Michelle
Michelle is Functional Range Conditioning (FRC) Mobility & Functional Movement and Kinstretch Certified, Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (E-RYT) 500 Yoga Alliance and Hatha Yoga Certified, Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Provider (YACEP) accredited, Amy Ippoliti Yoga Therapeutics trained, Desiree Rumbaugh Intensives trained, and Wisdom Warriors (TM) Certified Teacher for older yogis. Michelle has a Masters of Science from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Michelle Marchildon brings 20 years of group teaching experience to Lions Den SMP offering classes and privates in mobility strength and conditioning. Mobility is a quickly growing part of strength training and is recognized to keep athletes performing at their best and injury-free. In addition to mobility, Michelle is an internationally-known yoga teacher and leads the 300 level trainings at One Yoga Denver.
What is Mobility Training?
Mobility training focuses on the joints. Soft tissue injury will often happen at the farthest end range of the muscle where it connects to the joints, such as the shoulders, hips, ankles, wrists and throughout the spine. While the belly of the muscle is easily trained with weights and resistance, the end range – ligaments and tendon - is often the weakest link and most susceptible to tears and strain.
Who needs it?
No matter your athletic discipline, focusing on the joints will expand your range of motion and create stability at the same time. It is particularly advantageous for athletes over 40 and people who are extremely tight in the muscles to maintain physical potential.
How often should I do it?
Mobility training can be done every day, once a week, or once in a while. You will see improvement in your range of motion and control.
It is difficult?
Mobility work will always be challenging because it trains muscle groups that are often ignored such as wrists, inner and outer hips, ankles and rhomboids.
Mobility Training is Mindful Training
Working on our range of motion and stability draws the focus inside to how the body feels. It is quite different than focusing on how it looks.