Doing a combo abs and mobility workout can be a strategic way to work your muscles efficiently and safely.

• Abdominal Exercise: Abdominal muscles help stabilize your core. They also assist your breathing, allow movement, protect your internal organs, and affect postural support and balance. Your abdominals act as an anchor for muscles of the mid and lower back. Abdominal strength improves the endurance of the muscles of your back, so you fatigue less easily and are less vulnerable to strain or injury. Strong abdominals also support good posture by helping prop up your spine, so it feels more natural to stand tall with your arms and legs in alignment.
• Mobility Training: Maintaining flexible muscles and mobile joints helps to increase range of motion and prevent injury, which then allows for smooth and efficient movement in daily activities. Mobility also increases blood flow to muscles, giving them the nutrients they need so they can perform better and be more coordinated. Plus, when you’re more mobile, your balance is better so you’re less likely to fall. Mobility and strength go hand in hand – flexibility helps you move the right way, and strength helps control that movement. Staying mobile means you’ll feel no strain or pain when reaching down to tie your shoes or up for a glass, or walking up and down stairs.

In addition to the benefits of exercise, there are benefits to participating in a group class.