, and their content is super concise, humble, and effective.

These 3 videos include:

A 6-minute daily routine
A 10-minute full-body routine
Mobility exercises for each joint

Want to focus on the 4 most common problem areas?

Here's the JeremyEthier video on the topic:

Shoulder

Towel Stretch: 5-10 reps per failed arm

T-Spine

Thoracic Extensions: 5-10 reps
Cat Cows: 6 reps each way

Hips

90/90 Drill: 5-10 reps each side

Ankles

Bench Ankle Mobilization: 5-10 reps each leg

All

Weighted Goblet Squat: 30-60 second rocking hold