You Can't Move without a Stable Base

In simple terms, in order to have proper functioning and mobility in our limbs (legs and arms) we must first make sure we’re stable at midline (another word for core). ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Let's go back in time to when we were beginning our journey into movement (or if you have an infant that is learning to move, watch them, its quite fascinating!) Babies have a lot of mobility (picture foot in mouth position). Stability is created first in the head and trunk and once they’ve established a stable base, they begin to: roll over, sit up, then eventually reach with their arms, pull themselves up, stand up, and walk. None of this can be accomplished without a strong and stable base.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Once we put on closed shoes, we lose some of our sensory perception in our feet...then boom: our ankles lock up. We are forced to sit in chairs at school...then boom: our hips and low back lock up. We are given media devices that force us to look down... then boom: our neck and shoulders lock up.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Having a strong core doesn't mean that you can hold a plank for 10 minutes...it means that you can create efficient midline stability for the control and transfer of force outward to the extremities. This movement efficiency isn't measured through strength, it is measured in the complexity of production and control of neuromuscular patterns.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Moral of this story: train stability then watch your shoulders, hips, elbow, knees, wrists and ankles all begin to move with efficiency. ⠀⠀