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This 3-Second Fitness Test Will Tell You Everything About Your Muscle & Joint Health
It’s completely free and can be done anywhere!
Are you curious about where your health lies in areas such as mobility and balance? Do you want to get a sense of potential injury risks and vulnerabilities within the musculoskeletal system? Well, there’s a 3-second test that’ll do just that. It requires no equipment and can be completed in your living room.
The specific movement covered in this assessment is an overhead squat. While it’s often associated with Olympic lifting or high-performance athletes, it’s beneficial for all populations to master. You can assess your ankle, hip, thoracic spine, and shoulder mobility with just one rep. This can also help determine where your balance, coordination, functional strength, and even confidence with movement are at.
If this exercise doesn’t quite go to plan, don’t worry! I’ll also provide practical tips for improving your overhead squat to develop the key health metrics listed above. Everyone deserves to have the functional capacity to live a restriction-free, rigorous life! Now without further ado, take your shoes off, find a wall, and let’s get this assessment underway. ⤵
