THE SYSTEM
PILLAR PRINCIPLES
Our practice has developed out of a unique fusion of theories within movement science, and compounding applications of various training methodologies.
Pillar Principles, a philosophy of human movement created by Eric Weldon, is one such methodology, and is foundational within our approach to training. Eric’s concepts, and their applications, focus on developing physical sensitivities and strengths so that we can become more efficient in our ability to hold positions and pattern movements.
OUR MISSION
At Flobility, we believe that every human body has the potential to move with freedom and strength. Our mission is to unlock this potential through a spine-conscious system that harmonizes mobility, strength, and awareness.
OUR VALUES
1. Freedom Through Movement: We believe that the body’s natural movement patterns, when fully optimized, offer freedom from pain and restriction.
2. Mind-Body Awareness: Flobility emphasizes awareness of every muscle, every joint, and the body’s relationship to gravity.
3. End-Range Focus: Our method is grounded in pushing boundaries, safely improving range of motion and body control.
4. Proprioception Over Equipment: The body is its own best tool. Our system trains you to develop proprioception—body awareness—without dependence on equipment or tools.
THE HIP HINGE
Our ability to move adeptly is determined in large part by how proficient we are at initiating movements. Unfortunately, for many of us this means not hinging our hips properly; an all too common issue that places excess stress on the spine and other joints like the neck, shoulders, and knees.
The hip hinge - a fundamental movement pattern – has increasingly become more difficult due to its over-looked importance in proper body mechanics. It's time to reacquaint ourselves with what it takes to be true masters of human locomotion!
Our practice has a plan to help improve the quality of your life: training that strengthens and stabilizes your core and glutes, plus stillness activities designed to strengthen hip flexion. Mastering this hinge can be transformational - you won't believe how much better you will feel!
OUR APPROACH
The Flobility practice revolves around one central pursuit - retraining movement of the spine.
We all have a primary point from which we anchor our movement. Ideally, that anchor would lie at the base of the pelvis (the sitz bones), allowing us to initiate movement from the hip.
However, due to excessive sitting, text neck, restrictive clothing, and other modern day trends and behaviors, many of us lose our ability to move from the hip, and begin to anchor movement in the lower back; subconsciously and habitually bending from the lumbar spine.
When this occurs, not only do our hips immobilize, but our upper backs freeze up and we lose the ability to flex and extend through our thoracic vertebrae. Essentially, our lower and mid backs become hyper compressed as they bear the majority of the load generated as we move or hold positions.
This flip flops the structural conditions required for efficient movement, as outlined in the Joint by Joint theory, and creates physiological issues that reverberate beyond just posture and movement.
Our system is designed to decompress by strengthening the hips, and gradually installing mobility higher and higher up in the spinal column.
