The Benefits of Cross Training for Recovery and Injury Prevention

Cross-training is an important part of any active lifestyle. The largest benefit to cross training is overuse injury prevention, but an additional benefit is the mental break you get with the wide variety at your disposal when it comes to supplementary exercise modalities (cross training!) Whether you’re looking to take up a new hobby or just want to challenge yourself with something fresh, cross-training is always a great way to help you achieve your fitness goals.

When thinking about cross-training you want to consider some of the activities you regularly do (think running, cycling, golfing, tennis, or even triathlon training!) that you should counter-balance in your cross training routine. By combining cardio and strength training with recovery exercises, you can reap much more benefit from all of the above and drastically improve performance. The saying goes, the harder you train/play, the harder you should recover! Your body’s adaptations to training actually happen WHEN YOU ARE RECOVERING from each session.

At CORE57, we offer classes that focus on achieving improved cardiovascular health, greater range of motion, relaxation and flexibility in the muscles, and overall optimum movement. Having a variation of workouts in your schedule that align with your interests not only benefits you physically, but mentally as well.

What is Cross-Training?

Chronic, repetitive motions (as we do when we play any sport, or participate in any of the same activity often) increase your risk of sustaining an injury from strain or overuse and the perpetuation of muscular imbalances. But with your individual prescription for strength training, cardiovascular fitness, and recovery modalities, that we provide for you in your evaluation at Core 57, your body will respond optimally so that performance improves.

Benefits of Cross-Training

While cross-training can help keep you motivated and driven during workouts, it also has a variety of other benefits:

• Allows you to work muscles all over your body

• Prevents continuous strain on certain body parts

• Exercising different muscle groups may help your muscles adapt more easily to other activities

• If injured, you are able to modify or substitute other activities

• Benefits for Your Hobbies and Activities Outside of the Gym

We now know that cross-training is great for your overall health and wellness, but did you know it also can help you thrive in your hobbies outside of the gym?

Cross-training for full-body wellness allows you to gain strength in ways that may help you master your favorite activities. For example, improving your flexibility can make hobbies like yoga and dancing less stressful on your body, while enhancing your stamina can help you with hiking, swimming, or tennis. Strength training also allows you to excel in activities like rock climbing or kickboxing and mobility and strength training are great tools for improving your golf game!

No matter what activity or sport you prefer to do in your free time, targeting different elements when exercising can make a huge difference in your personal advances.

How CORE57 Can Help

Here at CORE57, we offer a variety of class formats that will not only benefit your golf game but will lead to a healthier, stronger lifestyle overall. Before you hit the links, consider some of these classes for some additional cross-training.

CORE

A strong core from your shoulders to your hips will help improve athletic performance. This class utilizes a variety of exercises to strengthen your core, increase mobility ,and build a better foundation to improve posture.

Recover: Stick Mobility

Stick Mobility Training improves your mobility, stability, and strength. This class combines joint mobilization and deep fascial stretching to increase athletic performance, reduce risk of injury, and accelerate recovery. This class is an essential addition to any person looking to improve hip and shoulder mobility.

Maximum Mobility: Shoulders & Hips

Muscle imbalances, postural issues, and improper movement mechanics jeopardize our structure and hinder our movement potential. The primary goal of this class is to develop, or reestablish, the appropriate levels of mobility and stability required to produce efficient human movement. By creating a better stability- mobility relationship in the human body, you can decrease the risk for injury and allow the body to perform at a higher level.

Roll and Restore

This class will guide you through unique self myofascial massage techniques that will roll out tension with foam rollers and balls, improve your breathing, and break dysfunctional movement patterns in the upper body.

Ready to get started? Contact us today to learn more about our membership process at CORE57!