Bulletproof Your Body with Kinstretch & CARs

We spend a lot of time thinking about building stronger muscles, but not nearly enough about building strong joints. If strong muscles were all it took to prevent injury and stay mobile for life, NFL players would be bulletproof.

Yet even the strongest, most highly trained athletes on the planet get hurt. Strength matters, but how your joints move determines how much of that strength you can actually use. That includes how well you can control your body at the edges of your range of motion (ROM), the full span of movement in each joint. In other words, how well you handle all the weird positions life throws at you, whether that’s a HIIT class, yoga, or lifting weights, or dancing, skiing, pickleball, and picking up (grand)kids off the floor.

Strength Training For your Joints

Enter Kinstretch. It’s not flashy. There’s no choreography, no burpees, no crow pose, and you probably won’t walk out bragging about your calorie burn. What you will do is learn a whole lot about your body and how it moves, all while building stronger, more capable joints.

September = CARs 🚙 

This month’s Kinstretch focus is CARs (Controlled Articular Rotation). If you’re wondering what the heck CARs are, we’ve got you! CARs involve slowly moving a joint through the largest range of motion you can control. When you do CARs they flush synovial fluid through the joint and cartilage. This helps remove inflammation and slows the degeneration of your joints as you age. It’s a super easy tool that enables us to make gains, maintain mobility and enjoy regular activities for years to come. 

If you have only 1 hour during the week to take a class, Kin is the one you want. Come Kin with us on Tuesdays at Noon! You’ll also find Kinstretch sprinkled into all our yoga classes as well. The combination of stretching, movement and joint mobility is one you won’t want to miss! Check our schedule and book your classes on our website or the Studio UV app. 

Sample this FREE Kinstretch class from our Remote Studio to see what it’s all about! You can find many more Kinstretch classes along with the rest of our library in the Remote Studio. Great for when you’re on the go or live too far to get here on the regular!