Mobility is 2023's Best Workout

It's time to build a better foundation before you move faster or lift heavier

- Emily Abbate

PHYSICAL THERAPIST JAMES CHUNG TEACHES A CLASS CALLED KINSTRETCH INSIDE OF MOTIVNY, a movement and physical therapy studio nestled behind a wall of floor-toceiling windows on Downtown Manhattan’s Mott Street.

As Chung himself is getting back into running and training for a 10-mile race as a personal goal in the new year, he knows that the foundations for a solid stride start with mobility – which is exactly what Kinstretch is all about.

It’s something I was personally resistant to at first. You mean to tell me that I’m going to take a full hour out of my day to ‘work out’ without actually feeling like I’m doing a workout? No shoes? Minimal sweat? It sounded, honestly, a little soft. But after a few weeks, I was able to hold certain positions that felt Tom Cruise-level impossible just weeks prior.