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Alice Porter

Improve your mobility in just five minutes with this full-body routine from an expert coach

Woman wearing black vest and leggings doing a cobra stretch on a blue mat in the living room with a sofa and windows behind her.

It's no secret that strength training is good for us. It can improve everything from muscle mass to bone density and even your sense of balance. But if you want your body to move with ease, then you can't focus on functional strength training alone. You need to work on your mobility, too.

"Mobility represents the intersection of strength and flexibility," says Corey Perkins, a bodybuilding coach and trainer at fitness app Ladder. "Being both strong and flexible is essential for gaining strength and muscle effectively."

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