Originally Posted by
berner
Maintaining strength and flexibility is more important than improving performance. In my view maintaining mobility well beyond our youngish years should be part of the mix as well. Steady, often vigorous exercise coupled with stretching to maintain range of motion go together. If we go to any public place, such as a shopping mall, notice people in their older years and how they move.
I will go even further and say that healthy movement patterns is even more important than raw strength. There are many people who are strong in the gym or naturally strong because of their genetics but who can't move properly and their range of motion is very restricted, what's the point of being strong when a person can't move properly, or has difficulty performing daily tasks ??