Originally Posted by
Carbonfiberboy
That's the gospel I preach also. Everyone wants a chemical fix. No. The fix involves a lot of hard consistent work.
People do run into problems when they try a new movement and have some pain after. It can be hard for a newbie to separate good pain from bad pain. That takes experience or a good adviser.
In my case, it's more consistence than hard work for mobility and general fitness: I'm talking about a total of one minute of calf raises, body-weight only, 2-3 times a week...maybe 1-2 minutes of bodyweight squats, pistol squats, and lunges, 2 sets of 10 pushups done slowly, 1 minute of slow arm circles, 1 minute of single-leg deadlifts, and maybe a couple other movements.
Were taking 10 minutes in the morning and done...