Range Of Motion (ROM): Why You Need To Use It Or Lose It?

By Shane Dowd , CES, CMP

🤓 A few weeks ago I was invited to be interviewed on the "Get-Fit Guy" podcast with Certified Fitness/Triathlon coach/podcaster Brock Armstrong.

Here is what Brock had to say about our interview:

Range of Motion (ROM):
Why You Need to Use It or Lose It

🔑 Good range of motion is the key to living a mobile, active, and fit life.
But range of motion can decrease after an injury or as we age. Expert Shane Dowd joins Get-Fit Guy to talk about the three exercise pillars that will help you get and stay fit and flexible.

🚀 THE QUICK AND DIRTY

We can lose range of motion suddenly due to an injury or we can lose it slowly over time.
Having a consistent movement practice can help us notice when we are tightening up.
To maintain a good range of motion you need to look after your soft tissues by doing self-massage and stretching.
We must also maintain a good level of strength to be able to enjoy the full range of our motion.
Having a consistent movement practice can help us notice when we are tightening up.
To maintain a good range of motion you need to look after your soft tissues by doing self-massage and stretching.
We must also maintain a good level of strength to be able to enjoy the full range of our motion.

👉 My guest on this episode is a Certified Massage Practitioner (CMP), Strength and Conditioning Coach, and Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES). His name is Shane Dowd, and he's the CEO and founder of GotROM.com. Shane is truly passionate about (or maybe even obsessed with) keeping your body moving at its best.

😩 Eleven years ago Shane was told that his hips were so messed up they needed surgery. The X-rays and MRIs confirmed it. He was told "You're screwed, son. Get the surgery before it gets worse." He didn't listen ... and he's glad he didn't! Now, he believes almost anything is possible when you upgrade your passion to an obsession. And Shane's obsessed with helping people who are injured (or simply getting older) get and stay fit.

It all started with deep squats

🏋 A few months ago, I was getting frustrated with my deep squat. (That's the kind of squat where you can just chill out with your butt right down near the ground and your heels planted firmly beneath you.) I have been working on and off for years to make my squat more comfortable. And after some initial success, I plateaued.

So, when I heard about Shane's website, I signed up for his 45-day program to Master Deep Squats.

🎯 I was so impressed with his approach and my results that I knew I had to have Shane on the podcast so we could nerd out about Range Of Motion (that's the ROM in GotROM.com).

Listen to the 19-min interview below...

Click to listen to the podcast here...