Mobility
10-Minute Daily Mobility & Recovery
Short, daily routines that fix the desk-job stiffness most strength programs ignore.
- Duration
- Daily, indefinitely
- Days / wk
- 7
- Equipment
- Yoga mat, optional foam roller
- Difficulty
- Beginner
Most weight-loss programs forget that your hips, ankles, and thoracic spine need to actually move before you can squat or hinge well. This 10-minute daily routine takes care of the maintenance work.
Who it's for
- Desk workers with tight hips and shoulders
- Lifters wanting better squat / overhead positions
- Older adults preserving range of motion
Core principles
- 1
Daily and short beats long and rare.
- 2
Move through full ranges with control — no aggressive stretching.
- 3
Do this on the floor before bed; it doubles as a wind-down ritual.
Weekly schedule
Daily
Hips, shoulders, T-spine- Cat-cow8 reps
- World's greatest stretch5/side
- 90/90 hip switches8/side
- Thoracic open book8/side
- Wall slides10 reps
- Couch stretch (hip flexor)60s/side
Progression
- ·After 4 weeks, add a 5-minute soft-tissue (foam roll) prologue.
FAQ
Does mobility work help with weight loss?
Indirectly — better positions let you train harder and recover faster, both of which feed into actual weight-loss progress.
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