(38662,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h1><b>Did You Know....? </b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a personal trainer, strength coach, pilates / yoga teacher we are at the front line of professionals the UK’s public seeks out for guidance and advice on how to move well and move more. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exercise as one of the primary solutions to not only the UK but in fact the global health crisis that now includes a pandemic.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What this means is that we, as exercise professionals, have a duty of care to equip ourselves with the most appropriate and relevant tools and skills to educate, teach, guide, programme and promote safe and effective ‘movement’ prescription.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WE have a hugely important role to play in the WHO’s global plan for improving physical activity levels by 2030 AND  to assist in unburdening the NHS through promoting physical activity. </span>\n<h1></h1>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know? There are 37,000 UK deaths annually from </span><b><i>inactivity related causes</i></b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">!</span></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Vulnerable individuals are those at highest risk but more so during a pandemic, which isn\'t simply going to disappear and is also highly likely to reoccur in the future. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being vulnerable in health terms in many cases could be avoidable if we look at some of the top causes of death worldwide. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO reports that ‘..</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the 56.9 deaths worldwide in 2016, 54% were due to the top 10 causes. The top 2 being Ischaemic heart disease and strokes consistently for the last 15 years. </span></i>\n<h2></h2>\n<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diabetes killed 1.6 million in 2016, up from less than 1 million in 2000.</span></i></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deaths due to dementias more than doubled between 2000 and 2016, making it the 5th leading cause of global deaths in 2016 compared to 14th in 2000. </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lower respiratory infection remained the most deadly communicable disease, causing 3 million deaths worldwide in 2016.’</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is strong evidence pointing towards physical activity being one of the most effective, cheapest, simplest solutions to many of the above health issues. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those being more physically active…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have lower rates of all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, colon and breast cancer, and depression;</span></i></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are likely to have less risk of a hip or vertebral fracture;</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exhibit a higher level of cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness; and</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are more likely to achieve weight maintenance, have a healthier body mass and composition.</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h1></h1>\n<h1><b>Key facts from W.H.O….</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insufficient physical activity is one of the leading risk factors for death worldwide.</span></i></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insufficient physical activity is a key risk factor for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer and diabetes.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical activity has significant health benefits and contributes to preventing NCDs.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Globally, 1 in 4 adults is not active enough.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More than 80% of the world\'s adolescent population is insufficiently physically active.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Policies to address insufficient physical activity are operational in 56% of WHO Member States.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO Member States have agreed to reduce insufficient physical activity by 10% by 2025.</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h2></h2>\n<h2><b>How much should we be teaching our clients to move?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UK Chief Medical Officer Guidelines for 2019 are:</span>\n<h3><b><i>Children and adolescents aged 5-17years</i></b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should do at least 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity physical activity daily.</span></i></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical activity of amounts greater than 60 minutes daily will provide additional health benefits.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should include activities that strengthen muscle and bone, at least 3 times per week.</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b><i>Adults aged 18-64 years</i></b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week or do at least 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.</span></i></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerobic activity should be performed in bouts of at least 10 minutes duration.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For additional health benefits, adults should increase their moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes per week, or engage in 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscle-strengthening activities should be done involving major muscle groups on 2 or more days a week</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><em><b>Adults aged 65 years and above</b></em></h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity throughout the week, or at least 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity throughout the week, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.</span></em></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For additional health benefits, they should increase moderate-intensity physical activity to 300 minutes per week, or equivalent.</span></em></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those with poor mobility should perform physical activity to enhance balance and prevent falls, 3 or more days per week.</span></em></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscle-strengthening activities should be done involving major muscle groups, 2 or more days a week.</span></em></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What equates to ‘activity’?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THIS is the beautiful thing about these recommendations…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YOU DON\'T NEED A GYM! </span></i></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No need to panic or worry about your access to a gym BUT you may wish to consider your LONG TERM business model to include solutions that don\'t only require hiring gym space that you may be limited by should a pandemic alert re-occur.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHO and the British government recommend….. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking &#x1f6b6;&#x200d;&#x2640;&#xfe0f; </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Swimming &#x1f3ca;&#x200d;&#x2642;&#xfe0f; </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dancing &#x1f483;&#x1f3fc; </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cycling &#x1f6b4;&#x200d;&#x2640;&#xfe0f; </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gardening &#x1f337;</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Housework &#x1f3e1;</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupational tasks &#x1f393;</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And anything that moves and loads you and also elevates your client’s heart rate. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So our jobs as exercise professionals may require adjusting somewhat to allow for this changing landscape of exercise prescription. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move Well &amp; Move More! Your country needs you!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NEXT TIME…..</span><b>Dont get caught out! Do you have a plan B?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next week we discuss the importance of having a plan B and what that might look like, along with maybe a plan C, plan D….Ask yourself…..do you have a plan ready for the next pandemic alert or lockdown? Can your business survive? Have you adapted to solutions purely for the short term or long term? Should you prepare a plan for long term changes commercially to your service? </span>\n\nReference;\n\n<a href=\"https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/the-top-10-causes-of-death</span></a>','Did You Know....? 37,000 UK deaths annually from inactivity related causes!','','inherit','closed','closed','','23383-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',23383,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38662',0,'revision','',0),
(38663,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WARNING; During lockdown de-conditioning will likely have occurred in our clients depending upon access to equipment, regular personal training/coaching and possibly low motivation levels.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may have felt the same but for us this has also been the perfect time to educate ourselves, learn new skills and gain new tools to better serve our clients. This blog is about highlighting something we really must consider to avoid risk of injury for our clients both old and new. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something we could consider is adding a few simple additional calculations to our programme design. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Load Management - Why?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk reduction and optimisation of performance! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk factors can be intrinsic like age, flexibility, previous injury etc and extrinsic factors can be ability/level, load, force etc. That said risk factors can be present but no injuries may occur so understand here we are wanting to demonstrate our duty of care by reducing risk.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However chronic load application can be missing from training programmes and training really is a balance. As Tim Gabbett says “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Load being a vehicle to drive clients or athletes to, or from, injury</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">”  If load is ramped up too quickly, performance can decline. Increasing capacity involves more than simply increasing load and so this is what we are exploring here in this blog. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note; we should also monitor, and take note of, health factors such as sleep, diet, stress, hydration and hormones if not already. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Managing the amount of load our clients bodies go through during our training sessions and programming, overtime is something we are all aware of and holds valuable for very simple and obvious reasons. As a profession we are notoriously reputed for NOT having the kind of assessment and monitoring skills that other practitioners, like clinicians maybe, have. However we can often be the first person a client seeks out when emerging from lockdown.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of our industries main roles is to build endurance strength in our clients bodies, whatever their goal, since we are ‘exercise’ professionals, this more often than not means putting their bodies under load. But how do we ‘measure’ that load? When considering the main factor of a strength requirement (aside from aesthetics) the reason we coach strength training is, in basic form, for...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Building Tissue Tolerance</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to build tissue tolerance gradually to avoid risk of injury, overtraining or loss of gains or performance. The very basic level of this is in our basic training when we are taught to use reps, sets &amp; kilos in a gym. But this has limitations for measuring tissue tolerance, other than waiting for an injury! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we only think of ‘load’ as the kilos, reps or sets we could miss other important influencing factors. We have all experienced a client with low energy, motivation or post rehab or a weekend warrior who overtrains haven\'t we!?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So to truly understand the loads their body manages over time it takes more than mapping kilos, reps and sets.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Athletic Spectrum</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After attending Tim Gabbett’s ‘</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Load Management’</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> workshop there were so many magic takeaways from the masses of information he gave us and so I would like to share some of his ideas that he shared with us that day. One of the most profound and useful was a pen and paper formula to measure, monitor &amp; evaluate the overall loads our client’s body is put under. So please understand this content has been taken from his workshop and hopefully condensed into something that can be useful to those of you trainers and coaches who are looking for measuring tools to monitor your clients progress, so you can manage their programming.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all know once we can measure something, we can manage it !</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, Gabbett, recommends if we can put our clients into a load continuum or Athletic Spectrum by calculating a few numbers, then monitor those numbers over time we can identify when they are overtraining or could take advantage of the loads they experience during training based on our monitoring of where they are on the spectrum.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Frequency + Volume  + intensity = Load</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This total load can be measured into units which is something we can then monitor and measure over time.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often only used in elite sport, why would we NOT use the same simple measuring system for our clients to demonstrate how we are guiding them towards their goals in a calculated way to reduce risk by assessing the overall loads their body is under. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can all be added to a simple graph on a spreadsheet &amp; analysed over weeks/months taking into account all influencers BUT we MUST also record their </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">response</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the loads so that overtime we can evaluate their </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tolerance</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to that load. A balance is required in recognising BOTH negative &amp; positive responses to load, is what Gabbett suggests</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Task Specificity</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Task specific relative capacity is also key so that load management relates to the task at hand. So finding numbers that relate could be include distance, heart rate and speed for a runner for example</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone is on an Athletic Spectrum to some degree and the principles of progressive overload, specificity and recovery are effectively the same for our regular clients and not just our athletes. Using load measurements allows us to manage, periodise and also amend or alter when necessary depending upon their response &amp; also their schedule.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more we measure, the more we can manage, the more options and alternatives for their programme can be utilised.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tolerance to Load </b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can’t predict injury but we can prepare our client’s </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tolerance to load</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As suggested, load isn’t the problem BUT the loads that our client’s are not prepared for, are.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training is needed to allow you to check responses to load and should be followed with adequate recovery. Monitoring over time allows us to adjust their programme according to results.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Does The Spreadsheet Look Like?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we think about numbers to measure we may view RPE as subjective however this measurement does allow for <em>perception</em> that equipment doesn’t. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We must also remember our vocabulary may affect clarity so if using this score to understand chronic load over time we need to educate our clients what training feels like for this RPE score and how to communicate it. Ideally it should be reported by the client at 30 minutes after the session for how the actual session felt as opposed to during it. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rating        Descriptor      </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">        </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">0                Resting</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1                Very, very easy</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2               Easy</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3               Moderate</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4               Somewhat hard</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5               Hard</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6              -</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7               Very Hard</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8               -</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9               -</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10             Maximal</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"size-full wp-image-23307\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screenshot-2020-07-25-at-13.57.41.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2644\" height=\"936\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So notice in the graph the use of <em>frequency, intensity &amp; duration</em> to give us the load scores. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Frequency is shown by the number of days and training sessions.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Intensity is using the RPE scale x duration which uses the minutes of training.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using intensity x duration we get = load for that session or day. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then we can total the weekly numbers to get the weekly load. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can then also give us a monthly load and so on. Over time this allows us to monitor and manage the chronic load, thus enabling us to evaluate response and therefore allow us to understand when to manage load by decreasing or increasing it. If our client shows signs of overtraining, fatigue or stress we can reduced load. If they are progressing well we can increase load. Remember noting stressors like overtime at work, family illness, bouts of a cold or even reduced performance during their training session should also be a part of that monitoring response and risk.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This reduces injury risk as much as possible and allows for performance optimisation at the appropriate time for their goal, race, match, game or simply quality of life.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>How Do You Decide When &amp; What To Progress or Regress?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the measurements in place we can analyse how our client is ‘performing’ at any given period. Noticing their response to load is a bIg part of our role. Gabbett, during his lecture, talked about the 10% rule or ‘gossip rule’ of not increasing more than 10% BUT the rule needs to be contextualised he added.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also he recommended being mindful that it doesn\'t necessarily address chronic load or current capacity however w</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e could use a basic 10% in either direction to de-load or increase load. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>What</em> to tweak comes down to your knowledge of the goals, timelines and motivators for your client. So it will to differ from client to client but could be anything from adding or reducing the number of session per week, increasing or decreasing duration of sessions, reducing or increasing recovery, lighter or heavier weights, more or less miles or simply altering from a weights session to a yoga &amp; meditation session. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication is key and understanding enough about your client to do the right thing, at the right time, with integrity and from an informed place. Using logic of justification and thinking things through, solutions will come. Just know there are always a variety of options so that\'s where you must trust your judgement and reasoning since you are the best person to help your client, since you know them best.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUsing a reflective journal along side the other programming tools, allow us to write our critical thinking and ideas for options and is one of my personal favourite tools for subjective monitoring and documentation of thoughts for each clients progress which might offer new ideas future clients.\n<h2></h2>\n<h2><b>Final Words</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your clients need you!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\'t doubt yourself and what you can offer, simply seek to learn new skills to pull out of the tool box when you feel it is necessary and appropriate for each client. One tool may not be right for one client and another may need lots of tools to help. Hopefully this great idea shared from Tim Gabbett\'s tool box will become a useful option for you.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If however you are looking for intrinsic biomechanics assessment tools to add to the mix, to monitor your clients movement and if you would love a deeper level of understanding your clients body PLEASE GET IN TOUCH to arrange a call back to discuss joining our awesome community of <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach-diploma-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biomechanics Coaches!</a> We are always looking for the best and most passionate trainers and coaches to join us in improving the movement of the nation and really make a difference!</span>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach-diploma-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">We are changing the face or what \'personal training\' SHOULD be like!</a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach-diploma-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">JOIN US!</a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach-diploma-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BECOME A BIOMECHANICS COACH</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1>Check out  <a href=\"https://gabbettperformance.com.au/profile/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tim Gabbett</a></h1>','Have You Considered Your Client\'s Load Management Post Lockdown?','','inherit','closed','closed','','23305-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',23305,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38663',0,'revision','',0),
(38664,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h1><b>How Does The Fitness Industry Need To Adapt…?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week\'s Juicemail is primarily to provoke thinking however we would like to understand from you what you feel is required to support you, as individuals and small businesses, to adapt.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The virus has really shaken things up for everyone, and there is a chance we ain\'t seen nothing yet! As the fitness industry is preparing to emerge from lockdown, how do </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WE</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> need to adapt to meet the needs of this new world and are there opportunities amidst the mayhem?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly I would like to assure you that </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WE</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are stronger together and there are associations, groups, organisations and people who are fighting your corner. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to unprecedented circumstances we need to educate, prepare, educate (yes I did say it twice) and be aware of all possible eventualities. This breeds confidence and enables us to lead the nation towards improved physical health that will benefit individuals as well as the nation long term. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can unburden the NHS through guided exercise and improved movement but what exactly needs to happen?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Group Discussion</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week I spoke on a panel invited together by CIMSPA including: </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phill Wright Business Transformation Manager CIMSPA</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Colin Huffen Head of Education CIMSPA, </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Steve Osbourne from Cardiff Met Uni</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sean Greeley of NPE</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We discussed the question </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“How Does The Sport &amp; Physical Activity Sector Need To Adapt…?”  </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from each of our perspectives and we each offered our thoughts based on what we predict from the limited information we have. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With Phill facilitating we discussed; </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How has behaviour changed?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does the workforce need to change in this new norm?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does delivery need to change? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does the message need to adapt?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do our products &amp; services need to adapt?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will share some of my thoughts later in this blog but if you are a member in the CIMSPA Stronger Together facebook page you can go an watch it - </span><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/cimspa.strongertogether/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/cimspa.strongertogether/</span></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>IBA Webinar Discussion &amp; Lectures </b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sunday 5th July we invited 2 guest lecturers to speak at our IBA Webinar;</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Naomi McArdle MSc, CISSN, from the Platinum Training Institute, Belfast, presented an overview of ‘Exercise &amp; Mental Health: Research &amp; Practice’.  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then Hunter Thomson, Health &amp; Safety Expert / Consultant, shared guidance about risk assessments, the law, PPE, government guidance and where to get the most accurate information.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both offered great insight from their areas of expertise and again if you are an IBA member you can access the recording by hitting reply and asking or if you are not a member you can buy this 3hr webinar for £7! Also hit reply and ask!</span>\n<h1></h1>\n<h1><b>What Statistics Do We Have To Help Us Moving Forwards?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the </span></i><a href=\"https://www.ipse.co.uk/ipse-news/news-listing/coronavirus-ipse-activity-and-advice-freelancers.html\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE)</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, prior to the coronavirus outbreak, self-employed people contributed £305 billion to the British economy.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sport England’s insight on the changes in attitudes/behaviours towards physical activity during lockdown should also provoke discussion and I invite you to consider your own service offering while taking these numbers into account….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Savanta ComRes (member of the British polling council) conducted this data capture over 8 x weekly ‘waves’ across 4 days (Fri-Mon)in Englan</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">d</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘Around 20% of adults not active on any day; and around 33% active on at least 5 days.’</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘Other Circumstances are also correlated with </span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lesser</span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> rates of inactivity.’</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These numbers below indicate the % of each group who have done 0 days of 30 mins+ physical activity (Wave 1 data - 03/04/20-11/05/20)</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24% without kids in the house v’s 12% with kids (will do 0 days of physical activity)</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25% without outdoor space v’s 18% with outdoors space</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28% that live alone v’s 18% live with others </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">‘28% of older people (55+) not doing 30 mins+ activity on any given day’</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Question: Can we adapt to ensure inclusivity for those in different circumstances and what does this mean for our businesses?</span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In wave 3: of those who viewed activity/ fitness/ exercise content.. 73% cited YouTube platform used; 19% Facebook; 19% Instagram; 9% the ‘website of my gym.’</span></i>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60% adults walked for weekly exercise </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18% run or jog</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12% cycled</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21% home activity, fitness or exercise class (not viewed)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21% home activity, fitness or exercise class (viewed online)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15% informal active play in the house or garden  </span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">58% adults stated they now have new habits like walking, jogging, cycling. 8/10 members say they are likely to continue with gym </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally this graph shows apprehension about returning to gyms…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23080\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Screenshot-2020-07-06-at-11.06.38.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"788\" height=\"704\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>So How Does The Fitness Industry Need To Adapt…?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the information I have read, the professionals I have spoken to, the panels I have discussed this with and the information I have found on the most reliable sources, plus some common sense; here are my thoughts &amp; suggestions on how we might want to consider adapting….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are things that will affect our businesses &amp; things that </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">may </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">affect them, let\'s break them down so we can consider each and prepare to adapt ourselves and our businesses systematically and logically. </span>\n<h1></h1>\n<h1><b>Risk &amp; Risk Assessment </b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Risk assessing has NOT changed!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the same as it was before covid and we do it all of the time. We assess risk daily, as well as periodically when circumstances change. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So please do not panic! Think of it like this:</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You assess the risk on the road before you cross it checking for cars coming</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You assess risk in the gym environment before you use it by checking if the weights are lying around.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You assess risk without thinking too much about it simply to protect yourself when using scissors, a knife or an electric power tool. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key factors to consider when risk assessing for your work environment:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only if there are 5 or more employees is it law to have a written risk assessment. However good practise would be to have something documented for the worst case scenario and to highlight if you need tp put anything in place.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health &amp; Safety Consultant, Hunter Thomson, suggests using these 3 simple questions for logic and common sense to evaluate:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ol>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">HAZARDS? - what can you see (or not see) that could be deemed a hazard?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEVERITY? - what would the severity of that hazard be should it occur?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LIKELIHOOD? - how likely is it to happen?</span></li>\n</ol>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are lots of templates around or you could make your own and then ask a colleague, or several, to check it over and see if they have any suggestions to add. Then repeat the process periodically to ensure its up to date.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Duty of Care</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a duty of care to help and educate our nation in moving better and with less pain. Our role is also to empower and enable as many people as possible towards a quality of life that can begin to unburden the NHS of many modern ailments caused by poor lifestyle choices. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We MUST see our role in this way and understand, behave and attain the right skills to do this to show the nation what we are capable of as a profession. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we do this?</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We MUST demand better education, not cheaper or easier to access but better quality that is of a standard comparable to our camarades in the clinical world.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How good is your report writing?</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How well do you transfer meaningful information about clients between a multidisciplinary team?</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How good is your vocabulary when speaking to the medical world?</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much detail do you know about what your insurance covers you for?</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We should also aim to deliver our services to as many people as possible, in whatever way we can. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design a system that provides an appropriate service, to the right person, at the right time, from the right professional and prioritising the clients welfare.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WAIT...there\'s more…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Service Provision </b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We now have a digital world that is a commercial no brainer! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we decided to become trainers or coaches we didn\'t do it for the high income and so seem to get uncomfortable when talking about money and thinking</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> commercially….</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BUT</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LIsten, we MUST THINK commercially or we won\'t survive and then we cannot offer our service and help people!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So start thinking about the commercial opportunity to HELP MORE PEOPLE rather than simply make more money, with less cost.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This shunt forward in time with technology has offered us this fantastic opportunity to get online, reduce costs AND our need to be present WITHOUT the cost of staff!.....for at least a portion of our service offering, which means we can serve even more people all around the nation and even the world!! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WOW!! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We must move (scuse the pun) with the times and adapt by educating ourselves and maybe watching what others do but please don\'t get left behind or you could find yourself with no business due to the competition. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like it or not (if self employed or a director) you are in the business of business!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Behaviour Change </b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a subject we need to study further and be aware of since behaviour has changed, attitudes towards health and fitness have changed and all of this means we need to be mindful of our message and platforms we use for delivering our services. Researching modern behaviour change studies will be vital. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some gym goers are now afraid</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some no gym goers now want to go</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some sedentary people are no longer sedentary</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some active people are no longer active </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you could create a questionnaire for your clients or members to better understand how they are feeling about their overall health, going out to your facility/gym or even for a walk? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This market research will help you to adapt to their altered patterns of behaviour or views of health and fitness. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PLUS the act of asking them their views/opinions lets them know how much you care and wish to accommodate them.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Mental Health Awareness </b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This has got to be something we educate ourselves more on moving forwards due to the implications of covid and the sheer number of cases both diagnosed and undiagnosed, of individuals with some mental health issue or concern, and the numbers are quite possibly on the rise!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also the fact that many of our clients won\'t even share this detail with us due to the stigma still attached and yet studies show mental health, and the medications that may be prescribed, can impact on their physical performance and therefore programme design. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet studies also show clearly the benefit of being physically active for our mental health and wellbeing </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This subject is one I will be immersing myself into with the </span><b><i>Level 4 Award in Physical Activity for Adults with Mental Health Conditions</i></b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">qualification through Platinum Training Institute, Queens Belfast Uni </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">since they are a training provider with integrity and to encourage you to do the same.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Finally…...</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May I suggest that, if you haven\'t already, you set aside some time to consider the points raised in this blog and questions like these below…...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel equipped with an awareness of your client’s vulnerability? </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel attitudes towards health have changed? </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you need to alter your hygiene/ cleaning protocols?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you expecting costs to your business to increase or decrease?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you discovered a new work / life balance?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you / could you have more options/packages/value add’s with a digital service?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has your income decreased per session due to distancing regulations? </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel you need extra training in risk?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How important do you feel the exercise professionals role is now more important or less so?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you considered the thought we may have simply been nudged forward 10-15yrs technically?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How will you reach more people? </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you feel about your duty of care to help the nation?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Would you be happily, &amp; publicly, transparent about your qualifications?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel that the education standards &amp; quality in our industry are adequate for the demand today?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel you would benefit from education into how the virus spreads?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you think digital fitness is here to stay?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you think the 400% increase in home gym equipment sales could be detrimental to gyms?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel you are good at embracing change?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you measure the health &amp; safety of your business?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has your insurance changed? Does it need to? How would you know?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you plan to add technology into your programming?</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please do hit reply if you wish to share or discuss your fears, frustrations, ideas and thoughts - let\'s do this together!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">References;</span></h3>\n<a href=\"https://www.platinumtraininginstitute.com/Personal-Trainer-Course/level-4-award-in-physical-activity-for-adults-with-mental-health-conditions/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.platinumtraininginstitute.com/Personal-Trainer-Course/level-4-award-in-physical-activity-for-adults-with-mental-health-conditions/</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.cimspa.co.uk/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.cimspa.co.uk/</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.sportengland.org/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.sportengland.org/</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.wellnessliving.com/blog/covid-19-changing-fitness-industry-forever/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.wellnessliving.com/blog/covid-19-changing-fitness-industry-forever/</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thetrainingroom.com/blog/fitness/may-2013/changes-in-the-fitness-industry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.thetrainingroom.com/blog/fitness/may-2013/changes-in-the-fitness-industry</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.adammendler.com/blog/gymguyz-ceo-josh-york\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.adammendler.com/blog/gymguyz-ceo-josh-york</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.glofox.com/blog/fitness-technology-is-transforming-the-industry/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.glofox.com/blog/fitness-technology-is-transforming-the-industry/</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.welltodoglobal.com/how-the-fitness-industry-is-rising-to-the-covid-19-challenge/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.welltodoglobal.com/how-the-fitness-industry-is-rising-to-the-covid-19-challenge/</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://frntofficesport.com/fitness-industry-digital-changes/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://frntofficesport.com/fitness-industry-digital-changes/</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.precor.com/en-us/resources/how-clubs-can-survive-in-a-changing-industry\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.precor.com/en-us/resources/how-clubs-can-survive-in-a-changing-industry</span></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYour feedback is invaluable to our offering, why not share it with us by leaving comments and feed back about how covid has affected your business and what you feel we can do to help?\n\nor\n\nemail info@biomechanicseducation.com\n\n&nbsp;','How Does The Fitness Industry Need To Adapt…?','','inherit','closed','closed','','23077-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',23077,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38664',0,'revision','',0),
(38665,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right now we are all feeling challenged by the limitations we are faced with trying to help our clients in achieving their goals.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More and more clients are ‘virtually’ begging for help due to their achy back, sore shoulders, painful knees and weight gain!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet we have been stopped from using gyms, we are forced to work online (unless we can find an open space) wash equipment between every client and keep them a good distance apart….all very annoying, right?!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are there other ways to help them or at least to consider? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What more could we do or offer?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is going to happen in the future???</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Is The Personal Trainer’s Role Becoming More Complex?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately our role is to </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">restore our clients movement quality to a more natural state thus enabling them to feel stronger, fitter, faster, lose excess body fat and gain confidence.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sadly lockdown has limited our options but not the ability to educate, demonstrate and offer solutions. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exercise professional’s roles are becoming more and more demanding, seemingly more complex and yet more and more limited, which can feel very frustrating.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Biomechanical Causes Of Modern Ailments </b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When everything seems to be getting out of hand I find that simplifying things helps calm the crazy going on around us. So when ‘exercise’ seems almost impossible without a gym or appropriate equipment, why not shift our thinking towards NOT ‘exercising’ instead?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I mean is when you think about it ‘exercise’ is actually often a replacement for lost movement capacity or a reduction in the required time spent being dynamic to remain physically healthy…...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b><i>Definition</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. </span></i><b><i>Exercise</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; activity requiring physical effort, carried out to sustain or improve health and fitness.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b><i>Exercise</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is </span></i><b><i>physical activity</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that is planned, structured, and repetitive for the purpose of conditioning any part of the body. </span></i><b><i>Exercise</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is used to improve health, maintain fitness and is important as a </span></i><b><i>means</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of physical rehabilitation.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet when we l</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ook at the <a href=\"https://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/factsheet_adults/en/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">guidelines for movement health from the W.H.O….</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adults aged 18–64 should do at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week or do at least 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aerobic activity should be performed in bouts of at least 10 minutes duration.</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For additional health benefits, adults should increase their moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity to 300 minutes per week, or engage in 150 minutes of vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity per week, or an equivalent combination of moderate- and vigorous-intensity activity.</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscle-strengthening activities should be done involving major muscle groups on 2 or more days a week.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">….there is no mention of ‘exercise’ or reps or sets.  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does this translate into options? Nothing stating weight lifting, lunges, bicep curls, 15 reps x 5 sets, 30 second recovery\'s etc etc</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So when you think about the options for achieving “....</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity throughout the week…” </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that leaves a huge amount of room for interpretation. As does “....</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscle-strengthening activities should be done involving major muscle groups on 2 or more days a week</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">…”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cleaning and gardening can fit in here, painting &amp; decorating, moving furniture, playing with kids in the garden, litter picking, hiking, chopping wood, dog walking, activities that can improve the home or environment or even living conditions! Climbing trees, hanging from branches and carrying things up and down stairs. Rearranging things, digging holes, cleaning windows...some of this stuff could even save our client’s money!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>So What?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we focus on what we can achieve with our clients through whatever medium we have available, get creative with our programming and educate our clients on long term health models, are we not likely to have more success long term? Of course we all know this from lockdown.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By using their homes as their gym, creating easy to use household items as tools and bodyweight sessions will have replaced the use of gym equipment for many of you already I am quite sure.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But is it enough? Are our clients now at a higher risk since we are so limited? What more can we do?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movement improvement techniques do not only improve movement, they reduce risk as well as low grade modern ailments caused by poor biomechanics. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While clients are unable to use the gym our job is to show them how to take advantage of every opportunity to avoid movement degradation while improving movement quality.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course the gym is a great place for sculpting and strengthening and having access to lots of equipment for variety with BUT surely we can take advantage of right now?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>BOTH Exercise &amp; Natural Movement Then?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes there is room for both!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And here we have a solution for those of you with tricky clients who are complaining of those modern ailments, back ache, sore shoulders and knee pain. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the words of Katy Bowman…”</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Natural movement solves a myriad of issues”</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely returns our intrinsic biomechanics to a more natural state, it has proven over and over for decades to restore natural movement thus reducing modern ailments caused by biomechanical issues. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movement improvement programmes like iMoveFreely don\'t replace medical interventions and shouldnt be used as such. Yet they DO what they suggest if we consider the whole body.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely cardio</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely strength</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely pilates </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely yoga</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely at your desk</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make them your own style or blend them into circuits or design an iMoveFreely clinic where you educate clients on how to utilise the techniques during long periods of sitting working at home.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn online AND face to face how to instruct an iMoveFreely session.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/imovefreely-instructor-online-virtual-workshop/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>iMoveFreely Instructor Online CPD Training</b></a></h1>\n<h1><b>or </b></h1>\n<h1><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Get the Lockdown CPD Bundle </b></a></h1>','Should We Encourage Clients To Exercise Less?','','inherit','closed','closed','','22901-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',22901,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38665',0,'revision','',0),
(38666,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h1><b>PICK ME!</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all seek approval and yet what does it matter what other people think?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For some reason we have the desire to fit in and be accepted by those around us. If you watch programmes that involve singing or dancing competitions on TV it’s ALL about acceptance and being chosen.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does this differ when we are seeking approval of new clients?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are we not simply in competition with others to be picked?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick me!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pick me!</span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why pick me?</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is like a continuous cycle of wanting to be chosen!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Does The Best Singer Always Get Picked? </b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does the best PT get all the clients?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you demonstrate that you are ‘the one’?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you stand out from the crowd?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How will you become the chosen one?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHY would they PICK YOU?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, you know as well as I do, that the best singer doesn\'t necessarily get picked, but the ones who do will most likely catch your heartstrings because they tell you their story. They are open and honest about who they are and what they want to achieve.  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a trainer or coach you may notice we can become more ‘popular’ when we share our story. Clients feel that they know us, this enables them to connect with us which is vital if we want to attract new clients and gain trust.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask yourself what makes YOU pick someone when it comes to choosing your singing competition winner, or more to the point, how do you pick someone when you’re investing in services?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider that really hard for a moment…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you simply pick the cheapest? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you pick the easiest to access? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you pick the one with certain certificates? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you KNOW who is the ‘best’ if you have never experienced what they offer?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we enable a client to experience us, our service or something that means they feel they trust us enough to invest in our time?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>How Do You Get Picked Amongst The Competition?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use Your Story &amp; Your Client\'s Story!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First share YOUR story about why you became a PT, what it means to you to help people and how you intend to do that. Hit an emotional spot, be true to yourself and they will see that and most importantly feel it. Speak from your heart and let them know you care. Speak to the camera like you are talking directly to the person you see as your perfect client. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk to an individual but know you are speaking to many. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Second, invite your happy present clients to share with you what they enjoy most about your sessions and offer them a free session if they do it on camera!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its so simple and remember people buy on emotion far more than they buy for necessity.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about this next time you experience great service…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Click here and PICK ME!!</strong></a></h1>\n&nbsp;','PICK ME! - Seeking Approval','','inherit','closed','closed','','22758-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',22758,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38666',0,'revision','',0),
(38667,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the question on everyone\'s lips, so let\'s explore it….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>What Has Changed?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One way of looking at this is that we have been shunted forwards 10-15 years when it comes to technology in our industry.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those (like me) who have always been adamant about the face to face aspect of our work have had to adapt very quickly to survive the effects of the virus and being forced into a lockdown. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have had to find ways to communicate online to stay in touch and offer our help while everyone has had both limited access to or no access to resources in gyms or facilities. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have had to get creative with bodyweight, household items, engagement tactics and communication skills. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have been encouraged to find lower cost solutions for those less financially able to afford our services either just now or always have.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of this also under the cloud of fear about the risk of losing our vulnerable loved ones.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>What Has Happened As A Result?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have become more technically savvy maybe, I certainly have!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our confidence dropped and then rose again as we discovered solutions. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We realised (having underestimated) how much we COULD do online AND how much clients could enjoy it!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We discovered new commercial pathways to reach even more people, maybe even your old school buddy who now lives 300 miles away…! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How cool is that!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We also realised maybe how little we could spend by stripping back our costs out of necessity. I am sure many of us have noticed how much we might have been spending on things we probably didn\'t really need…!?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>What Does This All Mean?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well if I am honest, we all feel a certain degree of anxiety simply due to these unprecedented circumstances and the unknown. Yet I also feel there are positive things we could take from this whole experience, long term. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having done a small poll on social media to ask what people did NOT miss during lockdown, I learned it has been a break for those who were stuck in that groundhog day, rushing around with no time to think, frustrated by not quite getting everything done, working long hours and feeling stuck in the slog. I also asked in my poll what people did miss and almost unanimously they stated physical contact, hugs and human contact.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>What Does The Future Look Like For The Fitness Industry?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online training is here to stay &amp; so the quality will improve dramatically</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching PT’s how to deliver an online service will become apart of qualifications </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online training will expose weak players</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Group training will overtake 1:1 for the face to face aspect of exercise for cost effectiveness </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Training clients all over the world will be commonplace</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we have been discussing the effects of Covid-19 on our future, I also want to mention here my previous blogs about CIMSPA’s Chartered status and how they are both moulding the future of our industry. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So further predictions with this in mind…...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Displaying your insurance &amp; qualification certificates will become a requirement </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients will want to know you have Chartered Status</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>What Should We Do? Expect?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This really comes down to us, each of us individually and collectively.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we listen, learn and invest into a carefully thought out future business plan that has all of the old traits blended with our plethora of new traits - surely that can only mean one thing?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will bounce back!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The UK (and everywhere) has been conditioned for the last 3 months to think about their physical health, to invest wisely into it, to take care of their mental health, to support each other….WE are the movement and exercise experts. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WE are the ones who have sustained whatever we could offer and some are now able to offer more services than ever before, with lower costs, at lower prices!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is our voices that have been heard when we demanded more standards, better education, more skills, better recognition and look at us now!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone wants to access our services and there is plenty of room for everyone too.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together we have the skills, the ability and the resilience to provide what the government has encouraged the entire nation to stick to above anything else over the lockdown - movement and exercise.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the emergence of fabulous applications like <a href=\"https://herspirit.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERSPIRT</a>, the rapid growth of <a href=\"https://www.cimspa.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIMSPA</a> who have absorbed REPS membership and education companies doing all they can to offer you online education programmes in an endeavour to support you while you have the time to study during lockdown….we are still adapting and growing in a fluid economy that is unable to predict anything. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Can We Predict What The Future?</b></h1>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sure why not?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can schedule time for positive action…... right now! Go on, do it! Find your diary….we will wait!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok now you\'re back, we can book CPD’s and courses to improve our knowledge and skills while we can and while its cheaper! Yes add this to your diary now….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can hone and practise our ability to deliver movement programmes online - with a view to this complimenting our face to face services. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we ALL do ALL of the above sure we can predict a bright future for our wonderful industry?!!?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PLEASE don\'t get left behind...reach out if you need some help!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>What Can WE Do To Help YOU?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We would like to hear from you about your biggest struggles, your ideas and thoughts for the future and ways in which you feel Biomechanics Education might be able to help…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing you have been asking of us has been online education and so we have done this and created an entire portfolio including the amazingly popular LOCKDOWN BUNDLE </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BUT</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You also asked for cheaper monthly payments for the <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach-diploma-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biomechanics Coach Diploma</a> payment plan so here it is:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a brand new structure and payment plan for our <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach-diploma-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biomechanics Coach Diploma</a> that should enable anyone who has been considering attending for some time to start immediately!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We DO NOT want to make anyone financially uncomfortable but we DO want to help!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our brand new £100pm plan gives you ALL you need to up skill, in your own time, with blended learning resources and both online and face to face workshops that are all CIMSPA &amp; STA accredited.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to help as so many of you are wanting to access this course so we have created a plan that we hope will help at this current time!</span>\n<h1><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach-diploma-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOOK &amp; BOOK HERE - Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching</span></a></h1>\n&nbsp;','What Does The Future Look Like For The Fitness Industry?','','inherit','closed','closed','','22617-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',22617,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38667',0,'revision','',0),
(38668,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h1><b>A Look Into Sports Therapy Training &amp; What It Means For The Therapist!</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>SPORTS THERAPISTS</b>\n\n<b>MANUAL THERAPISTS</b>\n\n<b>We want to help….</b>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Doing Research &amp; Gathering Quality Information</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last week we covered personal trainers and exercise professionals remit, this week will endeavour to cover sports therapists and sports massage therapists, who are another demographic we serve with biomechanics education.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I have discovered is that even within the last 10 years, what sports therapists are taught on courses has changed so much that previously a level taught could “treat” injuries, but now they can’t! Let’s take a deeper look and see what\'s going on….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whenever doing research we should ALWAYS check we are gathering information from reliable resources. To gather the best information for you I have spoken to both a Sports Therapy (ST) degree level lecturer with an Osteopathy degree (along with PT &amp; S&amp;C), a Chartered physiotherapist AND the founder of Sports Therapy Association (STA) who is an ST and heavily involved in the education system with QTLS letters after his name, as I do. This extensive group of practitioners backgrounds of education, experience and expertise are collectively what I would class as a highly respectful amount of professional opinion, knowledge and expertise. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what we discussed:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports Therapy (ST) is NOT a regulated profession. While you can experience a good level of training on a degree, pretty much anyone with any amount of manual therapy training can call themselves a sports therapist - even after a one day course!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even at degree level a Sports Therapist (ST) won’t be able to officially ‘diagnose’ sports injuries. <a href=\"https://society-of-sports-therapists.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Standards-of-Proficiency.pdf#page7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Degree level ST will likely become a member of the Society of Sports Therapists or SST and these are the list of proficiencies for the remit of their members  CLICK HERE FOR LIST</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We MUST be very careful about the wording we use and understand for our remit and skills as they may be misinterpreted or misunderstood which could take you, the practitioner, outside of your remit. It is YOUR responsibility to research YOUR professional language, vocabulary and skills as covered by YOUR insurer. Also to then discuss with your insurer any detail you may wish to clarify ie can I offer my service online? Does anything change by doing this?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Diagnosis or Diagnosing; By Clinicians ONLY </b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SST describes a degree level ST learner as having the ability to </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clinically </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hypothesise but would still have to refer for a </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">diagnosis</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Also, if the problem their client had was non-sports therapy related then the ST wouldn’t have had the necessary training to assess that and therefore wouldn’t know the things to look out for or the questions to ask.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When learning on any sports therapy degree programme it should be made very clear that this level of training </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cannot officially diagnose.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Osteopathy standards of practise it is quite clear - <a href=\"https://www.osteopathy.org.uk/news-and-resources/document-library/osteopathic-practice-standards/updated-osteopathic-practice-standards/updated-ops-01092018.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE A4 7; A6 2.3, C1 1.3,1.4</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also in physiotherapy practise - <a href=\"https://www.hcpc-uk.org/globalassets/resources/standards/standards-of-proficiency---physiotherapists.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE 14.8</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are unsure we recommend you talk to a membership organisation to ask for clarification. Alternatively talk to Gary Benson via the STA, who is extremely proactive in communicating the remit of every level of ‘sports therapist’ from a short workshop right up to degree level. He is also the founder of the STA, which is a not for profit organisation that supports ALL sports therapists and bodyworkers in a huge variety of ways.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Who Are Classed as Clinicians or Allied Health Professionals?</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The </span><a href=\"http://www.hcpc-uk.org/\"><b>Health and Care Professions Council</b></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are an organisation which regulates health, psychological and care professionals in the United Kingdom. They set standards, hold a register, quality assure education and investigate complaints. They regulate:</span>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arts therapists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Biomedical scientists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chiropodists/Podiatrists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clinical scientists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dieticians</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hearing aid dispensers</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occupational therapists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Operating department practitioners</span></li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Orthoptists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paramedics</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physiotherapists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practitioner psychologists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prosthetists/Orthotists</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Radiographers</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speech and language therapists.</span></li>\n</ul>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>How Level 3 Sports Massage Has Changed From Pre 2009-Now</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gary explains here to try and offer some level of clarity in terms of the evolution of the education of ‘sports therapists’ at each level…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 3 Sports Massage qualification issued before 2009, included remedial techniques and insurable for “treating” injuries</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 3 Sports Massage qualification issued between 2009 and 2014 MAY have included remedial techniques and MAY be insurable for “treating” injuries</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 3 Sports Massage qualification issued 2015 - present does not include remedial techniques and is not insurable to “treat” injuries and does not contain prerequisite criteria to access Dry Needling or other invasive treatment courses.</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 3 Sports Massage is aligned to 1 or 2 National Occupational competencies </span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 4 Sports Massage qualifications, since launched are insurable to ‘treat” injuries</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 4 Sports Massage is aligned to 2 or 3 National Occupational competencies </span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 5 Sports Massage as Level 4 above</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level 5 Sports Massage is aligned to 3 or 4 National Occupational competencies </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Research Education Providers With Integrity</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Private training providers use numerical descriptors for courses that MAY not align with  QCF/RQF qualification levels and are for marketing purposes only.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sports Therapy is aligned to 14 National Occupational competencies but still not able to diagnose as this is the preserve of Allied Health Professionals or Regulated Professions as mentioned above (Osteopathy, Physiotherapy etc)</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are variations in Sports Therapy qualifications across FdSc, BSc and Diploma courses, the latter do not appear on any qualification framework.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>It’s Your Responsibility...</b></h1>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to keep up with the direction these industries are going in (even more so since lockdown) then check your education provider for their evidence of quality, speak to different insurance brokers about your training and the relevant cover (it\'s your responsibility to make sure you\'re covered) and stay on top of the very latest information through your accrediting bodies like CIMSPA.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Things change, as you can see from what Gary shared above, and sometimes without warning as lockdown has proven, so committing to good quality education, regular CPD’s, appropriate insurance cover and then </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PRACTICING WITHIN YOUR REMIT</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> protects everyone while </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INCREASING CONFIDENCE </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">both in ourselves AND in how we are perceived as an industry. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We give all of this support and guidance to our Biomechanics Coaches via the Intrinsic Biomechanics Association &amp; with the support of the Sports Therapy Association.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Challenge the system!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Building Your Referral Network</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are in the process of trialling a brand new online </span><b><i>Clinical Clearance Consultation System</i></b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that can speed up the process for PT’s &amp; ST’s in gaining clinical input, with meaningful transfer of information as guided by the government for consistent duty of care throughout the entire process.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information coming soon!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During lockdown, here at Biomechanics Education, we have been working hard to support as many professionals as possible to help the nation keep moving well and more freely. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We view our role as vital in contributing to the health and wellness of everyone as much as possible. We can help more people through joining forces and sharing information we have with you about movement improvement techniques that can be taught, learned, delivered and received both online and in person.  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So to enable you to sustain your ongoing professional development and service delivery while finances are tight we have come up with what we think is an unbelievable investment.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know the current situation sucks but there is light at the end of the tunnel now. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you would like to add new skill’s to your locker then this is for you….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Would YOU Like To Access Our Lockdown Bundle?</b></a></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are doing all we can to support and help YOU all during the period of lockdown. So not only did we create a </span><b>Lockdown Bundle</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> we have also created a plan that means you pay </span><b>ONLY £397</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to access:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lockdown Bundle;</span></a></h1>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pelvic &amp; Spine Biomechanics Online Assessment &amp; Exercise Skills</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely Instructor Online Training</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to Running Biomechanics</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundamental principles of movement analysis online course</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Steps to a successful online presence webinar </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:1 phone consultation with Rachel France </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feedback and support during lockdown</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CIMSPA Membership for 1 year</span></li>\n</ul>\n<h1><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VIEW THE LOCKDOWN BUNDLE BY CLICKING HERE </a></h1>','Sports Therapists… Are You Actually Qualified To “Treat” Injuries?','','inherit','closed','closed','','22301-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',22301,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38668',0,'revision','',0),
(38669,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h2>Do You, As A Personal Trainer, Know Your Remit &amp; Do You Practice It?</h2>\nI am excited about how the industry is going to be raising standards and we need to know what it means for each of us and what we need to do!\n<h3><b>What If Your Potential Clients Actually Asked This…</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me ask you a question….imagine a brand new client of yours and they said to you </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“please can I see all of your certificates, accreditation and insurance papers…?” </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go on be honest, take a moment and then tell me, how would that make you feel?</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relieved you got what you needed in place?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annoyed that they don’t trust you?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Confident they wouldn’t understand it or challenge it?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shocked because you have never been asked before!?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Super happy that finally you get to show someone all of those certificates you have been collecting over the years?</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok let me now ask you another question….why do you do it? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why get insured? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why gain CPD? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why take more qualifications? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why gain accreditations?? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why…...if no client checks them?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another question to consider, as you gain new skills is…..Is Your insurance policy still valid?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How Would You Know?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you are of the mind that </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“a claim?......it will never happen to me” or “...I am sure it will be fine…”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Physical Activity (Health &amp; Fitness) Industry Standards </b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well you may be in for a surprise if you haven\'t heard yet, since the industry is moving towards CIMSPA chartered status </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you haven\'t yet heard about CIMSPA - Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport &amp; Physical Activity here they are:  <a href=\"https://www.cimspa.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https://www.cimspa.co.uk/</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally!!!.....Our industry is being moved confidently, transparently and positively towards a safer, improved set of standards and overall better quality of practice in the fields of movement, sports, participation and exercise. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Led superbly by the CEO, Tara Dillon, her team are tirelessly working to drive the standards up towards a recognition that somewhat equals (in recognition) that of ‘Allied Professionals’ like Osteopaths, physiotherapists etc as a registered body of practitioners through a brand new status;</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b><i>Chartered status</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is awarded to those who have shown real excellence, innovation and quality within their field. </span></i><b><i>CIMSPA chartered status</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> acts as a hallmark of an experienced and qualified professional, allowing everybody within your professional sphere to see and acknowledge your achievements. </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Does This Mean For The Future?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is my prediction (and hope) that there will come a time when those movement practitioners that DO NOT have a chartered status will just not be seen in the same light or respected as much as those with chartered status. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More and more the UK is being told by the government to move well, move more, exercise regularly and consider the health of our bodies and minds. Even through this lockdown there is a constant reminder to go for a walk. Many are not ‘prepared’ for movement, some are scared of movement and so many are uncomfortable during movement to the point where they need help.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Help With Exercise Is Our Job!!</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet WE, the movement/exercise professional, are (seemingly and up to now) the least recognised, least ‘qualified’, least regulated and we have a stigma attached to our level of knowledge that I believe stunts both our self belief in what we are capable of but also elevates and inflates our expectation of what a clinician knows about exercise. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The CIMSPA chartered status is only for those who go the extra mile and want to gain recognition of that, in terms of being seen as delivering expertise, quality and of course, a high level of duty of care. It is for those who take pride in their role and want to make the effort it will take to gain that status.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under the current online boom in offering movement advice and services we are all being forced (I HOPE!) towards checking and amending our insurances. Those who were not up to date are now being exposed to maybe a demand to advertise their qualifications and insurance cover moving forwards, since the whole world can pretty much see what we are all doing, right!?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOOD! This is a great thing!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want a reason to pay for all those CPD’s, insurances and memberships surely!? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to proudly display our practitioner status to all and sundry without concern of being outside of our remit - don’t we!? We want to understand exactly our remit and remain with our boundaries to have confidence in who and what we are covered to deal with. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is my belief many do NOT feel this way right now, many come to me unsure or actually misunderstanding the types of clients ‘issues’ they are qualified and insured to deal with.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>We Want To Help! So We Will Pay For Your CIMPSA Membership For A Year When...</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We feel SOOOOOOO strongly about the work CIMSPA is doing that we want to offer you a gift of 1yr FREE CIMSPA membership to everyone who purchases </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lockdown Mega Bundle</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that we have created specifically to support you through this period of change.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>What Is The Lockdown Mega Bundle? </b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This HUGE bundle of 8 educational resources, membership and content has been put together and designed specifically to assist any trainer or coach who is looking to put their service online OR improve the scope of their already online service. If YOU are looking for solutions THIS IS IT!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, this is literally a gift...especially if you have been thinking about doing our Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching as a step forward with ⅖ of the credit you need to gain towards your Diploma…..and ultimately CIMSPA Chartered status!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check this out….</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pelvic &amp; Spine Biomechanics Online Assessment &amp; Exercise Skills £357 (⅖ credit towards Diploma)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely Instructor Online Training £94 (online service no brainer!)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to Running Biomechanics £87 (perfect during lockdown)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundamental principles of movement analysis online course £27 (theory of intrinsic &amp; extrinsic biomechanics)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Steps to a successful online presence webinar (from a tonne of research about what to do in your business during lockdown)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:1 phone consultation with Rachel France to get started and put this into action £120 (allow Rachel to support your journey personally)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feedback and support during lockdown £100 (As always!)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12 months CIMSPA membership £30 (WOW! This really is a special gift)</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Value £815)</span>\n\n<strong>Your investment ONLY £397</strong>\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle/\">Click here to grab your bundle now!</a></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ONLY AVAILABLE DURING LOCKDOWN</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are also offering the full Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching (which includes all of the above plus the final 3 credits/modules) for just £100 per month to those who sign up during lockdown.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"https://calendly.com/biomechanicsrach/introcall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have more questions, just book a call with me, just click here!</span></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next week we will talk about sports therapists and manual therapists and how this affects them too.</span>','How The Personal Training Industry Is (Finally) Raising Standards','','inherit','closed','closed','','22127-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',22127,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38669',0,'revision','',0),
(38670,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','If you have never heard of a MET or have always wondered what they are and why or when you might use them, then this is for you!\n<h2>What Does MET Stand For?</h2>\nChances are you have heard this code name or acronym for a technique known as a ‘Muscle Energy Technique’, however would you know when to use them or how to apply them? Maybe you thought there was only one method? Or maybe you aren\'t sure when to use them?\nThis Juicemail has been written to explain the benefits, the safest &amp; simplest MET method and when and how to programme it into a clients programme.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>What Is A MET?</h2>\nAn MET is a contraction of the muscle with origin &amp; insertion getting closer together statically or isometrically thus creating energy within the muscle. So opposite to stretching BUT often a ‘kinder’ way to improve muscle function AND far more effective at this shown by some research.\n\nStretching is most commonly taught during our basic training and therefore can often be interpreted as range of motion being the most important thing we should aim for with a client. However, that may not be technically quite accurate for many of our clients.\n\nRange of motion isn’t necessarily the most important goal for good quality movement, particularly for those super mobile body types. Yet optimising muscle function is a priority for everyone in terms of risk reduction &amp; improving performance.\n\nThis is where a MET trumps methods like stretching, which by comparison could be deemed relatively aggressive, in some cases uncomfortable and often ineffective long term.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>Methods For Applying MET’s</h2>\nThere are various methods to applying an MET &amp; one of the most commonly taught is PNF or Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. While this model of ‘contract then stretch’ can be helpful it is also harder to perform on oneself &amp; requires the stretch component which again maybe a little too much for some. Also known as Autogenic Inhibition and Reciprocal Inhibition within the therapy world we could define and differentiate these further …..\n\nIf a sub-maximal contraction of the muscle is followed by stretching of the same muscle it is known as Autogenic Inhibition MET, and if a submaximal contraction of a muscle is followed by stretching of the opposite muscle than this is known as Reciprocal Inhibition MET (Physiopedia)\n\nRibot-Ciscar et al (&amp; subsequently Jiri Dvorak) did some work on what is also known as Post Contraction Sensory Discharge.\n\nBoth found that a sub maximal endurance isometric muscle contraction proved to be a superb method to improve the function of a muscle that, in our words….“..forgot how to relax..”\n\nSub maximal - means less than the maximum &amp; we found that cueing around 20% effort was most effective.\n\nEndurance hold - is to sustain the isometric contraction for a period of time &amp; we found around 20 seconds was most effective\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>So As A Personal Trainer When Do I Use It?</h2>\nPossibly prior to anything else since it’s easy, anyone can do it, it is an empowering technique as they can perform it on themselves, it holds the least risk of most other techniques AND for almost 2 decades Biomechanics Coaches &amp; iMoveFreely Instructors everywhere have consistently had phenomenal results with clients &amp; participants who have often also reported being suddenly pain-free for the first time in years where the clinical world had failed them.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>How Do I Teach It To My Clients?</h2>\nWell if you follow us on Instagram, Facebook etc you would already know many of the ways to apply them to your client’s programme. If not you could attend one of our online or face to face classes.\n\nOtherwise here are some extra links to research them further so you can create your own. Then teaching a client is all about education as they often don\'t understand this new weird and wonderful technique BUT if you can do that they will LOVE you for it and come back for more!\n\n...Love Movement &#x2764;&#xfe0f;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3>Here are some more links and information on the topic of Muscle Energy Techniques...</h3>\n<a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/1333-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Post Contraction Sensory Discharge</a>\n\n<a href=\"https://leggehealth.ca/portfolio-item/muscle-energy-technique-met/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Legge Health Clinic - MET </a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.physio-pedia.com/Muscle_Energy_Technique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Physio-Pedia </a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.acefitness.org/fitness-certifications/ace-answers/exam-preparation-blog/5336/golgi-tendon-organs-and-muscle-spindles-explained/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ACE Fitness - Golgi Tendon Organs and Muscle Spindles Explained</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely - ONLINE?</h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle\">Why not get started with our BRAND NEW ONLINE CPD\'s, giving you the flexibility to learn from home... Find out more, just CLICK HERE TO SEE THE MEGA BUNDLE!</a></h3>\n&nbsp;','What Is A MET, Why Would I Need To Know & How Do We Do Them?','','inherit','closed','closed','','21948-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',21948,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38670',0,'revision','',0),
(38671,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why would I tell you to try and get rid of all your clients? And how am I suggesting you do this? This might sound like a weird way of thinking but it might be a way to appeal to more clients in the long run. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The Problem </b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this cutthroat period of lockdown, competing in online exercise and fitness marketing it is likely to feel intimidating for many of you. Competitors may seem to be more knowledgeable and you are worried you are being left behind. They may appear to be able to better serve people and you just can\'t imagine how to get your practical skills online, and safely.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add into that the fact you don\'t want to be insensitive about ‘selling’ your services during this financially challenging time (for everyone) and it can literally stop you in your tracks, from even getting started, right?!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you are online but still feel reticent about ‘promoting and selling’ in these cash poor times even though you KNOW you can, and WANT, to help.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The Solution</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The solution could be really simple = advertise that your aim is to get rid of your clients as quickly as possible!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, you heard me….THIS kind of advertising a). STANDS OUT b). Comes from a place of integrity.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok, you may choose not to literally use those words BUT when written, promoted and explained from that perspective it feels different on both sides of the fence.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In my opinion it is our job, as exercise professionals &amp; trainers, to predominantly....EMPOWER clients to take ownership of their own bodies!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WE cannot ‘fix’ them </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WE cannot ‘make’ them lose weight</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WE cannot ‘give’ them strength </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes we can ‘empower’ them</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes we can ‘teach’ them </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes we can ‘equip’ them</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes we can ‘coach’ their technique</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes we can ‘advise’ what to do &amp; when to do it</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So maybe by amending and tweaking our marketing copy/language to promote that our aim is to work with a client temporarily, with the purpose of educating and empowering them with the skills to look after their own bodies, it could feel easier to both the seller and the buyer. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When the client really gets it, they start to do it alone, they begin to tell you about the things THEY achieved…..well then you really have succeeded. Because the better our clients understand how, why and what...the better our results, the more they refer and then we can work on helping more people.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I mean you could literally tell them “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you really take on board everything I give you, it will cost you far less. My aim is to be able to get rid of you as quickly as possible by educating and equipping you with all you need to feel great and move well….for life!”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is how I have always tried to work and explain my methods. They are intended as a temporary phase of assessment and education in understanding one\'s own body, lifestyles, environment and how to identify their key biomechanical pillars. We then work together to design their maintenance programme which they can then go back to at any time, with or without, my help. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NOTE: This comes with the caveat that ok maybe 90% of your clients will fall into this category of people who simply need educating and access to the right tools and information. This is as opposed to an elite athlete who requires a longer term periodised plan. I am fully aware that some clients hang around and the relationship works for both parties since their goals change, they will inevitably return. Yet by equipping them to be autonomous they are more likely to refer friends our way too. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also coaching can get harder if we become more friendly with long term clients and holding them accountable, so while long term may seem a nice idea, this \'get rid\' concept I believe is good for most.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>How We Can Help You</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With us all being forced online it may give you more confidence having a deeper level of understanding your client\'s body.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being able to use bench-markers and physical tests that allow you to identify where issues may well be coming from and...</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to then prescribe exercises to improve their movement before your very eyes….and theirs!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All via an online platform that PROVES they are looking after themselves!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have created a super low investment bundle for you to get started. It includes:</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pelvic &amp; Spine Biomechanics Online Assessment Skills - £357</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fundamental principles of movement analysis online course - £27</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely Instructor Online Training - £94</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction to Running Biomechanics - £87</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Steps to a successful online presence webinar </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1:1 phone consultation with me (Rach) to get started and put this into action - £120</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feedback and support during lockdown - £100</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TOTAL VALUE: £785</span>\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>To get all of this you only pay £357</strong></span></a></h3>\n<strong>AND if you decide to do our diploma in the next year after purchasing this bundle, I will take £357 off the investment of the diploma!</strong>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-online-cpd-mega-bundle/\">--&gt; Click here to purchase the bundle now! &lt;--</a></span></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;','You Should Be Trying Get Rid Of All Of Your Clients As Quickly As You Can!','','inherit','closed','closed','','21788-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',21788,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38671',0,'revision','',0),
(38672,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok so you have now survived 3 weeks on lockdown, you realised everyone feels the same as you do and the initial panic, shock &amp; horror have started to dissipate. Now you are starting to get comfy in an environment where no one expects anything of you, all finance services have been asked to give you a bit of breathing space and life is starting to feel a new kinda normal where walking in the sun is the highlight of the day.….right!?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how far have you come in 3 weeks of lockdown?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you go down the procrastination route or did you get proactive on your business? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You have done the maths, realised what you can really survive on and now need to make a plan for the future. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what more could you do, if anything?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well in the world of Biomechanics Education we have recognised we are well into stage 3 of the Kubler Ross Curve!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21236\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screenshot-2020-04-13-at-15.45.37.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1142\" height=\"784\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are as always 2 directions you can go in….and both are an option….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Option 1 - Continue to panic, continue the give up and continue to feel useless because technology is moving far too fast for you, thinking you might as well put your head in the sand until its all over - eh!?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Option 2 - Panic, feel useless but start by cracking on and having a go, make mistakes and realise no one is expecting anything from you so literally anything you do is a bonus!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seriously the entire nation were in Kubler Ross stages 1 &amp; 2 for a while too but I then remembered my Circle of Control and chucked away my Circle of Care. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So after you have read that blog this is geared to support you and offer our assistance in moving forwards...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>6 Tips To Saving Your Business AND Improving It During Lockdown!</b>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/6-positive-actions-to-take-right-now/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Circle of Control - CLICK HERE Literally do this, grab paper and a pen and write as many things as you can think of in each circle. Then actually physically tear up that circle of care and throw it in the bin or burn it. There is something very powerful in that physical act. </span></a></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create a Schedule - Just like you did when we weren’t locked down. Having a clear schedule gives you a sense of purpose and proactivity each day. Getting up each morning with a plan means you are far more likely to achieve the goals you set out than if you simply rely on memory or ‘working’ ad hoc when you feel like it. We humans like order, discipline &amp; routine as it helps offer a feeling of control during uncertain times.</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spend Time Learning - Face your fears and study the areas you are weakest.Technology, anatomy or creating content, videos, blogging or website designing. Time did stand still for a while but will soon start to pick up pace again and you might wish you had made the most of having more time. Everyone has worked out Zoom, Webinarjam, facebook live or even Facetime or Whatsapp video calls - it doesn\'t matter so long as you stay connected!</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have A Weekly Goal - Having a goal is so important and generating one bigger goal each week gives each week a primary focus, that can then be divided into smaller goals to help support you to achieve the bigger one. There is something about writing things down and then crossing them off a list as you get each task done towards that big weekly goal!  A great idea might be to set up a private Facebook group, which is free, then offer your financially stretched clients the option to subscribe for £5/£10/£20 per week/month to your group where you will be offering daily insights, videos, education. </span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think Long Term - Try to keep in mind the struggle everyone has had to adapt to this ‘new normal’ BUT also remember there will also be a time of adaption back again - our businesses may well survive but how will the industry have changed long term for you, your clients, the market in general, what will be the new trends? How could what you do right now give you an advantage in the future? In business we should ALWAYS think long term and even more so now - plan B / C / D can be helpful but also be sure your present \'system\' doesn\'t shoot you in the foot when \'back to normal\' price and service wise. Create and offer alternatives for all.</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Looking Forward - Get excited about this as a time of growth as all painful times can be. We are forced to reflect and ponder our purpose, drivers, goals and dreams. This is a great OPPORTUNITY to change what you are doing, re-focus and maybe make your future even better! </span></li>\n</ul>\n<strong>BONUS Tips....</strong>\n\n<b>4 Tips For Supporting Your Clients Health At Home!</b>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get Creative With Household Items For Equipment - This is an important part of how we can maintain our support for clients\' health at home. It is our job to teach them how to use body weight, stairs or steps, chairs, bottles etc as a strength tool during home exercise.</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage Them To Do Some Of Your Exercise Programmes Outside - The outside fresh air &amp; vit D from the glorious spring sunshine we are getting are also vital aspects of teaching our clients how to stay healthy. So if they can show you what kind of space they have access to then you can potentially offer them a mini 20-30 minute outdoor interval bodyweight circuit like this for example:</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">JUMP JACKS 20 seconds with 10 seconds recovery</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INCHWORM 20 seconds with 10 seconds recovery</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SKATERS 20 seconds with 10 seconds recovery</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">V SITS 20 seconds with 10 seconds recovery</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PLYO LUNGES 20 seconds with 10 seconds recovery</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">INVERTED PRESS 20 seconds with 10 seconds recovery</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TUCK JUMPS 20 seconds with 10 seconds recovery</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SIDE STARS 20 seconds with 10 seconds recovery</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 rounds with 60 seconds recovery between each round</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Play Music, Sing &amp; Dance - Advise &amp; recommend them to stay focused on what they CAN do &amp; celebrating things that make them feel good like music, singing &amp; dancing. It can be infectious in a good way!</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ladies You Can Get FREE ACCESS until June 30th To <a href=\"https://herspirit.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@herspirit App</a> - This fantastic online support platform has gained funding from Sport England to provide all women with 3 months completely free. There you &amp; your clients can gain access to qualified coaches delivering live sessions for the mind, body and about fuelling well. Yo can even experience on of my iMoveFreely sessions!</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep watching for ideas or ping me a message if you have any specific questions.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nEvery Wednesday 4 weeks 12pm LIVE Biomechanics Q&amp;A FREE for all fitness professionals April 8th/15th/22nd/29th via ZOOM - Link available upon request - rachel@biomechanicseducation.com\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.acemlnb.com/lt.php?notrack=1&amp;notrack=1&amp;s=bad97c655476f96a390a72c05a742011&amp;i=454A3764A11A12279\" data-ac-default-color=\"1\"><b>Intro to Intrinsic Biomechanics Online Training</b> £87  available anytime</a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/introduction-to-running-biomechanics-online-cpd-training/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 14th 10-2pm - <b>Running Biomechanics Online Training </b>£87</a>\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.acemlnb.com/lt.php?notrack=1&amp;notrack=1&amp;s=bad97c655476f96a390a72c05a742011&amp;i=454A3764A11A12280\" data-ac-default-color=\"1\">April 17th/18th 10-3:30pm - <b>Pelvic &amp; Spine Biomechanics Online Training </b>£357 </a>\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.acemlnb.com/lt.php?notrack=1&amp;notrack=1&amp;s=bad97c655476f96a390a72c05a742011&amp;i=454A3764A11A12281\" data-ac-default-color=\"1\">April 23rd/24th 10-3:30pm - <b>Shoulder, Knee, Foot Biomechanics Online Training </b>£357 </a>\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.acemlnb.com/lt.php?notrack=1&amp;notrack=1&amp;s=bad97c655476f96a390a72c05a742011&amp;i=454A3764A11A12282\" data-ac-default-color=\"1\">April 28th 10-2pm - <b>iMoveFreely instructor Online Training </b>£94 </a>\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.acemlnb.com/lt.php?notrack=1&amp;notrack=1&amp;s=bad97c655476f96a390a72c05a742011&amp;i=454A3764A11A12283\" data-ac-default-color=\"1\"><b>Fundamental Principles of Movement Analysis Online</b> pdf £27 available anytime.</a>\n\nNOTE: There will be an opportunity to \'upgrade\' and attend the face to face education experiences at a later date to gain certificates and qualifications.\n\n&nbsp;','6 Tips To Saving Your Business AND Improving It During Lockdown!','','inherit','closed','closed','','21235-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',21235,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38672',0,'revision','',0),
(38673,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone gets it!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its impossible to get away from it and its driving so many people insane!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The stress and fear of not knowing what\'s to come creates a sense of panic even in the most calm and relaxed characters. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are messages coming through asking \'</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Can I Do?</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My response?..... there is both good and bad news.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The bad news is that we cannot change the fact the Coronavirus is rife in every corner of the world that can be deadly for our vulnerable loved ones.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BUT</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is ALWAYS a but because there is ALWAYS 2 ways to view any situation.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is good news.....this situation brings OPPORTUNITIES!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The great things about this opportunity is the one thing we have all been so desperate for, for so long……..TIME!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">​</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes we are uncomfortable with change &amp; loss of control</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We could spend time in panic, stressing, fretting &amp; worrying about what might happen, could happen &amp; may happen. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can be PRO-ACTIVE about the situation by taking advantage of time by TAKING MASSIVE POSITIVE ACTION and do all things things we never had time for!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>6 Positive Actions To Take - RIGHT NOW!</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1). Draw 2 large circles on a piece of paper. Write Circle of Care over one then write Circle of Control over the second. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now take some time to list in the Circle of Care all of the things that you care about right now that you CANNOT change. </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then list in the Circle of Control all of the things you can change.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next rip the page in two and take the  Circle of Care and tear it up into pieces and place it in the bin. </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read the list in your Circle of Control - FOCUS ON THIS!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2). Look at this list of things you can control. Add to it all of the things you previously have never had time for but now do.</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Phone your friend</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have a lie in</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Design some training programmes </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create some meal plans </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write some content copy</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create some videos </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analyse your business</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educate yourself</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3). Next write a number beside to each item in order of importance. No.1. being the most important item to do on your list.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4). Beside each item write out what it will take to achieve that task, step by step. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5). Add each item and the steps to your schedule with consideration to the time each step might take.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6). Dont Delay <strong>Take Action</strong> Now! - it could all change before you know it, don\'t get left behind!</span></h4>\nWhy Not Start With This Awesomely Popular Online Course, CLICK LINK:\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/fundamental-principles-of-movement-analysis/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF MOVEMENT ANALYSIS</em></strong></a></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\nNOTE: If you are feeling overwhelmed please get in touch info@biomechanicseducation.com so we can offer you support, guidance or information about where to get the best advice for your circumstances.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSTAY POSITIVE ;)','6 Positive Actions To Take - RIGHT NOW!','','inherit','closed','closed','','20624-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',20624,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38673',0,'revision','',0),
(38674,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h3><b>By Master Trainer, Dean Connolly </b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over the coming months I will be proudly introducing you to an amazing team of people who both inspire and stimulate me in my own business. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are our Master Trainer Team and have been handpicked from the best we have seen in the industry and on our workshops. So much so they have been through around 2 years of training to up skill, gain experience and now begin to deliver the precious revolutionary intrinsic biomechanics programmes.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I literally cannot tell you how excited I am by this team of professionals who are already making a huge difference to, not only their own clients but also the Biomechanics Education learners.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So with 9 of these wonderful people to introduce I had better crack on and hand you over to get to know…..Dean Connolly to offer some of his insights into this Juicemail since I fear creating and sending you content solely from my own crazy brain!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dean began his career in health and fitness as a youth football coach, working with local junior premier league side and eventually Chelsea FC outreach academies.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He then turned more attention to the physical side of training as he developed his career as a personal trainer. Now developing his own PT business that has been running for the last 4 years.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His own passion is a love for obstacle racing and all things muddy!!</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Happens When Motivation Dies?</b></h2>\n<h3><b>How Can Our Clients Continue To Get Results Once Motivation Goes?</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fitness industry is filled with some of the most poetic quotes, with a lovely background image of a sunrise over at a tropical beach far away.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s enough to get the average person pumped and say, “today is my day”. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyone that has worked with clients knows that this doesn’t last too long.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, it takes motivation and a lot of the time incredible courage to ask for help from a professional, especially when dealing with fat loss or injured clients.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, motivation is a powerful tool that can kick start someone’s decision process.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But what happens when the motivation dies away, what happens when their results plateau. What do you do as a coach to keep them motivated?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest thing we work on with our clients is habits. Forming positive habits and disrupting negative habits.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Habits are something we all have good or bad they help us short cut or go on autopilot for a desired outcome. They essentially become our “go too” when we desire a specific result or reward.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are part of who we are and how we work day in, day out </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“They (habits) are not about having something. they are about becoming something” – James Clear</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The biggest challenge for any coach is to identify what these habits are and are they helping or hindering their clients progress.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Essentially as a coach we are looking to change part of their identity, who the client is in order to get them closer to who they want to be.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It all starts with clarity.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You’ve probably come across the S.M.A.R.T. goals before</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>Specific – exactly what do they want to achieve</b>\n\n<b>Measurable – how will we measure success</b>\n\n<b>Achievable – Is it possible to do</b>\n\n<b>Realistic – It may be possible, but is it really going to reachable with the client’s lifestyle</b>\n\n<b>Time – When? A target date.</b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on your clients, you may work with people from a fat loss goal to injury rehab to a running PB goal, either way most people will come to you wanting a specific solution to a specific problem.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, our job as coaches is to find out which habits, they make day in ands day out will either</span>\n<ol>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help them achieve their goal</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stop them achieving their goal</span></li>\n</ol>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once we see what habits are working for and against their goals we can then start to focus on changing habits, that all starts with awareness.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are the first 5 things someone does every morning, what are the first 5 things you do, write it down.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do they work towards or against your goals?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I.e. If my goal was to be more productive and my morning routine was</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- wake up</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- press snooze</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- check social media</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- get changed</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">- go for breakfast</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not all bad there, but maybe if I’m learning to be more productive, snoozing and social media may not be helping me get to that goal.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe in the gym you’ll see similar conflicting habits</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do a set</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drink some water</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check phone/ social media</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talk to friend</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do set 2</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending on what type of training, rest period, etc or how long you have to train you may be wasting time. But to another person if it’s just a case of getting them to the gym more distractions may help make the habit of going to the gym stick.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So as always it will depend on the context of the client you’re working with.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, find out what they want and ask if they are helping themselves work towards that goal.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 2 things to then do to either:</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Help get rid of a bad habit or Help create a positive habit</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Make it obvious or make it hard</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let’s start with the tougher challenge of the 2, making a bad habit harder to do.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, this is quite literally the out of sight out of mind idea. How obvious are your bad habits to do? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Client spending too much time on your phone at the gym. Maybe not take their phone into the gym or at least put in airplane mode, so they can’t be distracted by messages.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating too much junk food or drinking too much alcohol? Is chocolate and wine the first thing they see when they open their fridge? Less tempting.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Again, this will be dependent on your client’s journey, but will ultimately make that bad habit harder to do as the option may not be available at the time. No motivation or willpower is required if it’s not even an option in the first place.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>To build a good habit, is the exact opposite, make it obvious and easy.</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is just a case of putting a cue or item right under their nose to make it easier to follow through with.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients can take their gym kit to work so they can go on the way home, take away the temptation of sitting down and relaxing or at least kit already out by the door so they don’t need to go hunting to find trainers and kit before a run or gym session.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Replace the beer and sweets in the middle shelf for fruit maybe, so when the fridge is opened you see a pot of strawberries or apples.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 100 different ways to do this, but it all comes down to as always what actually works for your clients, their goals and their lifestyle. Does the habit change fall into their goals and is it S.M.A.R.T.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So before we set them the best training programme, recovery plan or diet to follow check first if the small things they do day in and day out are going to help them achieve their results and more importantly empower them to sustain them.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh and by the way, Dean has gone through all the programmes, he invested in them himself, to apply to his own coaching programmes. Hear what he had to say about his journey…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nhttps://youtu.be/aHsrJipzsTA\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">If You’re Ready To Add The Biomechanics Coach System To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png 1024w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-300x150.png 300w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-768x384.png 768w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-600x300.png 600w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png 1225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>','Building New Healthy Habits & Disrupting Old Unhealthy Habits','','inherit','closed','closed','','20459-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',20459,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38674',0,'revision','',0),
(38675,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We tested the quad strength output on a pro rugby player before and after mobilising his sciatic nerve. After 2 x 15 reps his quad strength output increased by 14%. After 10 days of nerve mobilisations it increased by 50%!!</span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It Has Been Demonstrated That Reduced Nerve Mobility Inhibits Muscle Performance (Greening J, Smart S, Leary R, Hall-Craggs M, </span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">O\'Higgins P, Lynn B , Butler, DS. Lancet. 1999.)</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you consider a hamstring stretch for example, we are not trying to stretch the hamstrings when we extend the leg out in front of us, we are trying to improve the range of hip flexion and knee extension by stretching the structures on the back of the leg and back. This brings in more than just the hamstrings, it can also be limited by a tight sciatic nerve, a rotated sacroiliac joint in the lower back, tight gastrocnemius, tight spinal cord and indeed almost any nerve in the chain given the continuum concept of the nervous system being one structure. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How many times have you stretched your hamstrings using the generally accepted methods only to find that their flexibility continues to be stubborn and often returns to their standard length very soon? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people experience this phenomenon. The reason is often due to them stretching only one of the structures that limit the movement, i.e. the hamstrings. If they do not stretch the other structures as well, of course, they will not be affected and so the limited range will usually return. So we are trying to acquire a pattern of movement, not just stretching the hamstrings. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Other Examples of The Effect/s of Nerve Tension </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tight calves can cause overpronation. What happens is the dorsi-flexion (moving the ankle upwards) is not available from the ankle joint due to the tightness in the calves, so it has to come from the subtalar joint.  It comes as part of the pronation mechanism though and so increases the amount of pronation as well. This causes shin related injuries as well as knee &amp; Achilles problems. More often than not that tight calves are caused by a tight sciatic nerve, so by mobilising the nerve, we can help with all these injuries as well.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rotated pelvis can also go unnoticed for many years until the compensations start to cause problems.  Typically a leg length discrepancy (LLD) can result from a rotated pelvis and the leg must compensate for this.  It\'ll either flatten the foot (pronate it), bend the knee more, or drop the hip more. Pronation will increase the load on the leg, bending the knee will increase pronation, &amp; dropping the hip will increase the spasm in the glutes/piriformis.  A vicious circle if ever there was one! So by reducing the spasm in the piriformis, in other words preventatively, (&amp; also if necessary), then we are helping to reduce all of the above.</span>\n\n<b>Just Imagine!</b>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember in most cases we are not even aware we have a problem, but even so, you can still achieve these remarkable results. Just imagine what these figures could do for your performance in your sport or indeed, on a sedentary level, how the fatigue relief can help after a hard day at the office. </span>\n\nhttps://youtu.be/xMDNnhoXWRs\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider positions that may cause the nerves to become tensioned in your clients sport or activity, then plan how to mobilise the nerves in preparation for their sport similar to the ‘slump’ technique in the video above.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">If You’re Ready To Add The Biomechanics Coach System To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png 1024w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-300x150.png 300w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-768x384.png 768w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-600x300.png 600w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png 1225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>','Reduced Nerve Mobility Inhibits Muscle Performance - And What Can Personal Trainers Do About It?','','inherit','closed','closed','','20290-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',20290,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38675',0,'revision','',0),
(38676,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I often speak to coaches who worry that they don’t know enough. That they feel there is a missing link. A gap perhaps in their anatomy knowledge. So much so that they are worried they can’t help their clients as much as they would like to and even worried they may lose clients as a result. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you wish you had a magic exercise you could give them to help?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you getting disheartened by the numbers of clients you have with ‘issues’?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly let me reassure you that there are many things we can do for clients with ‘issues’, even within our remit. With the understanding that your consultation was thorough and there were no red flags.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So let’s take a look at elbow pain, or tingly fingers as an example…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have any clients that get tingly fingers or pain in their elbow when pulling, gripping or pressing then read on...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They could have the </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beginnings</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of an RSI for example (repetitive strain injury) like Tennis Elbow or Carpel Tunnel Syndrome. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The nervous system is a single continuum throughout the entire body &amp; so symptoms can show up almost anywhere but be caused by another part of the kinetic chain. This can make our job difficult in identifying root causes &amp; knowing what to do about them.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Common Causes Of Elbow Pain When Pulling, Gripping Or Pressing</b></h1>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Common contributors are overactive pec minor, subscapularis, infraspinatus, upper traps, stiff thoracic spine and a tight median nerve. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There could also be any combination of these (along with a multitude of more distal contributors but that\'s another blog!)</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The muscles provide an ‘over’ protective spasm to the nerve during movement and if stretched or loaded sufficiently the muscles can spasm enough to cause themselves to tense up - which can FEEL like a tear even.  By mobilising the nerve it releases the tension in the muscles &amp; reduces the likelihood of this actually happening.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Example While Gripping</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the golf swing when ‘gripping’ for example, if the median nerve is tight it can reduce the amount the player can complete his backswing &amp; adopt the best position at the top of his swing.  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This would be due to the muscle spasm that builds up to try &amp; protect the inflexible nerve.  The greater the muscle spasm (which is unbeknown to the player as it is ‘sub’ clinical at this point) the more he\'ll try &amp; force his shoulder turn, which in turn increases the tension etc.  The key to a sound &amp; reproducible swing is to reduce any tension in the swing, so as to help with timing &amp; rhythm. So by mobilising the median nerve, we are helping with ALL of the above.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So during our practical anatomy workshops, we discuss how to test and exercise these areas to not only reduce the risk of this problem occurring but also to reduce recurring issues like tingly fingers or sore elbows AND a fantastic side effect is optimized performance!! Whoohoo!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a video to explain more …</span>\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Ggalmxs6ziQ\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">If You’re Ready To Add The Biomechanics Coach System To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></h3>\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png 1024w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-300x150.png 300w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-768x384.png 768w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-600x300.png 600w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png 1225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;','Got Any Clients Who Experience Elbow Pain When Pulling, Gripping Or Pressing?','','inherit','closed','closed','','20168-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',20168,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38676',0,'revision','',0),
(38677,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently I have been getting my running mojo back after over a decade of not really feeling it since rupturing my ACL back in 2009.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason I lost it is likely clear - injury - but I feel there was more to it than that. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had been at the peak of my ‘fitness’ and faster than I had ever been (even with my slow twitch muscle fibre dominance). Yet I had lost my purpose in running, the reason I ran in the first place….the simple joy of ‘healthy’ movement. Becoming obsessed with the time stopped me taking in the scenery, all I thought about was the seconds ticking away on my Garmin combined with the next mile alert coming up.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyway this meant I had also lost my health radar. When I look back now I realise I was overtraining, not taking time out for body AND mind and thus resulting in a major injury that literally stopped me in my tracks. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those of you reading this who have experienced this or maybe have seen a client experience it, when an injury strikes...well that forces time to reflect, right?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I am not suggesting that it has taken me 11 years to realise this as my mojo is coming back, no what I am saying is now that I am starting to enjoy running (ie NOT jogging) again I am considering how and why it has happened.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>How?</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well this is easy…..my 84yr old dad. Most of you will recall my social media posts, blogs, videos running with my dad after we discovered he had early signs of dementia. He was the motivation for me starting to run 30 years ago and more recently as he was keen to exercise. We have motivated each other over the years and he gave me back my joy of running by being by my side. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THIS is WHY I run!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Why?</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pure joy of it, the camaraderie that has always given my dad so much joy is what I recognise as the reason I enjoy it. It doesn’t mean I cannot race, it just keeps it in perspective and also keeps me mindful of my health. Health is much more important to me now than fitness and so I felt this Juicemail from back in 2016…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Can You Be Fit And Unhealthy?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interesting conundrum right? Having been an endurance runner for over 20 years I stopped running through injury some 7 years ago and just lost my mojo. Actually looking back I think it was almost a relief NOT to be pounding the streets anymore as I now had a reason not to run. Instinctively, I knew running the number of miles I was running was physically probably not good for me and the injury just proved it. Also, the time I had been spending exercising had been a challenge to fit into my routine of daily runs, lifting weights, work, family and other regular activities.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having always lifted weights anyway I decided to refuse knee surgery and began to focus my attention on improving my intrinsic biomechanics, including knee stability, with specific training of the strength ratios on my leg musculature. Most of you will be familiar with my squat, snatch projects over the years.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then I read a fascinating book </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Body By Science by Doug McGuff &amp; John Little. </span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In their book,</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McGuff &amp; Little define words like ‘health’ and ‘fitness’ in an endeavour to understand what amount of exercise we could deem as optimal for health. Now, something I quite enjoy these days is the concept of challenging what most of the society accepts because…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">…</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it’s what we have always done</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">…everybody else does it</span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">…</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I read it somewhere</span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">….</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that’s what Olympians do</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">McGuff &amp; Little certainly challenge current thinking in their book by promoting </span><b><i>”a research-based program for strength training, bodybuilding and complete fitness in 12 minutes a week”</i></b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. That’s a pretty bold statement to make, isn\'t it? However, they have provided a huge amount of references from valid sources while they have also been doing studies of their own for many years too.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In their book, they explore definitions of words we use all the time in this industry. They state;</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b><i>HEALTH</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Is a physiological state in which there is an absence of disease or pathology and that maintains the necessary biological balance between the catabolic and anabolic states.</span></i>\n\n<b><i>CATABOLIC: </i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anything that results in the breakdown of the organism</span></i>\n\n<b><i>ANABOLIC:</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Anything that results in the growth and differentiation of the organism</span></i>\n\n<b><i>FITNESS</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The bodily state of being physiologically capable of handling challenges that exist above the resting threshold.</span></i>\n\n<b><i>EXERCISE</i></b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: A specific activity that stimulates a positive psychological adaptation that serves to enhance fitness and health and does not undermine the latter in the process of enhancing the former.</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(McGuff, Little: Body By Science 2009)</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basically what I interpreted from this is that you can be recognised as ‘FIT’ (see above) and yet be ‘UNHEALTHY’ on a cellular level (see above) and in a ‘CATABOLIC’ state (see above) from activities like endurance running, my previous choice of sport. Interestingly, since I was forced to stop running initially from the injury, I have ‘felt healthier’ since simply lifting weights once or twice per week (subjective, I know).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyway, controversially McGuff &amp; Little promote a 12-minute strength workout every 7-14 days using 3-5 moves combined with push and pull exercises. They encourage super slow long reps of around 20 seconds or so and to failure, of course. They describe in great detail how this style of training promotes improved health on several levels including strength, gastrointestinal transit time, resting metabolism, glucose metabolism, insulin sensitivity, release of body fat stores, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, bone mineral density, symptoms of arthritis, lower back pain, flexibility and Cardiovascular stimulation. Big claims but most, if not all, with some evidence and science to back them up.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I read this book while on holiday in Cyprus and you know what hotel gyms are like right? Well of course they didn’t have the machines that these guys recommend or use in their studies but I managed to find 2 x 7kg dumbbells (a relatively light weight for me) and decided to have a go at these </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TIME UNDER LOAD</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (TUL) 20 second reps for push-ups, bent over rows, shoulder press and static lunges which were about all I could do with 2 dumbbells. I set my iPad timer and aimed for 10 second concentric 10 seconds eccentric contractions. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WOW! Blew my mind how tough this was and I was managing about 5 reps at most! The intensity of the endurance effect on the muscle was quite different to anything I had tried previously and with so few reps going through the joints, such a light load and the safety of the speed it just made sense. It was all over within minutes too. My colleagues who have tried it have also been ringing me after trying it with severe DOMS from considerably reduced training times, reps and exercises using these methods. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One thing I didn’t really get to the bottom of in the book, and I am hoping they write a second book to cover, is how much your ADL influences the effects of this style of training. How being a manual labourer or desk worker might affect this style of training with requiring long periods of recovery and what can be done about this.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now one of the obvious considerations has to be training goals and how this style of programming fits or maybe it just doesn’t?! Well hey, if your sport is running then I too can appreciate the joy of a peaceful run in the countryside but the evidence in this book does indicate that we need to seriously consider how much time we allow for recovery and, from my personal experience, how we should really prepare the body for movement to reduce the risk of injury. Which is where programmes like iMoveFreely fit perfectly since this does not require any sweat nor impact and can be done without impeding on this TUL training method and by virtually anyone since it’s the safest exercise programme on the planet!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, if you like research-driven information, running, strength training or anything to do with exercise I would strongly recommend giving this book a read. It is full of research, references and information right down to both a historic and cellular level. p.249-275 is simply pages of research sources and references!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would be really interested to hear your opinions too by the way particularly if you read the book!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">If You’re Ready To Add The Biomechanics Coach System To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></h3>\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png 1024w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-300x150.png 300w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-768x384.png 768w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-600x300.png 600w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png 1225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a>','Can You Be Fit, But Unhealthy At The Same Time?','','inherit','closed','closed','','19975-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19975,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38677',0,'revision','',0),
(38678,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h2><b>Don’t Just Take My Word For It!</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, something I hope you know me for is being very honest about being a sales person. If something isn’t a good fit for you, I will tell you, and if I believe you should it then I’ll tell you that too.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, I always encourage those of you showing an interest in our workshops to speak to any of the practitioners we have trained. Why do I do this? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, because it’s my business, so your thought process is going to be… “of course you’re going to tell me to do it”. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And actually, it’s great for you to hear from someone who perhaps was in a similar position to where you are now, and to hear and see how they have taken the qualification and what they have done with it.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This blog is an example of that from Graham, who recently attended the full Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching at the end of 2019. Graham owns <a href=\"https://missionfitnessuk.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mission Fitness</a> with daughter in 2013.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While he is still in the process of completing some home study to gain his full Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching certificate, he is very keen to share his experience with those of you yet to decide on whether to commit to the course or not.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I will pass this blog over to him to tell you in his own words what his experience has been like so far….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>Graham Pardew (Military ELCAS), From Retiring From The Armed Forces, Becoming A Personal Trainer And Now Biomechanics Coach</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Why did you decide to join the Biomechanics Coach diploma?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“When I retired from the Armed Forces in December 2012, I decided to go into the fitness industry, an area I had devoted much of my time in the military and something which I have always had a real passion for. I used my first ELCAS grant to become a Personal Trainer and opened a small gym with my daughter in February 2013.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At this time, I was still lacking in sufficient depth of knowledge in anatomy and physiology and the general functionality of how the body works and reacts in a health and fitness environment.  However, there were no ELCAS listed providers with the appropriate knowledge and skills for me to undertake such a course.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fortunately, I saw Rachel France in action (Director Biomechanics Education), at a very popular Fitness Expo.  I was blown away by her knowledge and passion, her team’s skills and experience. Her company soon gained service provider status and I immediately checked out the details online and spoke to her in person.  The course criteria would definitely meet all my requirements and more! I successfully applied for the course starting monthly workshops in August 2019.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Did You Like About The Biomechanics Coach Diploma?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had already completed many other fitness related courses, but none of them gave me the breadth of knowledge, skills, confidence and such useful practical workshops, provided by a very capable company with the best instructors and such a wide cross-section of health and fitness professionals.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The course joining process was clear and simple, supporting administration and course manuals top form and content of the five 2-day workshops spot on !!  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Instructor was extremely professional and obviously very knowledgeable across a wide range of areas, easily able to explain in as much detail or ‘lay-man’ terms as required.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The balance of theory and practical was very good.  The workshops are mainly practical in nature, which is exactly what is required to obtain the necessary safe and effective skills to become a fully qualified ‘Biomechanics Coach’.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I really loved the ‘hands-on’ approach which was very new to me and although I was very nervous and lacked experience, was soon made to feel at ease and quickly gained the necessary techniques required.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students were extremely well prepared for the practical examination and case studies, which took a lot of pressure from them requiring to do additional research in their own times.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What benefits have you had as a result of doing the Biomechanics Coach diploma?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This course is a particularly niche area, which can be used to pursue an independent career as a ‘Biomechanics Coach’, or to supplement many other professions, such as Personal Trainer, Sports Massage Therapists, Osteopaths, Rugby coaches, Pilates Instructors et al.  I will certainly be using all the knowledge and skills gained to provide much needed ‘clinics’ to clients in the local area.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are many Fitness Trainers out there but not many Biomechanics Coaches!  This course can add a much-needed extra skill to your portfolio and a better opportunity to get more clients and expand your business.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What would say to others who are thinking about doing the Biomechanics Coach diploma? Or perhaps have left/are leaving the armed forces and looking for a course to complete?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have already left, or are planning to leave the forces in the near future, I would strongly encourage you to complete this course.  This is without doubt the most professional company I have had the privilege to work with since my retirement and fully endorse them and the course and hope that they get better visibility across the three services and MOD”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thank you Graham!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are thinking about doing the diploma but perhaps have a few questions before you join then let’s have a chat. <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Click here, fill in your details and book a call. I look forward to chatting with you.</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*Note: The first Diploma starting in March Nottingham is now fully booked and we are already taking bookings for the September dates. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">London starts April has just 2 places left and we are already taking bookings for that Sept start date as well.</span>','Becoming A Biomechanics Coach After Retiring From The Armed Forces','','inherit','closed','closed','','19844-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19844,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38678',0,'revision','',0),
(38679,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h3><b>Do We Move Without Thinking ... </b><b>Or </b><b>Are We Thinking About Movement Too Much?</b><b>\n</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly moving is what we are designed to do, we need to move to get food, water, reproduce &amp; well live!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But how much do we, or should we, think about it?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As trainers and coaches it is our job to teach people about movement; how to, when too, how often, in what way….etc but as always let\'s challenge this for a moment….WHY?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why are we having to teach the basics….c’mon I KNOW you have watched your client, Barry, and wondered how on earth another human being can be so clumsy or poor at the very basic movements right?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did he forget how to move? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is he injured? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In pain? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chances are he did kinda forget, or his subsystems did. Let me explain…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movement should feel natural &amp; when it doesn’t there is a specific reason, likely one that needs addressing </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The subsystems of our bodies - neural, myofascial &amp; skeletal - require motion/movement to function well. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barry sits at his desk all day and likes to relax ALL evening, or perhaps he is overweight so struggles to move easily...so his subsystems don’t get the movement nourishment they require to get the required nutrients around his body.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movement should be done unconsciously at least most of the time and in the words of Katy Bowman….</span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Movement is not optional - but compulsory for life</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what happened to Barry? Did he forget or lose capacity?...well they are kinda the same thing in terms of what we see when we coach a client to move/exercise.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our job is to bring back consciousness of movement, patterning and also capacity. This is done through proprioception training that happens when we teach exercises and movement </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>Proprioception</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perception or awareness of the position &amp; movement of the body.</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\"exercises to improve balance and proprioception\"</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This term is a fantastic way of understanding what we are doing when we train or coach…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Barry’s body has ‘forgotten’ certain patterns or moves due to maybe inactivity. So we give him a Muscle Energy Technique for example to prepare his body for some strength training. This ‘reminds’ the muscles to prepare for activity and ‘engages’ the spindles in preparation. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then we get Barry to squat for example and this reminds his body it doesn’t actually need to compensate after all, his body CAN do this movement it just hasn’t PRACTISED it since he was maybe even 6 years old...maybe….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We use load to build tolerance and reduce the risk of injury and maybe other stuff too like hypertrophy, BUT even more importantly, so that during our lives we can move without thinking.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those initial PT sessions are often bringing back consciousness to movement so that the neural pathways are re-connected BUT then they should be less conscious, otherwise can you imagine life with permanently conscious movement…!?!! Have a go...too much right!?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As trainers and coaches we must take into account a lot of things when designing our clients exercise programmes because it isn’t as simple as adding kilos.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>How Long Does It Take To Re-Learn How To Move?</h2>\nThe obvious answer is... it depends. Have they had any major, or perhaps even minor injuries? How long have they been sedentary for?\n\nSometimes with the right coaching, it can be almost immediate. And if you are working on the intrinsic biomechanics you are going to speed the process up for sure.\n\nThe research suggests that it can take around 6 weeks... but this would be with consistent practice of movement, not just 1 hour a week. Our iMoveFreely programme will allow you take your clients on an 18 week journey, alongside their training, to make sure they are learning to move properly. This can take us on to a whole other topic of how often your clients see you and what they are actually doing in that first few months of training and making life changing habits.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>Re-Introducing Movement - How To Keep Clients Engaged</h2>\nOne of the hardest parts of learning a new skill is sticking with it when you are continually \"failing\" when just starting out. Take a trip down to a golf driving range to see this in action. Golf is an incredibly difficult skill to learn, and keeping beginners practising and not giving up in those first few weeks is tough. It\'s not fun, it\'s freaking hard and it doesn\'t appear that you get any better... so why bother?\n\nThen all of a sudden something clicks, and you get a dramatic improvement. Then you get stuck at a certain level and have to practice new skills.\n\nChances are it\'s similar with your clients who forgot how to move. They might feel silly that they can\'t do simple movements, or things that other people in the gym are making look easy. In fact, they might even avoid exercises that they struggle with all together.\n\nYour job as the coach is to keep them on track, get them wins in every session, show them how their movement is improving, manage their expectations, guide them on a journey and make it clear where they are heading and how you are going to get there.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>Join The Biomechanics Education Tribe</h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common reasons we get professionals, like you, in our workshops is because you want more confidence in understanding why all those Barry’s seem to be struggling to perform what you perceive as very simply movements.  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want a deeper level of understanding the human body and the differences in anatomy and how this may affect what you see happen when they move. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You want to be able to get Barry back to moving as he, as a human, was designed to.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Why Not Join Us On One Of Our Upcoming Workshops</b></h2>\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-taster/#tab-description\"><b>1 Day Intrinsic Biomechanics </b></a></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feb 22nd Nottm</span>\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/imovefreely-instructor/#tab-description\"><b>iMoveFreely Instructor Workshop </b></a></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mar 15th Belfast</span>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/golf-biomechanics-workshop/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Golf Biomechanics Workshop</b></a>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mar 1st Nottm</span>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/running-biomechanics-workshops/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>Running Biomechanics Workshop</b></a>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feb 29th Nottm</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mar 14th Belfast</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWe have a load more workshops too, running, golf and more. So make sure you go and check those out too. If you are not sure where to start, but know you want to do something.... <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Then just click here, fill in your details and schedule a time to book a call with me.</a> And we can have a chat about the best plan for you.','Can We Actually Forget How To Move?','','inherit','closed','closed','','19677-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19677,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38679',0,'revision','',0),
(38680,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h2><b>Most Of Your Facebook Friends Are Not Really Your Friends! They may well be Vampires!</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much do you actually think about who you interact with on social media?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often we can find that TIME is scarce when considering all of the things we want to do, are trying to do and need to do. BUT how do we FILTER out those unnecessary TIME VAMPIRES?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They suck the life out of you in terms of time, emotion and willpower.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You find yourself shouting at your phone, although no one can actually hear you</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you are rolling your eyes at some keyboard warriors comments</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you’re even getting social media rage at the ludicrous posts or comments some weirdo you never met, don’t even know and don’t want to know has made on YOUR PAGE!!!  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STOP!!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RIGHT NOW….STOP!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about it…..remember that 10 minute rule, 4 minute rule whatever make it a 10 second rule….and JUST STOP</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why would you waste TIME?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> TIME ….that thing that you NEVER GET BACK - TIME that thing that you CANNOT BUY - TIME that thing that you feel you lack so severely - WHY WASTE IT ON TIME VAMPIRES WHO MEAN NOTHING TO YOU????</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OK so I’m not saying you should be rude or mean to them but you can:</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IGNORE</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DELETE</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SCROLL ON</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNFRIEND</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">UNFOLLOW</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, the act of any of these listed above on your social media channels could be quite cathartic! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A study done by an Oxford University professor of more than 3,300 Facebook users in the UK concluded that there were only 4.1 “dependable” friends out of a typical user’s 150 Facebook friends. “Friendships,” our brave professor </span></i><a href=\"http://rsos.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/3/1/150292\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">concluded</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. “Have a natural decay rate in the absence of contact, and social media may well function to slow down the rate of decay. However, that alone may not be sufficient to prevent friendships eventually dying naturally if they are not occasionally reinforced by face-to-face interaction.”</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social networks “typically encourage promiscuous ‘friending’ of individuals who often have very tenuous links to ego.” </span></i>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275060\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/275060</span></i></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now I know some of you are like us; running a business for which you wish to ATTRACT customers, so the trick is to consider exactly HOW MUCH TIME to go through your social media. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Finding Balance OR Finding Counterbalance?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his AWESOME book,</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ‘The ONE Thing’,</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gary Keller challenges the concept of “work/life balance” and suggests maybe it’s more about the counterbalance…?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OK I hear ya….what’s the counterbalance?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well when you LOVE WHAT YOU DO you wanna do it a lot, right? But some may see this as unbalanced AND, if you’re like me, you would work every day BUT you also really love spending time with family and friends SOOOOOOO what we really need to do is rather than try to simply spend MORE TIME in another zone, we just regularly make sure we counterbalance back and forth to COUNTER balance out time. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keller’s analogy being that a ballerina LOOKS ‘balanced’ when en pointe BUT if you look really closely they are in fact making minuscule adjustments back and forth to COUNTER balance their weight.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sense?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So consider these points:</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you wasting time on time vampires who bring zero quality to your life?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you feeling bad about spending more time in one zone than another?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know what you can do about it?</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h2><strong>How To Avoid Time &amp; Energy Vampires</strong></h2>\nIf you just simply, let life happen to you, I can guarantee your time and energy will be sucked away (pun intended). You\'ll find yourself mindlessly scrolling, getting involved in discussions that are a waster of time and your business and life won\'t move forwards.\n\n<strong>The key is to be totally intentional with everything you do! </strong>\n\nLook at the result you want, then make a plan of actions that are going to get you there. And then take massive action on those things!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThis applies to ALL areas of your life.\n\nWant to improve your relationship with your partner? Plan date days, date nights, actually communicate with them... not just sitting there on your phones. The easy thing, the comfortable thing is to get home, sit on the sofa together, tv on and scroll through Facebook.... not even acknowledging the other person is there. That might be time together but it\'s not improving your relationship.\n\nTake MEANINGFUL action!\n\n&nbsp;\n\nThe meaningful action might be to unfollow or unfriend certain people on social media. It could be a whole load of things. So the biggest tip is...\n<h3></h3>\n<h3><b>Take Meaningful Action</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ANYONE RUNNING A BUSINESS OR TRYING TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM IN THEIR LIFE!!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will say that again….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Take </b><b>Meaningful </b><b>Action</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ANYONE RUNNING A BUSINESS OR TRYING TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM IN THEIR LIFE!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">...and one more time….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Take </b><b>Meaningful </b><b>Action</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR ANYONE RUNNING A BUSINESS OR TRYING TO FIND A HAPPY MEDIUM IN THEIR LIFE!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">If You’re Ready To Add The Biomechanics Coach System To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></h3>\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png 1024w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-300x150.png 300w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-768x384.png 768w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-600x300.png 600w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png 1225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a>','You’re Surrounded By Vampires… Here’s What To Do...','','inherit','closed','closed','','19587-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19587,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38680',0,'revision','',0),
(38681,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are certain things we are taught as personal trainers that become so ingrained we forget to actually question it or look elsewhere for an alternative answer. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we are challenging the idea that, <em>“if it’s tight… we must stretch it”.</em></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let’s take for example a client, whose squat is just not improving and you can see it’s because their calves are super tight and their ankles have limited dorsiflexion.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe we decide to do some ankle mobility which improves the movement for a while but then it returns to its limited range of motion again.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So we stretch the calves repeatedly but no matter how much we teach various calf stretches, nothing changes long term!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s at this point that I will refer to a quote by Einstein…</span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If stretching isn’t working, then could there perhaps be another issue that’s </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">causing</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the tightness?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let’s consider alternative causes for limited dorsi flexion or inflexibility of</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gastrocnemius &amp; Soleus...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a common biomechanical compensation for ‘calves’ to appear, tight and to have limited range of motion at the ankle in the sagittal plane.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In many cases, particularly when flexibility techniques like stretching dont work, there is a chance that something else maybe happening other than the muscle being tight.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscles can often be inhibited by the nervous system, in this instance the sciatic nerve portion in particular. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Deliberate Calf Tension?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sciatic nerve passes underneath the calf muscles and could be tight or ‘tethered’ somewhere else within the body. Maybe at the pelvis or lower back area for example. If this is the case then the body may </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sense</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> there is risk  within other areas like the calves for example.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could result in the muscle deliberately creating ‘tension’ so that they protect from an overstretching of the nerves. T</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he body would rather we damage muscle instead of a nerve since muscle tissue repairs more easily.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if calf stretching isn’t working, we could consider the possibility that these wonderful muscles are actually ‘hanging on’ to protect your nervous system.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Sciatic Nerve Mobilisation: The Slump</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A really simple way mobilise the sciatic nerve in particular is to use this slump technique. </span>\n\n<em><strong>(NOTE: This comes with a disclaimer warning - do not use if you have any medical conditions, have been diagnosed with sciatica syndrome or experience pain in any area of your body. Do consult your practitioner in advance of trying any new form of exercise.)</strong></em>\n\nhttps://youtu.be/Vr4ItLOv0zk\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So as described in the video here are the points to remember:</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have your client sit thighs supported, hips at 90 degrees</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your client to gently lower their chin downwards &amp; slowly slump or round the back with the hands resting relaxed behind them, folding forwards</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next ask them to very slowly extend their knee until they feel the beginnings of tension - STOP here</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now slowly lower &amp; lift the leg to reduce and add the tension</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THIS IS NOT A STRETCH - so we must encourage them to just find the start of tension rather than go into it </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8 reps x 2 sets before training</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No more than twice daily to begin with to explore the dosage and their response to it </span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By doing this exercise you are likely to see an increase in their range of motion. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often as if by magic, calf tension is reduced, dorsiflexion is increased and your clients squat dramatically improves! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finding the root cause rather than following symptoms is what Biomechanics Coaches specialise in! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">CONTACT rachel@biomechanicseducation.com FOR MORE INFORMATION!</p>\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png 1024w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-300x150.png 300w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-768x384.png 768w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-600x300.png 600w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png 1225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a>','When Stretching A Tight Muscle Doesn’t Work - A Look At The Calves!','','inherit','closed','closed','','19515-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19515,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38681',0,'revision','',0),
(38682,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Strength training is what the client came for right? So we should give them a lot of that right?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often as coaches and trainers we might feel concerned as to whether we engage our clients enough that they don\'t feel bored when THEY think they just wanna sweat and lift but WE want them to move better first...right?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently the concept of actually preparing the body for exercise has surfaced, and I don’t mean what is traditionally considered a warm up. Traditional warms up come second in preparing to exercise because often we are coming at it with biomechanical adaptations due to our more and more techy, static lifestyles.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The lesson exercise professionals are starting to recognise is risk reduction and performance optimisation. This PREPARES the body for movement because……</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GUESS WHAT?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">...our bodies have forgotten how to move ‘normally’.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The body is a </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Master Of Compensation </span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brilliant at adapting to its surroundings </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fantastic at reserving energy</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However we are already pushed for time in our sessions and clients generally want the FUN STUFF! How on earth do we fit it all in?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me introduce you to NET Training…. Meaning “No Extra Time”. You see if we can bring in activities/exercises that are beneficial but don’t take up any extra time or interfere with their strength training then they don’t feel like they have lost out on anything.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can’t claim the whole NET idea… but I can’t remember where I heard it. It might be from a book on building great habits, but I just can’t remember.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>NET Training (No Extra Time)</b></h2>\n<h3><b>Fillers - What Are They?</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is a solution that we have discovered works fantastically within your clients training session and ticks every box for optimizing performance, reducing risk AND taking no extra time!!! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You ready….??</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Net Training or ‘Fillers’ and iMoveFreely is a perfect example of these. This blog is about to show you a SUPER EASY way to:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educate clients </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improve performance</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce risk</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engage clients even more </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep the sessions interesting </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reduce their low grade aches and niggles</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ALL THIS without taking up more time! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know cool eh, read on….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is when iMoveFreely REALLY hits the mark….it doesn’t interfere with your recovery NOR your reps/sets. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact it’s also PERFECT for ‘looking busy’ between sets while still using your equipment &amp; someone is waiting to jump on. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me show you how you can use iMoveFreely as a FILLER, optimise performance &amp; reduce risk/recurring issues.....without using ANY MORE TIME!!  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>What Does iMoveFreely Look Like?</b>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok so in a regular programme (I will keep it very simple here)</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SQUATS </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BENCH </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MILITARY PRESS</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let’s say REPS are x 8 Sets x 4</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So in between each SET apply 1 round of an iMoveFreely technique.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Example:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Sign 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squats x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Sign 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squats x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Sign 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squats x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 Sign 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squats x 8 reps</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This would be non stop but the 4 Sign is still a recovery due to the nature of it.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another Example:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pec Minor MET 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bench x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pec Minor MET 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bench x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pec Minor MET 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bench x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pec Minor MET 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bench x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pec Minor MET 1 rep each side (20% 20 seconds) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bench x 8 reps</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Median Nerve Mobilisation x 6 reps each side</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Military Press x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Median Nerve Mobilisation x 6 reps each side</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Military Press x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Median Nerve Mobilisation x 6 reps each side</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Military Press x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Median Nerve Mobilisation x 6 reps each side</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Military Press x 8 reps</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are just examples and by no means strictly these combinations however it would be ideal to build a whole tool box of FILLERS to use between sets for all of the reasons given above.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Obviously the ideal situation would be to do ALL the required iMoveFreely techniques BEFORE the session. However, until clients recognise their value we must somehow drip feed ideas to them during our sessions and what a great way to do so without losing or reducing the volume of their endorphin hitting strength exercises in the training session.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>What’s Next For You?</strong></h3>\nI hope that as a coach you have set yourself some goals this year for own personal development. Continuing development is essential to be able to continue to serve our clients to the highest level, don’t you agree?\n\nIt would be great to see you on our diploma or one of ours workshops, so if you would like to find out more about the <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Biomechanics Coach Diploma, then click here</a>, enter your details and let’s get on a call to see if its right for you. Or if you would like to dip your toe in and start with a <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-taster/\">1-day workshop you can check those out by clicking here</a>.\n\n&nbsp;','How To Add Mobility To Your Strength Training With No Extra Time Needed (NET Training)','','inherit','closed','closed','','19426-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19426,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38682',0,'revision','',0),
(38683,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h1>And Why It\'s Your Job As A Coach To Make Sure They Don\'t</h1>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Year, New You….</span></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That phrase will be plastered everywhere. Every gym, personal trainer, nutrition coach, everyone talks about it. Maybe I have even been heard saying it!!! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new year feels like a great time to start fresh, doesn’t it!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But when it comes to health and fitness we all know the trend…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The gyms get super busy for 3 weeks and then…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">…….NOTHING……..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s back to normal.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why do people with such great intentions just disappear after a few weeks?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So many of them will literally NOT step back into that gym again for the year… even though they PAY their membership fees.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So….and listen carefully…. I believe it’s </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">our responsibility as coaches</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to make sure this doesn’t happen</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why Do People Stop?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ol>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Too Fast, Too Soon</strong> - go full throttle in every session, ache for 6 days after and think this sucks… because it does. The goal isn’t to not be able to walk!!</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>They Get injured</strong>… they haven’t worked out for 5 years, but workout as if they are an elite athlete…. Of course there is a chance they might break...</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>21 sessions in 21 days</strong>…. Even if they achieve it….they think…</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I can’t keep this up I don’t have the time</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. I agree… you don’t need to workout 14 hours a week, but that’s what they do… it’s unrealistic</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Too Strict on Nutrition</strong> - on top of the crazy intense workouts, they then decide to go full vegan… having watched Game Changers on Netflix, having eaten only meat and no veg since they can remember, they then spend 7 hours a day cooking and preparing their meals. They manage it for 3 weeks and then think…. Screw this I don’t have the time or energy for this. </span></li>\n</ol>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because what they do is soooo unrealistic for long term lifestyle change, they give up.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Can We The Coach/Personal Trainer Do?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well why is it our responsibility and what can we do?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THIS is precisely our job to make sure as many of those people continue these healthy habits forever….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">….Ok so how do we do it?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Educate</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone that steps foot in your gym, new members, new pt clients, give them information that will actually help them get results. Give it for FREE! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way…. If you are a PT in a gym with loads of other PTs … what a way to stand out. There’s no catch, no email handed over, just great info given in welcome packs, or handed out to members. Who are they going to come and see if they decide they need some extra support?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Give Them ONE Thing</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Instead of giving them 700 things to do… give them ONE thing.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What’s the ONE thing that’s going to help that person get results in the next few weeks. One thing that is manageable, that is realistic.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Set the expectations early on</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they think they are going to lose 6 stone in the next 3 weeks and you don’t tell them that’s not possible, or safe to try. You are setting them up to fail. Because when they don’t do it, they won’t be pleased by the 6 pounds they lost, they’ll be gutted it wasn’t more.</span>\n<h3><b>Support &amp; Accountability</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want people to continue long term, you need to check in with them regularly. Hold them accountable to their goals. Again trust me on this… not only will this help them achieve their goals, but they’ll actually be amazed that someone cares about them, someone actually listens to them.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Bonus… Build A Community</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bring people together who are on a similar journey, and they will support and motivate each other. Facebook groups are such an easy way to do this. Invite your clients and anyone who wants support to your group.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nAnd by the way, if you do these things, if you give people small, manageable changes to make, guess what.... In a years time, not only are they still going, but they really could be a \"New You\"... it just took a bit of time and patience to get there, but the important things is that they do.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>What\'s Next For You?</strong></h3>\nI hope that as a coach you have set yourself some goals this year for own personal development. Continuing development is essential to be able to continue to serve our clients to the highest level, don\'t you agree?\n\nIt would be great to see you on our diploma or one of ours workshops, so if you would like to find out more about the <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Biomechanics Coach Diploma, then click here</a>, enter your details and let’s get on a call to see if its right for you. Or if you would like to dip your toe in and start with a <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-taster/\">1-day workshop you can check those out by clicking here</a>.\n\n&nbsp;','New Year, New You...Why It Sets Up Gym Goers To Fail','','inherit','closed','closed','','19320-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19320,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38683',0,'revision','',0),
(38684,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WOW! Another year ends &amp; this brings opportunities for developing &amp; learning from it as we move into a fresh one!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Plan For 2020 </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we create &amp; develop a realistic plan for an entire year when it can often seem completely overwhelming? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to do SOOO many things, yet we are already SOOO busy, where do we even start????</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok well, it’s well written that we should always start with the end in mind. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then we can plan backwards, to structure systematically what &amp; when to do things to take us toward the ultimate end goal. Like planning our training for a marathon!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a series of questions to help you plan forwards from starting backwards…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Question 1: </b><b><i>If you could see into the future to Christmas 2020 what would you like to think your circumstances would be then, that are different to what they are right now?</i></b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it is to have 10 more clients or 1 new staff member. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it is to be a Biomechanics Coach or qualify at L4 in something?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe it is move house, own a premises or clinic.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be as dramatic or undramatic as you feel, it is all about vision. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually take time out to consider realistically where you would like to be in a years time? Don’t hold back!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would even go as far as costing it all out. If you want a new house… how much will you have to save each month? Want to take an extra holiday…. How much do you need to save? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember, your business is there to help you create the life you want! But it doesn’t happen by accident. You have to know what you’re aiming for.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Question 2: </b><b><i>What steps would it take to achieve that desired goal?</i></b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This takes some time as each &amp; every single step must be laid out very clearly, in timing order so that you can develop a strategy.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you start going through all the things you need or could do to make that goal a reality is where it can very quickly become overwhelming. So what I want you to do is the following…</span>\n<ol>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Write down ALL the ideas you can think of that will help you get towards your goal. Go crazy… every idea however mad it seems, big or small, anything you want to do… write it down.</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Highlight the 3 actions that you think will have the biggest impact on your business.</span></li>\n</ol>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We often get so caught up being busy, doing tasks and activities that never actually drastically move the needle. Always remember Paretos law…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h4><b>The 80:20 Rule</b></h4>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">80% of your results will come from 20% of your efforts!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So make sure you focus your efforts on the important things first! Work out what you think those things in the 20% are that will generate the 80%!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then take those 3 core goals and let’s break them down into their parts. It’s very rarely one task to complete. It will take a series of tasks and actions… so what are they?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So let’s look at an example. Perhaps you decide that in order to really grow your business you need to hire a member of staff. Perhaps an admin assistant or another coach to work with you.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h4><b>Goal = Get a new member of staff</b></h4>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 - Decide what you want them to contribute, skills, hours, arrangement (consultant or employed) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 - Design an advert</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 - Make advert available to potential professionals </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4 - Create job description </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5 - Arrange interviews </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Question 3: </b><b><i>Can the steps be slotted into a timeline that you feel is realistic?</i></b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now once you have broken down the 3 core actions, let’s put them on a timeline… a realistic one, but I still like to add a bit of pressure to a job. How often do you have a deadline that’s months away and still you end up doing most of the work 3 days before its due.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creating deadlines based upon your present and projected schedule. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For this example of finding a new staff member, if you have decided you want them up &amp; running by xmas 2020, this gives you plenty of time to add the above steps into your year planner. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1 - by Feb</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2 - by Mar</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3 - April-July</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4 - July</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5 - July-Aug</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Etc etc</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Question 4 - </b><b><i>What is your PLAN B? </i></b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a really important one!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if you cannot find the right person? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What if this idea changes? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does this mean for your business? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What other ideas do you have to solve your problem?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Question 5: </b><b><i>Do I feel this is still the right vision now I have planned it out?</i></b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Challenge everything - over &amp; over again.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You know that’s my philosophy by now, and it includes my own goals and vision. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every now and again, when people go through this process, they realise that they don’t want a particular goal, or perhaps aren’t willing to do the things it’s going to take to get them there.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or sometimes, they feel like they could actually accomplish MORE! You see when you break things down, it becomes much more manageable.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Often they realise that getting to their end goal actually isn’t as far away as they feel it is now. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Does your vision get you excited?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you excited to get out and attack it next year? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If so…. You’re on the right track!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BUT… a word of warning… a BIG Goal will cause an element of FEAR! That’s ok! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That means you are pushing your boundaries, heading out of your comfort zone and leveling up! That’s a good thing!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don’t be put off by the fear! Acknowledge it and use it!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Question 6</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:</span> <b><i>Are you always conscious of the things you have already achieved?</i></b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Something I learned was to write plans, dreams, visions down &amp; re-visit them. Often we are so lost in the next goal, or vision, that we forget to recognise how successful we already are. Just because your goal posts have changed doesn’t mean you shouldn’t celebrate the previous success!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So let’s celebrate our previous successes this New Years Eve 2019!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have fun!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\nP.S. If one of your goals is to do more CPD, learn a new skill set and be able to serve your clients to an even higher level then I would love to have you on one of our Diplomas or Workshops in 2020.\n\nTo find out what is the best route for you to go down then let’s have a chat and see where you are at now and what you want to achieve with your coaching.\n\nWe have various payment plans available for our courses, just in case you are concerned about payment… I know Christmas tends to be an expensive time of year, but I would hate for you to miss out on starting one of our diplomas.\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Just click here, fill in your details and let’s jump on a call.</a>','6 Questions To Ask Yourself To Make Sure 2020 Is Your Best Year Yet!','','inherit','closed','closed','','19203-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19203,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38684',0,'revision','',0),
(38685,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h2>Reflect, Celebrate &amp; Plan</h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is such a great time of year to reflect on what we have done, achieved and learned to then look forwards and plan our next 12 months.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think as trainers and coaches we spend all of our time helping others, telling them to hold themselves accountable, track their results and celebrate their wins…. And then we fail to follow our own advice. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are self employed or have your own studio, it’s so easy to achieve goals and barely give them any acknowledgement as you fly onto the next one! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know that’s not just me… right?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So as we approach the end of 2019 I want to encourage YOU to take some time to reflect on the year. Look at what you have achieved.. Write it down and then celebrate the wins. Acknowledge the wins, give yourself a pat on the back. You are building a business and helping lots of people along the way…. Be proud of that!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we don’t celebrate the wins, then why are we doing this?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I thought I would share with you the things I am most proud of that happened for Biomechanics Education in 2019. One, because it holds me accountable to doing the exercise. Two, because you are a big part of this journey. Whether you are a Biomechanics Coach, in training to become one, or someone who likes to come on here and absorb the content, you <em>make</em> Biomechanics Education what it is. And so it only feels right to share the journey we have had with you!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the Biomechanics Education 2019 Year In Review:</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you could try our model of looking at each month’s highlights….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>January</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the beginning of 2019 we had just moved into our brand new premises and were super excited about having a ‘fixed’ abode partnering with the awesome Aspire4Fitness Health Club/Gym! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their style being right up our street!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>February </strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saw the start of our ¼ 1 Diplomas in Biomechanics Coaching - NOW with both ELCAS registered provider status, meaning our courses are now funded by the M.O.D </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AND</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We got the YMCA awarding organisations backing to offer the L4 LBP qualification within our Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching for those who have an Exercise Referral Qualification </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AND </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We had our 6th annual conference and the 2nd Kaizen Project with lots of inspiring, knowledgeable and interesting lectures from industry leaders and celebrities like Eddie Hall, Jonathan Broom Edwards, Martin Haines, Ben Coomber, Mike Grice and Chris Wright….BTW - SAVE THE DATE - 2020 Kaizen Project is Saturday 10th October - see next week’s Juicemail!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>March</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month was our favourite annual event that is held in Blackpool. The International Fitness Showcase where we exhibit and lecture within the Spinning Conference alongside our partners at Athleticum &amp; Spinning. Such good fun &amp; such a great response to our 6 x lectures &amp; workshops! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Master Trainer Apprenticeship was well underway this month too! The team having done their AET training were now getting stuck into their assessor training. I cannot tell you how excited we are about this team of FABULOUS teachers!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>April </strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Belfast Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching kicked off &amp; our partnership with the Platinum Training Institute based in the Queen’s Belfast University, and was truly sealed! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With their 2020 plans to include our training programme within their Personal Trainer qualification! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>May</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month we launched our brand new <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/running-biomechanics-workshops/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Running Biomechanics Workshop</a></span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to a large group of trainers &amp; coaches with some AWESOME feedback. Written by world leader in Biomechanics, Martin Haines, this 1 day workshop is full of evidence based information - you missed it? Oh don’t worry, there are more scheduled for 2020</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also a highlight for this month for me was delivering a workshop at Mark Laws facility with a fantastic crowd! I have a lot of time for this man and so it was an honour to be invited over. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>June</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While already heavily involved with the brilliant <a href=\"https://herspirit.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERSPSIRIT app</a></span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, by contributing free videos of iMoveFreely techniques you can apply at home….yes, get the app for more….all the HS coaches paid a visit to Earnst &amp; Young in London. This was a coaching celebration event alongside Coaching UK to encourage movement &amp; healthy choices via any means available - like the HS App. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However additionally this was where I became completely mesmerized by <a href=\"https://www.a-speakers.com/speakers/frank-dick-obe/?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=cpc&amp;utm_term=%2B%5Bfrank%20dick%20obe%5D%20%2B%5Bspeaker%5D&amp;gclid=CjwKCAiA__HvBRACEiwAbViuU6pRz4zPALRjy2w55HESBsERrg5zGj1sBg6jra2QVHFn7uQCHkQzWRoCxBcQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frank Dick OBE </a></span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, chief GB coach some years ago. I was SO captivated &amp; enthralled by his talk I booked him for this years Kaizen Project - yes he is our keynote speaker!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month also saw us finally manage to arrange a meeting with <a href=\"http://www.canvastgo.co.uk/ftscotland/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fitness Education Scotland’s </a></span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> founder, Paul Garvie. We have for some time been looking to partner up and work alongside each other in delivering high standards of health and fitness education. WATCH THIS SPACE!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>July </strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are very impressed with the work <a href=\"https://www.cimspa.co.uk/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CIMSPA</a></span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are doing to help improve standards in our industry. So I was invited along to contribute to a Pilates standardisation meeting at Sportpark, Loughborough University. WOW! Fascinating to hear 30 educators, employers &amp; industry representatives debating what they feel should make up YOUR industry recognised standard! Lots of passion &amp; disagreement with justifications &amp; well managed by CIMSPA facilitators.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are an employer, you too could come along &amp; offer your thoughts, it’s very interesting &amp; CIMSPA would love to hear from you!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"http://www.fab-fitness.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mairi Taylor of FABfitness</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ran an Aromatouch essential oils workshop at the Biomechanics Education Academy which I strongly recommend! Passion oozes our of her &amp; who doesn\'t love lying down, smelling essential oils for prolonged periods!!?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally this month I flew to Cyprus to deliver 2 workshops to 26 wonderful exercise professionals - the only complaint I have about the entire trip was that it was over far too quickly! So going back in 2020 for a Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching! Whoo hoo!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>August</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our link with the Edinburgh Napier University saw our Scotland Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching kick off. A superb group of practitioners who have been such a joy to work with since they formed such a bond they now work together at events! TEAM!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>September </strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well I pretty much spent this entire month celebrating turning 50yrs of age! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s times like these when you find yourself taking stock of where you have come from, where you are &amp; where you are heading - ALL mine are really great places since the tough times bring lessons, the mellow times peace &amp; the good times a warm heart! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>October </strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We set up another PureGym Roadshow of workshops this month again &amp; after 5 in house workshops around the UK we are looking forward to doing more with this PT group thanks to Nik Hanley!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>November</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This month I went to assess some Bristol Biomechanics Coach practical exams after Master Trainer, Tom Waldron delivered the entire course single handedly. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bursting with pride would be an understatement as I watched every single learner demonstrated superb Biomechanics Coach practical skills - just their case study work to complete now! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also Tom delivered a private Biomechanics Coach Diploma module/workshop in Lewes.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GREAT JOB TOM!! Thank you x</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>December</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WOW What an end to the year with a meeting at CIMSPA head office in Sportpark, Loughborough University. Alongside Martin Haines, we met with Nick Sellwood, who is the Chartered Status Assessor. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We discussed the <a href=\"https://www.cimspa.co.uk/chartered-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chartered status</a></span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at length &amp; I have to say it looks phenomenal. So if you haven’t seen it yet go check it out on the CIMSPA website ASAP! It will dramatically alter the entire industry - come on get on board!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Now It’s Your Turn</b></h3>\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how did your 2019 go?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you achieve all you wanted? (Did you have clear goals of what you wanted?)</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If not, simply ask yourself why not? </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can you do in 2020 to make your come back?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How will you be making a difference?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How will you make sure your business serves YOU?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What training do you plan on attending?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What changes are you going to make to personally develop?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who will you look to for help? As a mentor?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What excites you?</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take some time, a few hours ideally, to reflect on 2019 and then create your vision for 2020!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BRING ON 2020, LET’S DO THIS!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIf one of your goals is to do more CPD, learn a new skill set and be able to serve your clients to an even higher level then I would love to have you on one of our Diplomas or Workshops in 2020.\n\nTo find out what is the best route for you to go down then let\'s have a chat and see where you are at now and what you want to achieve with your coaching.\n\nWe have various payment plans available for our courses, just in case you are concerned about payment... I know Christmas tends to be an expensive time of year, but I would hate for you to miss out on starting one of our diplomas.\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Just click here, fill in your details and let\'s jump on a call.</a>\n\n&nbsp;','2019 A Year In Review For Biomechanics Education','','inherit','closed','closed','','19124-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19124,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38685',0,'revision','',0),
(38686,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Personal Trainers, we are well educated in HOW to teach exercises. There are many courses available to learn this critical skill, however I bet sometimes you feel anxious about whether you chose the right exercises for some of those tricky clients, right?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have the tools to assess your clients to identify which are the best gym, body weight or free weight exercises to perform relative to their personal biomechanical needs? And when the client has low grade back pain for example, do you feel confident about training them safely? Maybe you are looking at some clients and wondering why on earth they move that way or which part of their body is the limiting one?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you feel you need a simple system to fill this critical gap and answer some of those common questions?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The Health Continuum</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, we need to identify where our clients are on a ‘health continuum’, which is a scale from, potentially illness/injury to wellness and on to higher performance over time. All of our clients will be somewhere on this scale and we need to find out where they are before we can prescribe their conditioning exercises. Most exercises are suitable to most people; the problem is that invariably they can be prescribed at the </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wrong time</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. For example, lunges can help some people and hurt others. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If someone has a rotated pelvis and a functional leg length discrepancy with associated muscle spasm in their hips, then lunges will most likely not be good for them….at the time. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they are functioning correctly around the pelvis, then lunges shouldn’t encourage injury or pain. That is one simple example demonstrating why some of your clients can do some of the exercises you prescribe, but others can’t.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To be able to identify where our clients are on the health continuum, we need to perform an assessment of their body or an intrinsic biomechanical assessment. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These assessments can be super simple to perform and can take as little as 10 minutes. Once we know where they are on the health continuum then we can progress them through a sequence of exercise progressions.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1><b>The Biomechanics Coach&#x2122; System</b></h1>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the Biomechanics Coach&#x2122; system, these progressions start by improving our clients\' inner system by ensuring their fundamental pelvic and spinal mechanics are ‘normalised’ and level to provide the foundation for normal movement. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Phase 1: Preparation &amp; Capacity (or Before The Core) </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this first phase, any muscle imbalances are corrected with simple muscle energy techniques and tight nerves are addressed using nerve mobilisations. This phase can often be referred to as \'Before the Core\', because typically people will start their early exercise programmes with core stability-type exercises and they are simply not ready. That is why (core training) </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">helps some people and hurts others (McGill) </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many PT’s are recognising they don’t want to stabilise someone in a biomechanically incorrect position. So if we prepare their body first giving it some capacity back, then train stability and control it would make sense, right? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we are not careful all we are doing is training people to compensate for their biomechanical problems rather than training correct movement patterns.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Phase 2: Stability &amp; Control</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, once the preparation and capacity phase has been completed the client is then progressed to the next stage which gives them the ability to consolidate and learn new motor programming strategies in this stability and control phase. Here they are progressed through a series of isolated stability exercises and then work towards more functional stability patterns, in effect reprogramming their reflex core control.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Phase 3: Function &amp; Performance</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final phase is where we teach them to use their new motor programming strategies in a more functional way and then progress on to functional velocity training. Here they work towards the functional patterns, velocities and tissue tolerances that are relevant to their ‘purpose’.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Philosophy</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We should always be challenging the latest \'current\' thinking. Just because something new, like functional training and perhaps Pilates comes along to the industry, does that mean all the work you’re doing at the moment doesn’t work anymore? Of course not, it just means we have something else to integrate into what we are already doing, not necessarily discredit them.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The industry is often seduced by the \'next big thing\', but invariably this is simply another way of achieving certain targets for your clients, not necessarily the ONLY way and it certainly doesn’t mean you should be forgetting what you were doing - unless it’s been directly disproven. Nothing should ever be done in isolation, as the exercise model suggests, a series of progressions is the most effective way to progress exercise.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We should focus our attention to real issues, and using all the proven methodologies available to us, answer questions like:</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">   How do I know which exercise to give to my clients – how do I know which will help them and which will hurt them?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">   Apart from increasing the number of reps and sets, how should I be progressing my client’s exercise programmes?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">   Why choose one particular exercise over another that seemingly does the same thing?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">   Should I be using gym balls in their training and if so, when?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  Should I be using machines anymore? Are they ‘functional’? Does that matter?</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is often difficult to answer these questions for all our clients with any degree of honesty and accuracy with the assessments that are in place at the moment. Until the industry’s understanding of intrinsic biomechanics and its implications to exercise prescription is better understood our exercise prescription will not be as good or as safe as it should be.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIf you would like to find out more about the <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Biomechanics Coach Diploma, then click here</a>, enter your details and let\'s get on a call to see if its right for you. Or if you would like to dip your toe in and start with a <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-taster/\">1-day workshop you can check those out by clicking here</a>.\n\n&nbsp;','Intrinsic Biomechanics for Personal Trainers - Knowing The HOW & The WHY For Exercise Prescription','','inherit','closed','closed','','19072-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',19072,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38686',0,'revision','',0),
(38687,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h2><b>The SMART Question Challenge </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today I have a challenge for you, but first we need to set some foundations…</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lot of coaches, I find are very curious… they like to explore, challenge themselves, learn new things and with that comes a lot of questioning.</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you ask a lot of questions?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you get into debates online about anatomy or exercises?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you are in a Facebook group that is set up to answer your questions, or for you to find answers? </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you get frustrated by some of the answers you get?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you ever considered that the answer you get may in fact highlight a problem with the quality of your question?</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This isn\'t just my opinion, you will here my buddy, Ben Coomber of the BTN Academy, also advocating the practice and use of great questions for a better chance of getting good quality answers.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did your parents ever give you a stupid answer to a question, full well knowing what they were doing and then follow it up with…</span>\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer?”</span></i></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That was an early teaching moment for lots of us to make sure we asked the right question.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The question I would like to ask you is <a href=\"https://coachfoundation.com/blog/effective-coaching-techniques/\">are your questions S.M.A.R.T</a>?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Are You Asking SMART Questions?</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yup I just made that a thing or maybe someone else did, in fact, use the SMART acronym in relation to great questioning &amp; I just </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thought </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I made it up...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyway...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here we will discuss and challenge the vague nature of many common questions since they </span>\n<ol>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not equip one with enough information to respond with clarity </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leave room for ambiguity and a response that is coming from a different mindset to that of the person asking the question - which commonly leads to misinterpretation.</span></li>\n</ol>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Cognitively Biased?</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  </span></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most common question I get asked is </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“what\'s the best way to squat?”. </span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well I am unable to answer this with such a poor quality of question, its far too ambiguous. Much more information is required to gain a decent response. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I get asked this (which is a lot) my reply is always </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“why are you asking?</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The information needed to be in a position to offer a helpful reply is:</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goal</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Level/Experience</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ability</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Injury History</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mindset</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Etc etc</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once this information is gathered a half decent reply is more likely to be coming your way!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet learners, and even my social media ‘friends’, often ask me ambiguous questions like</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> “what’s your opinion on…?”. </span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The very nature of this question fascinates me since why would my </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opinion</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> matter? The questions are more often than not technical in nature so a solution based response is in fact what most people are really after...my <em>opinion</em> is irrelevant!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all have a biased view of the world and if someone asks your </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">opinion</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on squatting for example it leaves far too much information out.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example…...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b><i>Are Squats Dangerous?</i></b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine an article with this title. In fact, it wouldn\'t be uncommon in today\'s clickbait society. A reader might be thinking </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">squats</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are bad for us after reading an article about risk during squats. Yet the article was in fact related to the ‘overhead’ squat specifically for example. If the author didn\'t communicate well the specific style of squat or if the reader only read a portion of (or just scanned) the article this creates a room for misinterpretation.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another reader might be left thinking of a bodyweight squat and develop a fear of squatting in general, even squatting down to her kids.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet these are very different variables being considered. The style or type of squat must be clarified since there are far to many variations of squatting to simply suggest... all squats are dangerous </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asking great questions gives you a much better chance of getting a really good answer. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions that gain information that are:</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specific - what type of squat? </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measurable - the range of motion?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Achievable - individual limitations? knowledge/language </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Realistic - does it fit the person and the goal?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Timely - when do you need to know by? </span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This then gives more clarity to the subject being questioned like the example in the article </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are Squats Dangerous?</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Questions (And Answers) On Social Media</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember social media isn’t really monitored that heavily for ‘quality’ of even authenticity of the publisher/s… that’s YOU &amp; Me too by the way! So we are left to post pretty much whatever we want AND to choose who we question and who we choose to believe.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great starting point is to ask yourself these questions first…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ol>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why you’re asking? </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who are you asking?</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The detail behind it the point of the question</span></li>\n</ol>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want an opinion on something that someone has never experienced they surely cannot answer with integrity, right?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key to great questioning is clarity in what you’re really trying to find out.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poor Questioning</span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What’s your opinion….</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What do you think about…</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are often too open &amp; flaky </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great Questioning:</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Defines the problem </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Explains what it is your trying to find the answer to and for</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keeps it SMART.</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This allows for a clear response from them since the goal is clearer</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are giving your opinion or your thoughts, or even presenting research to back up your argument… before you say anything….. ask yourself…Have I FULLY understood the question? Do I know EXACTLY what they are asking? If the answer is no, then I suggest responding with a question first to clarify their question and help them ask a better question. You might notice this is something I do a lot, and even more so on our courses.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>SMART Question Challenge </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you had just one question opportunity with the person you admire &amp; respect the most in your industry, what would it be &amp; to whom??</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mine would be :</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To Professor Stuart McGill - \"If money wasn\'t an issue who would be your favourite clients type to train / coach exercise to and why?\"</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">If You’re Ready To Add The Biomechanics Coach System To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></h3>\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png 1024w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-300x150.png 300w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-768x384.png 768w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-600x300.png 600w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png 1225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a>','How To Ask SMART Questions, To Get A Great Answer','','inherit','closed','closed','','18855-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',18855,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38687',0,'revision','',0),
(38688,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h2><b>iMoveFreely For Life - Your Guide For Clients</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are moving less, feeling more aches &amp; pains, struggling with recurring injures &amp; feeling stressed much of the time.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we know that exercise comes as a recommended activity, many consider ‘exercising’ is something to be done at the local gym, leisure centre or village hall class. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that said we are starting to appreciate the value of movement improvement techniques &amp; not just simply having aesthetic goals or a sporting task to dictate their ‘exercise’ routine. However there is an easier was to move well &amp; move more. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One problem can be a lack of time, another barrier might be that they just don\'t enjoy \'exercising\' even though they know they feel better afterwards &amp; then there is the fact many just aren\'t aware of how simple it can be to improve movement frequency &amp; quality.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So we need to make it clear &amp; simple for our clients…by simply adding one thing at a time regularly &amp; consistently this can result in.....burning more NEAT Calories!</span>\n\n*Non Exercise Activity Thermogenisis - basically the calories you burn from just moving as oppose to specifically \'exercising\'\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More energy</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less pain </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less fatigue</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Less stress</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved mental health </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Improved heart health</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">......to name a few!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore this blog aims to offer insights, ideas &amp; suggestions that we can offer to support those who just don\'t have time, don\'t like \'exercise\' or struggle to be consistent. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 1 - Digital de-clutter</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encourage clients to consider time limits which can now actually be set into iPhones! </span>\n\nSwitch OFF all alerts &amp; set times when you will allow yourself 20-30 mins, maybe morning &amp; evening, to catch up on social stuff\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scrolling through instagram reels or Facebook for example can literally suck time away in a vacuum that will never be regained!</span>\n\nAsk your clients how they feel about this, ask them what they think they could do differently.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 2 - Walk more</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Walking at every opportunity….this has got to be one of the easiest things to start doing to add to the *NEAT calorie count!</span>\n\nYou may, or may not, already know that 10,000 steps a day should be the goal - no matter when, how fast or even in several periods throughout the day rather than one big long walk.\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Very often we form habits to make ‘life easier’ even though it reduces movement opportunities. </span>\n\nAsk your client if they can think of an opportunity to add extra walking or steps into each day, a little each day &amp; consistently = a big difference over time!\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 3 - Wriggle &amp; fidget</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s good to wriggle, fidget &amp; alter position regularly while sitting for achieving extra *NEAT calorie burn. Yet we are conditioned from a young age to sit still at school or college. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If clients are going to sit for long periods ask them to alter their position frequently, maybe using a reminder alert from a device every hour. The alteration doesn\'t need to be dramatic, maybe just have a variety of sitting height options. Foot stools, chairs, boxes to place the computer on so you can stand for a bit &amp; maybe a kneeling mat.</span>\n\nMaybe ask the client how they might feel about sitting on the floor for a period of time in the evenings. This is less \'comfortable\' and therefore increases the desire to fidget &amp; wriggle more.\n\nWhy not ask your clients whether they might try spending time on the floor &amp; if they have a foam roller or tennis ball they could use that to massage their buttocks, thighs or calves even while catching up on their favourite TV programme.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 4 - Cook from scratch</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually cooking from scratch has 2 fabulous health benefits for clients! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No packets or tins means not only are they going to eat healthier but chances are they will need to chop, slice &amp; peel more too which adds to their *NEAT calorie count yet again! </span>\n\nGetting others involved makes for quite a social event in the kitchen &amp; possible even some real quality time too!\n\nAsk your clients how they feel about this\n<h2></h2>\n<h2><b>Tip 5 - Grow your own veg</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Growing our own veg helps contribute even more to points on Tip No 4 &amp; 1!</span>\n\n4. Tasty fresh produce AND more moves during gardening!\n\n1.  Less screen time too!\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 6 - Cycle</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cycling instead of drive might be an alternative to walking when the distance is longer!</span>\n\nIt also reduces pollution &amp; gives an opportunity to soak up that all important Vitamin D too!\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 7 - Ditch the TV</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ditch the TV...YES sell it! This is a tough one for many but only because of our cultures conditioning!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Selling the TV might also improve relationships because we connect &amp; talk more without them! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And could save a fortune on broadband bills…!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 8 - Stop saying yes!</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try to NOT say yes to everything! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok this might surprise some clients but in this present lifestyle, we are all rushing about doing ‘stuff’ because we can rather than we actually want or need to.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Talking clients though how to analyse each potential invitation to meet for a coffee &amp; seriously consider would it be more beneficial to say no &amp; exercise instead!? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or what about suggesting a workout instead of coffee?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 9 - Smile more &amp; a lot</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smile more - ever heard of face yoga?</span>\n\nThere are lots of tiny muscles in our faces that show the expressions we use the most.\n\nLaughter lines are a joy\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even just the act of smiling helps your face and body into a posture that could help improve our psychology. </span>\n\nWhy not try it now......go on...SMILE...keeping smiling....keep smiling .....how does it make you feel?\n\nWhy not pass it on to the next person you see?\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 10 - Play</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a ball to the park, and go and just play, play games with kids or friends.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So simple but suggest they swap a tv night or afternoon for this once a week &amp; see what happens! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 11 - Hoovering</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enjoying the hoovering as it’s an excuse to move can also alter our perceptions of daily movement. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask clients how they would feel about considering hoovering as an excuse to move, or maybe sweeping up instead &amp; how about vigorously cleaning windows!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Tip 12 - Wash the car</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Washing the car - same as above!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>Summary</h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why do any of these……?</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saves money</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Moves you more </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Saves time </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes better use of time </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is soup for the soul </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes others feel good </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Makes you feel good </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gives you a healthier life all round </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Without taking up EXTRA time…...mostly</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Tasks For Your Clients </b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact ask your client to grab a pen &amp; ask them to take a moment to imagine they have literally all the money they need - £10million</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now explain to them to imagine they have had it for some time, they did the big holiday, bought a car, nice house etc </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now ask them to….write HONESTLY…., exactly what their perfect day would go like...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What time would they wake?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where would they be??</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who with?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would they wear?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would they do?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What makes them feel blissfully happy more than anything else?</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now show them that if they are really honest to go back &amp; check how much of it could actually be possible TODAY without a huge amount of money.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>What Else Can They Do?</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What else could we help clients do today that can contribute to making them feel happier, fitter, healthier, </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">richer</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A rich life doesn’t necessarily come from a huge bank account </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A truly rich life comes from great relationships </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If driven solely by money, the emotional drivers are usually missing, financial wealth is less likely to come without emotional drivers as gaining money takes work! Right!?!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>How Does iMoveFreely Fit In?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think we can all agree that a quality in life would include an absence of pain and the freedom to move freely and confidently. How many people wouldn’t wish for this? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what if I said people could work towards that in just a couple minutes each day? Potentially not needing ANY extra time at all! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the roles we have as trainers/coaches is to educate, facilitate and empower our clients on how simple this can be for so many that are living with chronic pain, recurring injuries or physical limitations. We have a duty of care to show others just how simple it can be. We are exactly that, facilitators offering our clients simple solutions that fit with their beliefs &amp; goals to support their choice only when they are ready, in altering their daily habits for habits that bring an improved quality of life.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reason iMoveFreely is such a perfect fit is that no gym or equipment or even much energy for these fabulous special techniques is required to contribute to an improved quality of life.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clients who choose to continue the lifestyles they lead (desk-bound, sedentary etc) will stil benefit from iMoveFreely techniques being introduced into their daily routines. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the techniques also work perfectly as a warm-up for our training sessions. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">iMoveFreely is a series of special techniques we can demonstrate to our clients both online and in person, so they fit easily into our business model and also our clients daily life to initiate movement nourishment &amp; improvement.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>How to fit iMoveFreely into your training programme.....</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1). Taking Advantage of Recovery Time </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the simplest methods if your clients are time restricted is to teach clients to perform iMoveFreely during recovery or between sets of strength training. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Example One: When Squatting</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perform 4 Sign once per side (1 rep of 20% for 20 seconds)</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do your squat set (alter weights of necessary) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat 4 Sign each side as before </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat for every set </span>\n<ol>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> S. If you do more than 4 Sets of squats, do more sets of 4 Sign!</span></li>\n</ol>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Example Two: When Deadlifting</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perform pec min anti spasm  (1 rep of 20% for 20 seconds)</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perform banded scapular retraction off the rack </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perform deadlifts with a focus on scapular &amp; stiffness in spine </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2). Take Advantage of Sitting</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LOVE this one! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every single time your client sits down, on a bus, train, waiting for someone, in a meeting, cinema ....etc....teach them to do the relevant muscle energy techniques. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The beauty of iMoveFreely is that much of it can be done in a chair, so if your client finds they are having to sit for any amount of time they can DO iMoveFreely!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3). Take Advantage of TV Time or Evenings </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is nothing wrong with a little downtime and for most that\'s going to be in the evening, maybe with the TV or with family.</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life is what it is today so rather than expecting clients to fit in TIME to do iMoveFreely at a set time of the day, separate to the daily routine see how many ways you can teach them to combine them into things they are already doing.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No excuses for NOT nourishing movement!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be Happy </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Move Freely</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready for a game changing face to face workshop?</h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/imovefreely-instructor/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If You’re Ready To Add The iMoveFreely Instructor Reconditioning Programme To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></h3>\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png 1024w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-300x150.png 300w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-768x384.png 768w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-600x300.png 600w, https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png 1225w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;','12 Simple Tips For Feeling Happier & Healthier','','inherit','closed','closed','','18735-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',18735,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38688',0,'revision','',0),
(38689,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h2>Does Your Client Really Have Tight Hip Flexors? Or An Anterior Tilt Of The Pelvis?</h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We may hear client\'s saying they have been told they have an </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">anterior pelvic tilt</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &amp; </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tight hip flexors &amp;</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it’s usually followed by something along the lines of… </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I spend a lot of time sitting at a desk, so I’ve been told my hip flexors are weak and tight. I need to stretch them, strengthen them.”</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perhaps you feel that one of your clients has tight hip flexors because they report them <em>feeling</em> tight when they extend their hip. Yet no matter how much they stretch them, nothing changes...maybe they have been told they have an anterior tilt because their ASIS are lower than their PSIS..?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Things to consider....</span>\n<ol>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Who decides the ideal pelvic posture considering we are all built differently?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rarely have I seen a short psoas muscle during the Thomas Test.</span></li>\n</ol>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While I am not suggesting there is no such thing as a perfect pelvic position or that no one has ever had a short hip flexor, I do believe there are other things we should consider before making these assumptions. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we broaden our understanding of the things that influence our exercise prescription for those who feel they may have an anterior tilt to their pelvis or possibly tight hip flexors? What else could be happening?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>What Is An Anterior Tilt?</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First of all, if our clients are symptomatic, or experience pain, then this alone can be a red flag and may require a referral to rule out any clinical risk.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However if they are pain-free and </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">have no symptoms it important to let them know they are perfectly normal and having an tilt at the pelvis may well be nothing at al to worry about. W</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">e all have the ability to anteriorly tilt our pelvis and this in itself isn\'t a diagnosis but could be an observation made by a practitioner who wants to help.</span>\n\nLordosis is also perfectly normal and occurs during an anterior tilting of the pelvis too, some people have a more exaggerated curve and others have less.\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We all have the ability to a tilt posteriorly too and present with a flatter lumbar spine.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since we all have different genetics so it doenst make sense that we should all look the same does it?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what is meant when a practitioner suggests you have an anterior tilt?</span></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you stand up and stick your bottom out or arch your back you will be in an anterior tilt. The \'diagnosis\' of an anterior tilt will likely follow someone complaining of symptoms like back pain for example. If they present with excessive lordosis or an exaggerated lumbar curve and the ASIS appearing lower then the PSIS the practitioner may deduce that something is tight, causing this to become the default posture, maybe tension in tissues that tip the pelvic bowl down at the front, like psoas.  </span>\n\nWe base our understanding of anatomy on learning <strong><em>anatomical neutral </em></strong>which has been defined in this instance as the ASIS &amp; PSIS being at the same height. The problem is there are other things to consider like being born with a different shaped pelvis to a typical pelvis. We are as different on the inside as we are on the outside.\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is if we assume the anterior tilted posture to be wrong and try to \'correct\' it when its actually typical or normal for them. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A posture by definition is simply a position of the body, there is not good or bad one, just the one we hold for too long, without variation. Consider a solider in \'good\' posture, hes going to ache after a day on duty! Alternatively consider demonstrating a \'bad\' posture, you probably wouldnt mind because you know it does hold risk when done for a brief amount of time. However sitting a desk day in day out, then in a car, then on the sofa could be inducing adaptions and compensations that result in symptoms over time.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we measure degrees of pelvic tilts? </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How is the the benchmark defined and by whom? </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How accurate is it? </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What evidence is there for postural assessment? </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is postural assessment too subjective due to genetic differences?</span></li>\n</ul>\n<h2></h2>\n<h2><b>What &amp; Where Are The Hip Flexors? </b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some have described the psoas\' role as more of a local and global stabiliser that assist in hip flexion as part of a conjoined hip movement.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A yoga teacher once suggested that “…</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">they (hip flexors) aren\'t WEAK they are exhausted!”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travell and Simon named it the</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ‘hidden prankster’</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hip Flexors are basically..... muscles that flex the hip. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To contribute to this movement they must attach above and below the hip joint, which is where the pelvis and femur bones meet.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Primary Flexors of the Hip </strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Psoas Major L1-4 transverse spinous processes to meet with iliacus to become the iliopsoas that ends up on the lesser trochanter of the femur.</span>\n\nPsoas Minor - only found in around 40-60% of us! Attaching to the lateral aspects of the 12th thoracic &amp;1st lumbar vertebrae from there it blends with the iliopsoas fascia.\n\n<strong>Other Hip Flexors </strong>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rectus Femoris - AIIS to Patella </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tensa Facia Latae - ASIS to ITB</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sartorius - (Longest muscle in the body!) ASIS to medial knee.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adductor longus, brevis, magnus - superior pubis to medial femur </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gracilis - ishiopubic ramus to tibia</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pectineus - pubic bone to femur</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actual muscles can be analysed and defined by their attachments and fibre directions but when considering how to help our clients better all we really need to understand is the movements they influence or inhibit.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>How Do We Assess The Hip Flexors?</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or what may be a more helpful way of thinking about it, particularly for those who aren\'t so confident about their anatomy recall, is how to assess Hip Flex<em><strong>ION</strong></em>?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most well-known way of testing if the hip flexors are inhibited is to use what is most commonly known as the Thomas Test.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The Thomas Test (Thomas, 1878)</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Thomas Test was named after Dr.Hugh Owen Thomas, and is now used to assess hip extensibility. So it requires being able to lie your client supine off the end of a massage table, supported from the back of the hip and up their spine. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They then lower one leg down to hang freely and you measure if the hip has the capacity to allow the leg to drop down ‘enough’. The knee is required to be below the hip to pass the test. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is where the ability to measure should be…..</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">should</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> be…</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However this method of the test is being challenged since some programmes teach for the top hip to be flexed to 45 degrees, other interpretations suggest the knee should be pulled into the chest however a key component is of course the pelvic position. Should the knee be pulled into the chest too much the pelvis would tip back into a posterior tilt, thus lifting the hanging leg due to the femur pressing the illium back. So not as a result of tissue tension but due to bone on bone making this a void result or hip flexor extensibility. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Likewise if the hanging leg weighs the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt, the test will also be void due to the pelvic position lowing the knee in comparison to the hip.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, the landmarks for measuring the degree of drop from hip to knee are often vague. The hip is a pretty large area and the knee, while smaller, also has a relatively large area to choose from as a landmark for a measurement.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MOST important things about a measurement is having as much objectivity as possible so the test can be reproduced accurately. A benchmark with standardisation that considers the variations in the body but also uses the bony prominences of the anatomy so we can all assess individuals in the same way.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4991856/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b>The Modified Thomas Test</b></a></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Almost exactly the same but by ‘fixing’ the pelvis into a neutral position and using specific bony landmarks to measure the drop we can find some degree of accuracy for comparison.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So while your client is supine you take hold their top leg, then take hold the ASIS with your thumb as your hand grips around the back of the pelvis/ilium. Now while firmly holding onto their thigh, rock the leg into flexion and back while feeling the pelvis tilt back and forth. Once you feel the posterior tipping point bring the thigh to the position just ahead of the tip, ask the client to carefully hold the knee in this position. Now quickly move to the hanging leg side, crouch down to measure the angle from the centre of the greater trochanter to the lateral condyle of the knee. You could even photograph it with their permission.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat the other side. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not just a range test but also a symmetry test so we can compare one side to the other. </span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-18634\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Modified-Thomas-Test-Biomechanics-Education-1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" />\n<h3><b>What’s A Good Measurement?</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Great question!!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well to take into account natural differences between us if the lateral condyle is between parallel (to the greater trochanter) and 30 degrees lower than the greater trochanter that leg technically passes in terms of range. However the legs should drop by the same amount each side for symmetry, so this must be noted too.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What we often see is decent range on both sides but an asymmetry so the question is are hip flexor/s really ‘tight’?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well if tight means short then no but what causes the asymmetry?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What’s the issue? Can muscles like hip flexors be dysfunctional but long or lax or length tensioned?</span>\n\nor maybe they have hypertonicity?\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Master Of Compensation</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have discussed regularly how the body is amazing at compensating. So imagine for a moment what your wonderful integrated system might be thinking when your client sits a LOT…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“….</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok so we aren\'t using these hip flexors, they are simply wasting energy while not in use for such long periods, let’s save energy and down regulate them…”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What happens when we stretch them? Nothing...why not? They are technically ‘tight’ or possibly they are not even short....ok so what do we do?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lets ‘stimulate’ them safely with a low grade muscle energy technique (MET) instead!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hip flexion <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/1333-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">isometrically resisted at 20% muscular effort held for 20 seconds x 4 reps x 4 sets </a></span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Follow this with some funky hip extensor strength exercises - kettlebell swings, deadlifts, squats OR simply alternate a set of MET’s on either hip then a set of swings, squats - repeat 4 times.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This takes advantage of the law of reciprocal inhibition in your programming and makes for a very cool training session for the client! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So now you have the test necessary to assess what’s going on with your clients’ hip flexors and if they are in need of attention you know what to do. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\nrachel@biomechanicseducation.com\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10836 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a>','The Tight Hip Flexor Fallacy & The \'Modified\' Thomas Test','','inherit','closed','closed','','18628-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',18628,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38689',0,'revision','',0),
(38690,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h1><b>Helping your clients run faster and reduce their risk of injury</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you work with clients who run? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you’re a running coach, triathlon coach, personal trainer helping people go from couch to 5k then this is a post for you.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is so much conflicting advice in the running world and today we wanted to get to the bottom of some of the myths and advice out there.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These could be things your clients say or perhaps even things you say that could be slowing them down (in both actual times and their performance) or worse, increasing their risk of injury.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week we are very honoured to have a world leader in intrinsic biomechanics Martin Haines, offer us insights into key questions and the evidence around running form.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So many of us have clients who run, or want to run, remain injury free and maybe even gain a few PB’s along the way!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can we help?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well with guidance and evidence based information from a world leader we can pass on great advice to our clients by staying up to date with superior quality information. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guest blog from Martin also gives you an insight into the Running Biomechanics workshop we deliver in our programmes if you would like more practical skills to improve your service to clients who run…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Is Running Form Important? </b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The way you run can be the difference between fulfilling your potential and never quite being as good as you’d hoped. However, running form/technique/style is very personal and depends upon a number of factors which should be assessed by an experienced coach familiar with biomechanical principles or by a Biomechanics Coach.  There is little evidence that the alignment of various body segments statically or dynamically alters your injury risk or indeed improves performance, in fact you will see some runner’s in your group who demonstrate personalised styles and techniques that include for example buckling knees, flailing arms and flat feet and some seem to get injured no more than those who run with a more orthodox style (and sometimes injured less frequently!). </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also a number of running coaches who encourage you to run using ‘their method’.  Their method may coincidentally suit you and work well, but unless you are analysed carefully and the results find that particular style is suited to your mechanics and anatomy, it may cause you more problems.  Don’t be seduced by pseudo-science suggesting one style suits everyone – you are an individual and deserve to be trained as one. One size does not fit all. Find your own style that works for you; and that may be simply going out and running, doing what you feel is comfortable.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>It\'s Suggested That Everyone Should Have A Cadence Of 180 Strides Per Minute To Prevent Knee Injuries, Is This True?  </b></h2>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually, 180 cadence (number of strides per minute or stride frequency) is supposed to be the ideal cadence for optimal running at elite level, but this is meant as a “barometer not a governor” (Hailey Middlebrook, Runner’s need 2019).  Whether there is an injury risk reduction is not clear. This cadence is based upon some anecdotal observations by legendary coach Jack Daniels as far back as 1984. Then a paper by Burns et al in 2019</span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1  </span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">suggested that while this is an average cadence for many elite level distance runners (in fact Burns found it was 182 in his test cohort), cadence seems to be dependent upon the speed you run and your height.  The quicker you run, the higher your cadence (the greater number of steps you take per minute) and the taller you are, the lower your cadence (less number of steps required per minute as</span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you can take fewer steps per minute to cover the same distance)</span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.  </span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight, age, speed and running experience did not seem to be relevant.  You may also consider that </span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cadence would likely depend upon your type of foot strike, any leg length discrepancies, hip mobility, calf mobility, nerve mobility in the back of your leg or even spinal mobility.  So, your cadence can be used to benchmark improvement, but there is no evidence to suggest that a higher cadence means you are more likely to prevent injury.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Is Gait Analysis &amp; How Accurate Is It? </b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an assessment of how you run; it can be as sophisticated as using high speed cameras and analysis software, but it can be as simple as someone watching you run. Both can be of value.  The sophisticated methods are accurate enough to be able to help you, but equally an experienced and skilled coach can be very helpful by visually analysing how you run too. You may also be aware that there are some “APPs for that” too.  Do be careful though, don’t change your style based upon an analysis that encourages you to run closer to a theoretically ‘correct’ style. Your anatomy and mechanical make-up may suit your current style better than something that is more orthodox or a coach’s preferred teaching method. Make any changes under close supervision and don’t change for changes sake.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>I\'m Injury Free, But I\'ve Been Told My Form Is Off - Should I Change Anything?</b></h2>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite our advances in technology and our understanding of the body, as well as training and conditioning techniques, many experts suggest that the old adage; “If it aint broke, don’t fix it”, still applies today.  Your body moves how it needs to move to accommodate your anatomy and personal mechanics. If you do have a personalised style, make sure anyone who wants to change that style (to make it theoretically better) first understands precisely why you are running as you do.  If you are running as you do to accommodate a genetically stiff hip for example and your technique is changed to something theoretically better, you may no longer be able to accommodate that stiffness and end up loading the hip, potentially causing problems. If the hip problem is something that is correctable then make the changes to your hip by exercise or treatment, and make sure that the rest of your body has the capacity to adapt to those changes, then make slow alterations to your style – if indeed any change is still necessary.  It takes a skilled coach and a detailed assessment to make these changes to minimise the risk of causing problems as your body adapts to the style changes.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>I’ve Been Told I Pronate &amp; Have Been Advised To Wear Shoes To Help Support The Arch Of My Foot</b></h2>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term pronation and its relevance to running performance and injury prevention is still not fully understood.  Pronation is a rolling of the foot inwards and its part of the shock-absorbing mechanism when your foot lands on the floor; along with movement from your ankles, knees, hips and spine.  That’s the easy bit, the difficulty is establishing how much pronation is right for each individual. There some runners who seem to have a lot of pronation but who rarely get injured and others who seem to have much less pronation are injured frequently – clearly there is more to it than simply the amount of pronation.  The consensus from the recognised experts seems to be that if you are not getting injured frequently then there is no need to interfere with your pronation – and even if you are getting injured more than you would like, there may be other areas that you would look to address first anyway. This may include areas such as your pelvis, a dysfunction in which can create an apparent leg length discrepancy. This may not be an issue in itself, but your foot may alter its amount of pronation to accommodate the leg length discrepancy – so any apparent pronation issues may simply be a compensation from higher up the leg.  Perhaps you can see how correcting the problem at the foot in this example could be counterproductive. There are many more examples which can get quite complicated, so get checked out by someone who is an expert in the field before you change your shoes to support your arch or reduce your pronation. </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anti pronator shoes or ‘corrective’ insoles do have their place and can help runners, but make sure they’re necessary and are prescribed at the right time.  Also note that insoles are often temporary measures to offload an injured structure until it has healed and your rehab is completed, they can then often be removed or at least the support reduced. </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>How Can The Upper Body Influence Running Form? </b></h2>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Typically the upper and lower body are synchronised to optimise your running style.  So, if your legs have a personalised style your arms will likely move differently too to accommodate and visa versa. So, if you had a stiff upper back or a long-term shoulder injury for example, it is likely that your upper body movements will accommodate the resulting mechanical issues.  This will likely cause some form of compensation in your hips and/or legs too. This shows how important it is to make sure you deal with the causes of the movement style issues before you correct the style issue itself. Also, any change in arm movement style should be accompanied by suitable measures to understand the likely hip/leg compensations and then exercises to help them adapt should be provided. </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Is There A Hierarchy Of Things That I Could Work On? And Where Does Running Form Adaptions Sit Into That? </b></h2>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is difficult to say with any certainty that injuries or running styles are linked to a particular body part, we perform any movement based upon learned patterns, movement experiences, our anatomy and past injuries.  There are however occasions when a ‘system re-boot’ is helpful. We are born with unconditioned reflexes</span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2</span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which enable us to perform movements seemingly without thinking about them; such as when we are babies - lifting our head, rolling, lifting our hands to our mouths to feed for example. Then as get older we perform tasks that are less natural; such as sitting in chairs rather than sitting down on our haunches. We also get injured for various reasons and perform unusual movement patterns to protect the injured area – these movements can become permanent if you’re not careful.  All of these problems cause something called conditioned reflexes</span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2</span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; ones that our bodies have created to enable us to move to compensate for pain or unaccustomed stiffness or weakness. Our bodies were not originally designed to move in this way and so further problems can result due to the causes of these unnatural movements.  One way of identifying these causes is to be screened or tested – the resultant exercises to help with any issues can be thought of as a ‘system reboot’. Biomechanics Coaches or a Physiotherapist skilled in the science of Biomechanics could help you with this.</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>If You Could Offer The General Public One Piece Of Advice What Would It Be?</b></h2>\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run how nature intended you to run, without any thought to it.  Progress your mileage slowly and let your body run freely. If you have regular or recurrent problems then look to understand why, by having an assessment of your body’s mechanics. Not necessarily a running analysis, an analysis of your body – to see if your body has the capacity to run the sort of distances and frequencies that you are doing. If it highlights correctable issues, then perform exercises to correct them and then carry on running using your previous style. Interestingly, you may find that your style changes naturally (without trying) when your body has the capacity to move differently, perhaps better. If the assessment shows that you have a structural or anatomical anomaly then you should see a coach to help you change your style to work around that anomaly, which may not be orthodox, but will work for you.  </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Summary from Rachel</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So as you see Martin challenges some pretty common misconceptions about running form. If you would like to discuss any of these issues while having an opportunity to also learn practical skills to support you when coaching your running clients, why not join us for Running Biomechanics in 2020?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to help your clients run faster, achieve personal bests, or perhaps just reduce their risk of injury while training for that marathon they signed up for having never run before then this one day workshop is for you.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the end of the day you’ll know how to…..</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feel comfortable and confident in assessing your runners to help them gain their next PB!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine you being known as the ‘go to PT’ for runners, even high level runners!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will learn;</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6 Foot Tests from the ‘Foot Posture Index’  </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2 Calf Tests - Range &amp; Strength </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5 Hip Tests </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of the above come with relevant biomechanical exercise interventions.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>When &amp; Where Are The Upcoming Running Biomechanics Workshops?</h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Running Biomechanics Workshops 2020</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>Nottingham - </b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feb 29th or Oct 25th 10:00-4:00</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>London - </b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 2nd 10:00-4:00</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>Belfast  - </b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 15th 10:00-4:00</span>\n<h2></h2>\n<h2>What\'s the investment?</h2>\nJust <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">£188 per person!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2>How Do I Book?</h2>\nWant to get booked on immediately? <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/running-biomechanics-workshops/#tab-description\">Then click here and book your place! </a>\n\nif you have more questions and would like to find out more, just pop me an email at <a href=\"mailto:rachel@biomechanicseducation.com\">rachel@biomechanicseducation.com</a> with the best number to reach you on and we can get on a call and have a chat about the workshop.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/running-biomechanics-workshops/#tab-description\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18460 size-full\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Running-Biomechanics-Myths-Martin-Haines-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1225\" height=\"612\" /></a>\n\n<b><i>References</i></b>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Burns GT, Zendler JM, Zernicke RF. Step frequency patterns of elite ultramarathon runners during a 100km road race. J Appl. Physiol (1985). 2019 Feb 1;126(2):462-468. </span></i></li>\n</ul>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karel Lewit. Manipulative therapy. Published by Churchill Livingstone, 2010</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Martin Haines DipRGRT MCSP SRP IBAM</span></i>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founder and Director Brytspark Limited</span></i>\n\n<a href=\"http://www.brytespark.com\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">www.brytespark.com</span></i></a>','The Biomechanics Of Running - Myths & Advice','','inherit','closed','closed','','18457-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',18457,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38690',0,'revision','',0),
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And What We Can All Learn From It!!</span></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While most people were getting Halloween outfits sorted for themselves or their kids, I found myself in a chair, with a suction tube and a long spoon in my ear…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was having my ears cleaned out and it was both horrendous and incredible!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were so many lessons to learn from my experience that I just had to share it with you (no pictures I promise)...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Why EarWax Removal?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes that’s right I had my ears cleansed of earwax and the experience I had was so impactful it made me cry and unable to speak (I know!!) for around an hour. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This goes all the way back to my childhood when I had numerous ear infections and experienced 2 x agonisingly painful perforated eardrums a couple of times to the detriment of my hearing. However, my hearing loss wasn’t so apparent at the time yet when I look back now I recognise how much it did indeed affected me.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My teachers would make me sit at the front because they thought I wasn\'t listening when in fact I hadn\'t heard them. It also made to feel stupid because I didn\'t know the answer to a question because I actually hadn\'t heard it the first time and I got so sick of asking people to repeat themselves that I gave up.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Giving up asking people to repeat what they had said inevitably brought more problems and in some cases, I simply avoided certain situations.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There were times when they looked at me when I replied with the answer I THOUGHT was required only to be made to feel more stupid as I had guessed wrong. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Years of this can have its toll on a kid and I just accepted that I probably was pretty dumb, when you get told often enough - I mean I am certainly NOT academic since every teacher I ever has felt compelled to tell me!!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My enjoyment of music was possibly because of all of the above and also resulted in my enjoyment for expression through dance and became (god knows how!?!?!?) a professional dancer.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I also got away with my bad hearing in my decade working as a carer with the elderly and disabled. Many of them were not so great at hearing or being academic either so we all spoke pretty loud and about basic stuff. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyway, over the years I gained confidence in myself but simply accepted my hearing loss as part of my poorly ears during my childhood.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then my boyfriend who uses earbuds at work suddenly lost his hearing so he found an ear clinic locally to go and get his ears checked out for excessive earwax. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His hearing returned immediately and he told me proudly about his MASSIVE lumps of earwax - gross eh! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He suggested I get mine checked out…”...</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you never know</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">…” he said.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I soon found myself on the way. As I drove there I realised how crackly my ears are and they always buzz a bit and I often get tinnitus too which I have simply learned to live with!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>The Earwax Experience </b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ear clinic was in a high street and had very smart clear branding with lettering that gave the impression of intelligence - don\'t ask my why it just did.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was greeted warmly by Alan who was going to check out my ears. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dressed in a way that made him look clever (again he just did). He smiled as he looked straight at me and shaking my hand and invite me inside his room. The image he gave was just perfect - I trusted him immediately! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His room was super clean, slightly clinical, with nice artwork of the inside of an ear hanging from the wall.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>SMART Goal</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alan started by asking me about my REASON FOR VISIT. As I explained my lifelong hearing issues, recent degradation of hearing and other symptoms he took notes, nodding and asking a few questions for CLARITY. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He paraphrased to let me know he heard what I was saying. He was sympathetic, understanding and made me feel like I must be the same as so many other patents he sees on a regular basis. I wasn’t necessarily losing my hearing. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He explained simply what often happens in cases like my REASON FOR VISIT and that he would do his utmost to help based upon my REASON FOR VISIT. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The goal was SMART and related specifically to my RFV</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">S - Ear wax removal</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">M - Locate wax and removal can be measured by extracting it.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A - Alan’s training, experience and equipment meant he felt it was achievable as he stated.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">R - Realistically Alan had such a high success rate he promised free treatments if it wasn’t possible which showed confidence that the goal was realistic and he has integrity </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T - Alan regularly does each ear in 10 minutes but professionally allows an hour per appointment giving us both a suitable time limit for the goal</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>The Procedure</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alan explained all of the equipment in the room and what he would be doing step by step. This gave me absolute clarity and comfort in what to expect since there was some mild anxiety about what this was going to entail. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, he asked if I would like to see what he could see as he looked in my ears. He could show me a magnified version on the screen in front of me.</span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“OH Yes please!”</span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I replied eager to understand my body better. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OMFG!!!! Can I say that in a blog? - apologies for the profanity but the sight that came into view on the screen was literally something out of a horror show….dark, grungy, cloggy, brown/black, matted awful horrid earwax! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I never realised it was that colour</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?” I said. Alan replied “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oh this wax has been here for years and years, compacted down on top of more and more, so it becomes hard and dark and very difficult to remove by yourself”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet he seemed really confident he could remove it. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PLEASE GET IT OUT NOW!!!</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> My mind screamed! I was now horrified, glad Alan had made me feel trust in him when I realised the horrific truth about what I was hiding in my ears all along!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Reality</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He explained it might feel tender at times as he might need to scrape away at my funky old ear wax and to let him know so he could ease off if it did. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I leaned my head to one side and he started by using a machine that I can only describe as a being like a dehumidifier with a very narrow suction tube with a thinker see-through tube connecting them. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suction kicked on once he switched it on and was loud in my ear but it was kinda nice to think he would be pulling that sucker out of my poor ear. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Small glugs of brown sludge scooted up the tube, the sucking sound was weirdly satisfying as I imagined what it was removing. He would swap between the sucker and a teeny weeny very long-handled spoon thing that he used to scrape the sides with the help of a metal cone thing for positioning. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I meditated</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However 30 minutes later he was still at it! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PHEW!! Even Alan confessed that this was a tough set of ear sludge. YUCK!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He sprayed olive oil in and started the other ear while the first one had a soak to loosen off.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All the time he is soothing me with confidence in his ability to remove what was beginning to feel like a small alien life inside my ears. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The second ear began to feel sore and I had to ask him to stop for a break so he went back to the first ear. He sprayed oil in then changed back to the first ear.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 minutes more this side and suddenly it was like he had experienced something wonderful as he held proudly a large clump of disgusting ear wax the size of a squished olive!! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jeeeeeezee!! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This just seemed to froth us both up into a determined frenzy to get the other side completely clear! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scraping, sucking, scraping away and it was soooo tender but he was just as desperate to remove it as I was. He dug and scraped and sucked and FINALLY…..</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 more minutes later, totalling 1 hour altogether, the second alien appeared stuck to the end of his suction tube! No less disgusting either! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“WOW” </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alan exclaimed </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“This normally takes around 10 mins per ear &amp; yours is probably the second toughest ear wax removal I have done in my career! </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ah the honour! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>My Life Changed In That Moment</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total elation first, then wait what sorry your shouting Alan, ssshhhhh WHOAH Hang on a minute why do I want to cry? It was THAT painful but, just a minute, I can actually hear crystal clearly! Like TURN THE SOUND DOWN FFS!!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was smiling like a kid trick or treating with their pumpkin bursting with sweets already</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My face was aching from smiling as I shook Alan’s hand vigorously, he was smiling too and I think he understood because as I was leaving saying thank you over and over I was almost crying, overcome with the joy of sound.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then I was outside in the street with everyone walking around as if no miracles had occurred, like it was another normal day, shopping and MAKING SO MUCH FREAKIN NOISE!!! JEEEZE SHHHHHHHHH EVERYONE!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then there were tears as I stumbled back to my car due to the amplification of my sense altering my balance somehow.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unable to call my boyfriend because I knew I wouldn\'t be able to speak and because of the hyper sensitivity of my ears. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I drove home smiling</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I had to turn my stereo down</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I enjoyed sounds </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally I did call my boyfriend and had to put him on loud speaker because my hearing was so sensitive against the phone. I filled up again as I described my experience.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Lessons Can We Learn From This?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Tip One - Subject Lines</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly email headers are vital to encouraging your followers to actually be motivated to open &amp; read what you have to say, so we are constantly having to come up with interesting titles. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mine has relevance because of the time of year and also an experience I had that taught me several things about my own business.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By relating to a current event, you enter the conversation people are already having</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Tip Two - Ask For Testimonials</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always ask for feedback at the point when you see your clients joy at feeling successful! Ask them to answer a few questions on camera or to take 2 minutes to write down how they are feeling and why WHILE they are in that state or emotion. I would have literally sold this experience to anyone who asked me at this moment I wanted to </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">scream</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from the rooftops (see what I did there?) how amazing it was! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Tip 3: The Experience Matters</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What’s the first impression someone gets when they walk into your facility? From the look, the smell, to how they are greeted and everything in between. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Tip 4: Do Your Prices Reflect The Value?</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At £40 per ear, for what normally takes 10 minutes, you might think that sounds expensive.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it’s not about the time I was there, even though I used my full hour. It\'s about the value the result brings.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">£80 for that feeling I talked about… worth it EVERY time! I’d pay it again tomorrow! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What results do you get your clients? Think about that? Helping people move better, allows them to play with their children pain free… that’s worth a lot of money!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Tip 5: Set Expectations</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the biggest reasons people get upset with a service is because their understanding of what results they can get are not realistic. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I thought I was going to lose 3 stone in 3 days?”</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s your job to make sure the expectations are clear and realistic. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Tip Three</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be careful what you tell someone</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Tip Four</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get your earwax checked!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Are You Ready To Help Your Clients Move More Freely?</h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Click here if you would like to find out more about the Biomechanics Coach Diploma and let\'s have a chat</a></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10836\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1225\" height=\"612\" /></a>\n\n&nbsp;','My Horrific Halloween Earwax Experience','','inherit','closed','closed','','18287-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','',18287,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38691',0,'revision','',0),
(38692,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:30','2024-07-16 11:26:30','<h2><b>Are You REALLY Committed To Your Professional Development?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is always one thing great coaches have in common…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They NEVER stop learning!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They never assume they know everything. The seek out experts, learn and grow… continuously.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are great coaches BECAUSE they are great students!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>When’s Your Next Course Booked?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we speak with most personal trainers, sports therapists, sports coaches etc, they often have some course or workshop that they want to go on, but for whatever reason haven’t actually booked.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They KNOW it will improve their skills, they KNOW it will help their clients, they KNOW it will help their business, but they just don’t “...</span><b><i>find the time...</i></b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">” to research it more, or to simply sign up.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Where have you heard that excuse before eh?…. Oh yeah… your clients that don’t do what YOU ask them to after your sessions!! Right?!?!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s scary investing in yourself. we get it! BUT investing in yourself is the greatest thing you can do. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You see,......YOU are the only <em>limit</em> to your success</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By improving yourself, you get to increase the potential that YOU are able to reach.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are 2 types of development that we believe are key to all coaches...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>On-Going Personal Development</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are big believers that coaches should ALWAYS be developing themselves. There should be on going, daily / weekly plan for personal development and education, like listening to podcasts and reading books.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that finding time can feel really challenging. You have those early mornings, split shifts, late nights and still a ‘to do’ list a month long, right? And that’s without your down time being scheduled in. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Actually one of the biggest reasons coaches don’t do this comes down to the fact it’s not scheduled into their diary. So here is a small tip, make sure your development time is booked in. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you drive to work, switch off the music and listen to podcasts or a book.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don’t be the client who can’t FIND the time to exercise.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The One Big Course</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For us, there should be at least one big skill development project each year.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing one course or workshop, that really pushes you, that challenges you, that helps you really grow as a coach.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When it comes to the one big course that could change your business into one that actually finally serves YOU… </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, this is more of a decision to take action and book on!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s time you were a good client! It’s time you MADE the time to invest in yourself. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are asking people to invest in you and yet you aren’t willing to invest in coaching yourself. How do you think you are going to sell coaching if you aren’t willing to invest in it yourself?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Stop Putting It Off</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have spoken to a lot of coaches this year who have told us…</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“I am definitely going to do this <em>at some point”</em></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We know that those people very rarely actually make the leap and do it. In fact, we often see or speak to them a year or 2 later and they haven’t done any further development and guess what… they’re exactly where they were before. Still not entirely happy but still wanting a different result.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doesn’t that remind you of the person who complains about their weight, or their injury, but does nothing to actually fix it?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Either do something about it, or stop complaining. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agreed?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>2020 Personal Trainer Goals</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just like you set goals with your clients, we want you to set a goal for you to achieve next year for when it comes to your development. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If it’s to do a course, which course? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go sign up to it now!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you’ve made a decision, go and commit to it right now.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don’t leave it till next week… or we both know that it will never happen. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up to it now! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go look at their website, click the button that says find out more or sign up and take action!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the company is anything like us, there are various different ways you can pay for the course. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So today’s post has really, hopefully, been a bit of a kick up the backside for those of you who haven’t been learning and growing recently.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Your Challenge</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, the challenge we are going to leave you with is this…</span>\n<ol>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 minutes of personal development each day - podcasts, reading, watching - anything that is going to help you develop as a coach. Book it into your diary… now! If you are going to listen to podcasts, go download them and line them up for your car journey. Download an audio book. </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Book on to one BIG course that is going to really take your skills to the next level. (Remember, if it scares you, it means it’s probably a good thing to do.. Easy courses… won’t push you to grow.)</li>\n</ol>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now obviously we would love for the big course you do to be ours. We know it might not be and thats ok. We want all coaches to be developing themselves and our courses aren’t for everyone.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, for some of you, our Biomechanics Coach Diploma will be exactly what you need. So we have a bit of info and a promise for you...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The Biomechanics Education Promise</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are going to make you a promise here, so open up your diary …. Yes right now...... waiting…. Ok so for those of you who have been meaning to book on for AGES see listed below options at ALL price points. So no matter what you feel comfortable with there is always an option for you to experience our training.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Promise?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We ALWAYS promise you will get value, quality and skills that you can apply immediately into your business. We promise standards that are of the highest level in our industry because YOUR classroom experience is of utmost importance to us. We passionately care about your experience and we have a vested interest in your success. We can help more people through YOU.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So we are on the lookout for brand bearers who care, representatives of the intrinsic biomechanics &amp; iMoveFreely programmes to continue to grow our community of phenomenal professionals whose confidence does not exceed their skill set but DOES shine out in their facility. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don’t just take my word for it though, have a look at what these guys have to say about it:</span></h3>\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The iMoveFreely® programme changed the way that I teach every class &amp; client. I put this information into my Fitness Pilates, FFY &amp; Conditioning programmes to help my clients improve their movement &amp; prevent injury. </span></i><b><i>IT IS THE BEST COURSE THAT I HAVE EVER BEEN ON!” </i></b>\n\n<b>Jayne Nicholls Director Group X Training Ltd</b></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hello Rachel,</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just wanted to say thank you so much for all of your help and support through doing the Biomechanics Diploma.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has truly and honestly changed my life for the better.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I signed up I was in a situation of being unsure where to take my business or whether to give up all together.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Doing the course has not only expanded my knowledge and given an increased skill base, but also totally lifted the work to another level! It’s helped with personal and business growth.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have had support and access to services via the Biomechanics community which in 2 months has expanded my business, which is incredible.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The future is looking a lot more promising!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s instilled faith, confidence, excitement and a passion for the work I do, helping people to achieve their goals, and be even better versions of themselves.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It really is a supportive helpful, interesting community of people and further training. As long as I listen and do the work, there’s no reason why great things can’t be achieved!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Will highly recommend to others &#x1f601;</span>\n\n<b>Louise Pitt</b></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gosh!! Thanks so much Rachel for amazing feedback super helpful!,</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What a great way to start the New Year! It has been a truly wonderful course, have learnt so much and so grateful for all the teams support. Having opened my Pilates studio in September I felt a bit overwhelmed with everything, thank you for your patience and  giving me the extra time to complete my case studies, and yes can use them no worries.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> For sure will keep in touch, as you said this is just the beginning!! Looking forward to seeing you hopefully in June for the workshop, and looking forward to the next step L4 lower back.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Have a great day, you have made mine!</span>\n\n<b>Lucia xxx</b></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi Rachel!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firstly I wanted to thank you for a fab couple of days.  Really buzzing from it, and already thinking about how I will use it going forward.  I can\'t wait to start putting it into practice, and for the next workshop!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thanks again, and see you next month.</span>\n\n<b>Tracy Swindell</b>\n\n<b>(I left a commercial gym &amp; doubled my salary in year 1 and predict triple year 2)</b></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You are such an amazingly passionate and inspiring lady I feel so lucky to have picked this course, and even more lucky to have you delivering it. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After spending those 2 days in the class taking in what I can, I actually leave feeling not just more knowledgeable but more enthusiastic about life in general, and I think that\'s all down to you. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\'m not a very confident person at this time in my life but you put me at ease, you don\'t just rush through it you make time for everyone. Your always more than happy to be challenged on anything. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You\'ve got some teaching techniques that just work for everyone, understanding of where people are at, and give an explanation in a way that\'s suited to the individuals needs. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\'s clear to see that you literally love, live and breathe what you do. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How you do what you do and make time for so many people, your drive and passion is just mind blowing, and i\'ll say again, truly inspiring. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For myself moving forward in life this course is probably the best thing I had ever done, so lucky that I didn\'t miss out on this. Thank you for all you do Rachel </span>\n\n<b>Tommy Berrabe </b></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hi Rachel</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I just wanted to thank you for your time and expertise over this weekend. You have invaluable knowledge but deliver the training in a practical way to suit the learners on the course (underpinned by the manuals) and at a level to suit all, whilst achieving the standards you require. The environment was informal, yet the emphasis on professionalism extremely high. The pace matched the needs of the whole group, giving time to ask questions and ponder on the new skills and knowledge and your method of questioning ensures learners are thinking critically and independently. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For me personally, it has reiterated key points from the Biomechanics Trainer workshop and given me plenty of practical tips to develop my business further. This was exactly what I wanted to achieve from the course having noticed that I am not quite getting the results I think intrinsic biomechanics can offer my clients and their perception of the service provided is not always accurate. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Looking forward to the next workshop :) </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thanks again,</span>\n\n<b> Becky Eagling</b></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<blockquote><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have been meaning to drop you an email. Myself and my clients have been buzzing with the remarkable improvements the screens and releases etc have achieved. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have 1 client who has been struggling with a grumbly SIJ issue every time she squats or deadlifts. 10 days of 4Sign release and now squatting and deadlifting without any problems! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My Osteopath has been very interested in the courses and I wouldn\'t be surprised if she signs up for a course at some point.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Really looking forward to the next courses to build on the skills.</span>\n\n<b>Jason Howard</b></blockquote>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  </span>\n<h2><b>Are You Ready To Commit To Improving Your Service?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introducing you to the Biomechanics Coach Diploma...</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our Groundbreaking Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching is bridging the gap between the exercise and medical worlds.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It continues to have a reputation for giving personal trainers a much deeper understanding of the body and movement with evidence-based assessment skills for every joint in the body and all of the 3 subsystems including myofascial, skeletal and neural.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We enable learners to improve their anatomy knowledge &amp; interdisciplinary communication skills while introducing you to a fast-growing network of diverse professionals to gain second and third opinions from allowing you to become the confident practitioners we know you can be. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those who also have an Exercise Referral Qualification we can upgrade you to Level 4 LBP with a few</span><b> extra exams</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> BUT this is not a requirement for gaining the Diploma in Biomechanics Coaching nor accessing it on as a stand-alone.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><strong>SPECIAL OFFER - Ends December 16th 2019</strong></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Secure your spot for one of our 2020 diplomas before Dec 16th 2019 and you\'ll also get a special offer...</span>\n<h3>Option 1: Payment Plan Option - Total Investment = £2397</h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">£150 x 15 + 1 X £147 (Ends Jan 2021)</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You get a goodie bag (including Wolverson lacrosse ball, resistance band, foam roller, iMoveFreely bag, colouring anatomy book)</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Option 2: Pay in Full</strong> </span>- Total Investment = £2397 + BONUSES</h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You get a goodie bag as above <em>AND a 12 months IBA Membership worth £432</em></span>\n<h3>- Total Investment = £2397</h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(inc clothing, online courses, portal, videos, resources and 4 extra face to face workshops etc)</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These courses are already filling up so do not hesitate, do not miss out because you simply don’t take action. <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/tell-me-more\">Click here to register your interest and chat with one of the team!</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>NOTTINGHAM <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(50% places already sold)</span></b></h3>\n<b>FRI-SUN </b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mar 10th-12th Pelvic Spine Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr 17th/19th Shoulder, Knee/Foot Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 16th/17th Low Back Health Workshop </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">June 20th Exam </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>BELFAST </b></h3>\n<b>FRI-SUN</b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr 3rd-5th Pelvic Spine Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jun 12th-14th Shoulder, Knee/Foot Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct 16th/17th Low Back Health Workshop </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 13th Exam </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>LONDON  <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(50% places already sold)</span></b></h3>\n<b>WED-FRI</b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Apr 22nd-24th Pelvic Spine Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">May 20th-22nd Shoulder, Knee/Foot Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jun 18th/19th Low Back Health Workshop </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">July 30th Exam</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>SCOTLAND - AUGUST START</b></h3>\n<b>FRI-SUN </b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aug 7th-9th Pelvic Spine Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sept 11th-13th Shoulder, Knee/Foot Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 4th/5th Low Back Health Workshop </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jan 2021 TBC</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>NOTTINGHAM - SEPTEMBER START</b></h3>\n<b>FRI-SUN</b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sept 4th-6th Pelvic Spine Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct 2nd-4th Shoulder, Knee/Foot Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct 30th/31st Low Back Health Workshop </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 21st Exam </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>LONDON - SEPTEMBER START</b></h3>\n<b>WED-FRI</b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sept 23rd-25th Pelvic Spine Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oct 21st-23rd Shoulder, Knee/Foot Biomechanics Workshop</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 19th/20th Low Back Health Workshop </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dec 10th Exam </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>If you are ready to invest in yourself then we want you to take action now. <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/tell-me-more\">Click here, enter your details and let’s connect on the phone to see if this is the right programme for you. </a></b>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">P.S. 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(38693,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it’s getting that “Insta Butt” (yes that’s a thing), building strength and power for rugby, or just simply building up an awesome amount of total body strength, the deadlift is a vital component of any programme.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have certainly discussed the Squat for some time now here at Biomechanics Education Academy and across all our social media platforms we have given you tips, maybe some new ideas and information on how to work out the best way to squat for you. We even delivered you guys a free squat seminar at HQ!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way, we are running another FREE SQUAT SEMINAR Nov 2nd 3-5pm in Nottingham - just send me an email to <a href=\"mailto:rachel@biomechanicseducation.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rachel@biomechanicseducation.com</a> with your name, email, contact number, profession &amp; reason for coming.</span></i></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the results people are reporting in their squatting movement we are now getting inundated with new questions and one of those questions is...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Is The Best Way To Deadlift?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So to begin with, as we did with the squat, we will analyse this movement, try to understand its benefits, consider the contraindications and then explore the </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">best questions </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to understand if the exercise is right for us or not. And if the deadlift is deemed to fit into your programming, which variation and why?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Is The Deadlift?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The term dead-lift came about from the fact that it is a ‘lift’ of a ‘dead’ weight from the floor. In other words, unlike the squat there is no rebound effects from the descent to initiate the ascent because the move starts from the floor as a dead weight.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also requires the lifter to be in a certain amount of hip flexion (style dependent) that requires a). good hip mobility b). a rigid controlled trunk to stabilise the spine &amp; shoulders during the lift</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So yet again, like the squat, it is a fundamental movement in life to move things from the floor. Imagine moving a chair from one area to another, you might hold the seat with both hands either side and lift it from a dead-weight to move it across the room. A chair, however, requires less range and likely holds considerably less kilos than the kind of deadlifts we see a powerlifter doing in a gym/competition and with a barbell for example!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Why Do Deadlifts As An Exercise?</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The deadlift requires predominantly, hip extension to initiate the lift from the floor. So we hinge forwards into a flexed hip position, take hold of the bar and stiffen the spine into a position that allows us to lift the deadweight. This is often one of the heaviest lifts we are physically able to perform since the hip extensors are, or should be, one of our most powerful muscle groups, predominantly the gluteus maximus that runs across the back of the hip. With a little help from the hamstring group that runs from the bottom of the hip (ischial tuberosity), to the back of the knee (tibia).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, these muscles are used for all sorts of movements other than simply lifting a load off the floor, they contribute to propelling us forwards, the hamstrings flex the knee and also cushion us along with the buttocks (gluteus maximus) when we sit.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This mention of sitting is likely one of the contributing factors to why we may need to work these muscles more than we may have done in the past. We spend a lot of time sitting bent over our computers or watching TV sitting on them thus making them more and more redundant. This also means that when we want to use them they appear ‘lazy’ and under worked….because…..well they are!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Insta Butts!</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The posterior hip muscles have also become quite an aphrodisiac these days (apparently) thanks to Instagram and maybe Kim Kardashian. However many are resorting to surgery to achieve the fashionably large buttocks when simply lifting weights and eating well consistently can do this naturally.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The Deadlift Variations </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now similar to the squat again there are going to be deadlift variations that suit certain genetics better due to joint angle variations etc. So when considering which one to use injury history, genetics and the goal are obviously to contribute to the one/s you choose for your client...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Standard Deadlift</span></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Possibly the most commonly used because you simply have a midfoot stance, bend the knees, stiffen the spine &amp; lift, like a kind of bent over squat. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lower risk by comparison to following examples in terms of joint ranges &amp; force of load (kilo dependant of course). </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The quads help out with the bend at the knee on this one similar to when we squat. The difference is the extra load on the spine extensors due to a greater forward flexion of the hip. More range, more risk but more benefit!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Romanian Deadlift</span></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also known as RDL this variation is generally performed with less knee flexion thus requiring more range at the hip. This will of course therefore give more work across that joint &amp; less across the knee into the quads. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rack Pulls</span></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is in this blog since the joint actions and areas worked are fundamentally the same as in a deadlift. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However here we simply pull from the rack and replace for each each rep - Less working range means less risk so someone learning this movement </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those concerned about lifting from the floor might consider this as an alternative to the deadlift.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stiff Leg Deadlift</span></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favourite! This movement, exactly as it suggests, requires the lifter to keep a straight &amp; stiff leg / knee - It results in a much bigger ROM on hamstrings due to a bigger knee angle. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sumo Deadlift</span></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My least fav possibly due to my pelvic geometry. Performed with very wide foot stance like a sumo wrestler would stand with a wide foot position to avoid being toppled over by their opponent. This style of lifting a weight is often seen in powerlifting since this wide foot/knee position means the lifter is closer to the floor, thus leaving less range required to pull the weight from the floor. It also has less forward flexion at the hip thus loading the lower spine with slightly less range. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the use of variations likely came about due to the risk factors a true deadlift can impose and to make the competition of lifting as much weight as possible from the floor easier. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each can have varying degrees of range at an individual\'s joints - hip, knee and ankle as described above.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>Summary </b>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So while it is an exercise that is often generalized we can see here how the variations can differ quite a bit. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You need to look at your client, assess their goals and their needs, look at what movements they need to create in their sport, als consider any joint limitations and then make a decision on which style of deadlifts most suit their programme and intrinsic biomechanics.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, as we did with the squat, we can look out how using the Biomechanics Coach system we can see improvements in the deadlift by helping them move better. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a much more extensive educational read please please read this by Greg Nuckols who is FANTASTIC at giving much more detail and evidence around the details of the deadlift for those wanting more ...</span>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.strongerbyscience.com/how-to-deadlift/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.strongerbyscience.com/how-to-deadlift/</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3a9bfc;\"><a style=\"color: #3a9bfc;\" href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">If You’re Ready To Add The Biomechanics Coach System To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></span></h3>\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-17664\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Communication-Skills-For-Personal-Trainers-Biomechanics-Coach-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2766\" height=\"1312\" />','The Deadlift - Which Variation Is Right For You?','','inherit','closed','closed','','17991-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',17991,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38693',0,'revision','',0),
(38694,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<h1><b>The Cossack Squat</b></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\nThe purpose of this blog is to analyse this movement (that was new to me only a couple of years ago!) so we can better understand any benefits or challenges of moving in this way.....\n\n&nbsp;\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4YZqwufM5Jk\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So my confidence in performing this movement dissipated the very first tried it because</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it didn’t come naturally first time </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why not? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because I had never DONE it before! There was no proprioception set up, no memory of that movement or positioning &amp; certainly not in that combination. Also I am anteverted at the hip joint. This means my genetic structure where the head of the femur sits in the acetabulum is more internally rotated that most hip joints. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I tried a couple of sets, 1 really slowly to feeeel the movement, get the pattern in place &amp; to give my brain something to use. My final set being faster &amp; far more fluid &amp; efficient. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Why Do The Cossack Squat Movement?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let’s start by analysing the movement/s first, look at joint actions &amp; this way we can technically understand the benefits for our client’s in more detail.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The movement is an asymmetrical lower body action....</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first basic actions in the descent are …</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hip Flexion </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knee Flexion </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ankle Dorsi Flexion </span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So the prime movers must be... </span>\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hip Extensors - Eccentric</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knee Extensors - Eccentric</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ankle Dorsi Flexors - Eccentric</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the ascent, the prime movers must therefore be...</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hip Extensors - Concentric </span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Knee Extensors - Concentric</span></li>\n 	<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ankle Dorsi Flexors - Concentric</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The benefits here are clear for those wanting to strengthen, develop &amp; condition these particular muscle groups it’s a great move! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Else Is The Cossack Move Good For?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this particular version being demonstrated see how wide the femur is in relation to the pelvis. This can help with mobility OR in fact hinder if hip mobility is inhibited in some way, as with my example above - femoral ante version.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, the depth being shown can have a similar effect at the ankle for those wanting more joint range here but could also create a problem when trying it out if the Subtalar Joint is stiff of limited by Plantar flexors lacking range. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly there is a very wide stance which certainly gives a wider base however the side shift creates an asymmetrical load through the system. This is still while balancing in 2 small points of contact (the feet) so any instability can transfer up from the feet while also down from the upper body. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The KB adds a ‘counter balance’ as the body weight shifts back at the hips, the KB is forwards as a counter to it. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><strong>Variations Of The Cossack</strong></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speed made a big difference for me during this move. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take another look at my hip, knee &amp; ankle joints during the slow version than the faster version. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What can you see happening….? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nhttps://youtu.be/4YZqwufM5Jk\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In summary, I would suggest this is an advanced movement &amp; likely particularly difficult for those lacking hip or ankle mobility. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It’s an alternative to regular sagittal plane lunging &amp; squatting for leg strength development.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While it might appear to be a frontal plane action, the joint actions are clearly still relatively sagittal event though we have widened the base through the frontal plane. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will limit the kilos a lifter might add though due to the challenge of balance, the asymmetry, with weight being loaded through one leg at a time &amp; held in the hands.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Weight free it might be a cool addition to a mobility drill!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nChallenge Yourself...\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Send us a video or tag Biomechanics Education in a video on Facebook or Instagram.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3>Future Movements We Can Break Down</h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are there any moves or exercises you would like us to analyse in a future blog? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If so leave a comment below or send me a message/email....info@biomechanicseducation.com</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients Move Better &amp; More Freely?</h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/biomechanics-coach-diploma-2/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If You\'re Ready To Add The Biomechanics Coach System To Your Skillset Then Click Here!</a></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-17662 size-full\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Communication-Skills-For-Personal-Trainers-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1225\" height=\"612\" /></a>','The Cossack Movement Analysis Made Simple - Why You Should/Could/Would A Client Do It?','','inherit','closed','closed','','17815-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',17815,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38694',0,'revision','',0),
(38695,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a personal trainer, sports therapist, Biomechanics Coach, sports/strength coach, or anyone working with people in a 1:1 or group environment, communication skills will often set you apart from the rest of the field. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could have the most in-depth knowledge of strength programming but if you can’t communicate it then no one will ever listen or most importantly follow it. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How often do you see in gyms the “smartest” and most educated  PT struggles to get a client while one who has done a 2 day online course but can communicate is fully booked?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has nothing to do with their qualifications or their intelligence but the communication or emotional intelligence.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are examples of these communication skills and how can we improve them?</span></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication skills are a fundamental way of interacting with another being, person or animal.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They can be visual, aural, oral, kinaesthetic and are often a combination of these.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We, humans, are sensitive to others emotions that we read by their facial expressions. This is unique to us and we have the ability to ‘say a lot’ by simply moving the smallest muscles in our faces.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even those who are blind can have the sense of sound to hear voice tone allowing them to get a sense of emotion, mood or feelings of the other person. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, there is more and more evidence explaining the power of physical touch in the realms of manual therapy, hugging, kissing and creating an emotion in another human by a simple touch.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>How Can Communication Skills Be Utilised?</b></h2>\n<h3><b>Physical Communication Skills</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well as you can see from the above if you are in the business of service provision, then they can be extremely useful.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A famous sales technique is to touch the customer\'s elbow lightly at the point of sale while looking them in the eye.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Connection and connecting is a HUGE part of what we do as trainers or coaches when we provide our service, ideas, and motivation. If you don’t enjoy my company then ultimately my business will fail. So we must already be at least reasonable at communicating, right? Manual therapists have a great </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">excuse</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to touch to connect and so long as always done by asking permission first, there is no reason why a PT can’t too. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical assessments can give trainers an excuse to professionally connect through human touch. So there is </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">way</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> more to those function tests than simply the measurement itself.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>Are They Always A Good Thing?</b>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The thing is they can go really badly against you too. Because we are so super sensitive we might misread a sign and this could have negative consequences. Like being kind might be misconstrued at flirting or you being distracted while thinking of a problem as someone is talking to you, they may think you don’t like them based on your facial expression. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always conduct yourself with a professional aura, asking permission or explaining why you are doing something will put clients at ease. Unknowingly to them the power of touch will also enhance results through the power of human connecting.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>How Can Improving Communication Skills Help Us……In Life? Business? Relationships?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, they can be practised, honed and then used to improve relations in all aspects of your life and business.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Powerful Communication Through The Written Word</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When writing marketing copy, a facebook post or blog imagine YOU are your customer. Remember the reader will likely be in a different state of mind than you the writer. You know the answers, they don\'t. You are educated on exercise, they are not. You may not live with the pain they feel or the movement limitations they have. They frustrations are likely to be very different from yours. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So try to imagine you are talking to them face to face. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What questions would they be asking you?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What problem would they want help with?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would their opinion of personal trainers or gyms environments be?</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a good chance they would ask you very basic questions like </span>\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“Do you know an exercise to get rid of my spare tyre, or bingo wings?”</span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Of course, you know such a thing does not exist but they don’t so their mindset about what you can help with will be coming from a very different angle.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They might feel scared about doing a squat in front of everyone else in the gym. They may not know how to use certain gym equipment and they may feel intimidated. However your view of squatting and gym environments comes from a place of familiarity so is likely quite the opposite. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our job is to educate our clients, members and participants on how to move well and strengthen their bodies but our ability to communicate efficiently and effectively is vital. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Examples Of Poor / Good Communication </b></h2>\n<h3><b>Verbal</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Client 1 </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“What exercise can I do to lose weight?</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">”</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PT “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">” or “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shall I book you in?</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">” </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Client 2 “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do I get toned?” </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PT “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eat well and exercise” OR “ just lift weights”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While technically both answers maybe correct neither response actually ‘educated’ the client nor did they ‘connect’ with the client in anyway. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How about these alternatives to enable the PT to connect with these clients.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To client 2 the PT could have asked a question like “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">what have you tried so far?” Or  “are you new to exercise?” or “what’s your long term goal”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conversation with client 2 could have been “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Awesome I know lots of fantastic toning exercises but may I ask you some questions about what kind of exercises you actually like?”</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mere act of asking a question instead of simply offering a solution tells the client the PT is actually interested in them. It also gives the PT more information about how they can help the client. The more questions you ask (while allowing them to respond by listening) offers you more evidence of how you can help this particular individual.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the end result maybe the same service as you could have offered in teaching them ‘any’ exercise by ‘booking them in’ this alternative really engages them immediately. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research has shown that people make decisions very quickly, in fact within the first few seconds of interaction. So if you can engage them and make them feel heard and validated, they are far more likely to book you and then continue a sustained relationship with you for the duration of their exercise journey. They are more likely to </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trust</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Staying Positive </b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Things like pain reduction and wanting to have a thigh gap are what might be classed as ‘negative’ goals. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A negative goal is something that isn’t a pleasant thing to focus on, like pain, or maybe isn’t realistic either, maybe like the thigh gap.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Empathy</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes having been in the same place as your potential clients can endear you to them. If you write honestly about how it made you feel to be fat or unfit, it can help potential clients feel you will be able to empathise. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Practising mindfulness can help us to do this skillfully. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe make some notes about how you felt, your frustrations, weaknesses, thoughts, fears, what made you not exercise or try to lose fat etc </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could then help you communicate verbally or in your marketing copy or blogs.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe even describing how your were your own coach or hired a coach, how you took steps and then how you created new habits, how you felt better and started to see as well as feel the benefits.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This takes skill, especially if you no longer look that way. It might be a brave thing making one of your old photos available to prove your journey. But the potential rewards if communicated well are exponential.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Listening Skills</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Personally I believe listening to be not only the most important communication skill but also one of the most under utilised.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asking questions will ultimately tell you what &amp; how to ‘sell’. Asking the right questions will give you all the information you need. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not only that, it makes your clients or potential clients feel valued, heard &amp; important to you. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A very simple method to demonstrate that you are listening is </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask an open question (one that requires more than a simple yes or no)</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maintain eye contact as they reply</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nod occasionally, smile or frown when appropriate </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Paraphrase back what they have said ie “</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">so let me get this clear he said it’s ok to eat as much chocolate as you want if</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">…”</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Continue to question as appropriate </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sympathies &amp; offer a solution….within your services </span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Other - Legal </b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Communication Skills go beyond simply from you to your clients or potential clients. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing very clearly, collating all research done around a clients conditions, letters of referral, screening forms, reports &amp; reflective journals can all be used in legal cases. In fact that’s one of the primary reasons for having them, to demonstrate how you have provided an appropriate duty of care. Getting second opinions on email or text are evidence of good practise. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also creates a more secure record for validating your insurance. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always imagine if your client was a relative of yours, if they were injured in a session how would you feel if the trainer had shoddy records if any at all! Versus a trainer with lots of notes, evidence of care, research etc?? A judge will also take your work more seriously </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Communication Skills Training Plan</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key word is “skill”. A skill is trainable, you can get better at it... with practice.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem is that most people aren’t willing to practice this type of skill. As you’re reading this, I am going to guess that’s not you. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do I suggest you train to improve this skill?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>Step 1: Pick 1 Aspect To Focus On - E.g. Listening</b>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don’t try and work on all of them in one go. That’s overwhelming, confusing and you’ll probably just start getting odd looks from people as you try and remember all the things you’re supposed to do.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>Step 2: Select 1-3 Things To Bring Into Your Locker</b>\n<ol>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wait for people to finish their sentences before I respond</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recap what I heard them say… in their words</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask questions to go deeper into what they answered</span></li>\n</ol>\nThen go practice these things over and over. After each interaction, ask yourself, did I do those things? At the end of each day take a moment to reflect and ask yourself, \"how did I do that today?\"\n\nBefore you know it you\'ll be doing those things automatically. Then you can start on the next skill to learn.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never under-estimate developing your communication skills. I believe that improving your communication skills can dramatically improve your chances of success in business and well in anything you do in life really.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best trainers may not have the highest qualifications nor the biggest toolbox of skills. However they will know exactly how to make YOU feel great in their company. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Discover What The Biomechanics Coaching System Could Do For Your Business &amp; Your Clients</strong></h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">rachel@biomechanicseducation.com</h3>\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7922\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Biomechanics-Coaching-courses-UK-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" /></a>','Are communication skills, something we can improve?','','inherit','closed','closed','','17661-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',17661,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38695',0,'revision','',0),
(38696,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Occasionally an individual comes along who totally blows your mind, I mean literally shakes your whole world. Elliott is someone who made me question a lot about myself. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now I grew up with parents who taught me and my siblings that we are all </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">human</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> no matter what our skin colour or what clothes we wear and we should respect that in the way we treat others by treating them the way we would like to be treated. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, there was only 1 black kid at my school and his name was Richard. Not everyone at my school had been brought up to not judge others. Richard also had a bad facial disfigurement from a car accident. Anyway, this kid got really badly bullied and picked on. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was defensive as you can imagine and I found myself being protective of him in the playground. He was a couple of years younger and so I would ‘look out’ for him at breaks to warn off any of the bullies because I felt I should.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was around this time my mum had the title of ‘special needs teacher’ due to the kids she worked with, teaching them geography and crafts. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My favourite days of the year were when the boiler broke at my own school and she got the call that it would be closed for the day because of this! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">YAY!! </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can I come to school with you mum?</span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I would say</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I would go along to her </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">special needs</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> class and meet all the kids in wheelchairs, callipers, some had mental conditions and many often had a combination.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping these people made me feel good. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now this was all at least 33 years ago and I classed myself as being a non racist /non prejudiced character because of all I had done. Yet when I watched, transfixed by Jane Elliott, as she demonstrated the blue eyed brown eyed experiment, it really caught me off guard!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n<h3><b>Was I In Fact Being Prejudiced?</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me re-write my previous statement above with a different emphasis.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helping these people made ME feel good. </span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Was I still being prejudiced by treating Richard as ‘special’ or different because I felt sorry for him? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why did I do that? because it made me feel good? is there a difference?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Am I ignorant? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Am I compounding issues?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elliott made me question my behaviour towards others </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How am I received? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perceived? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What were/are my intentions?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now while I would never intentionally demonstrate prejudice, Elliott proves that prejudice still exists in her blue eyes, brown eyes experiments. Elliott challenges that fact we still hear prejudice jokes, often spoken by that minority &amp; do she asks </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">does this make it still ok?</span></i>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why does it seem ok to use Ginger as a derogatory term? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is that still derogatory if said by someone with ginger hair?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Should we be standing up to ANY torment of differentiating individuals for their appearance? Even if it is ‘just a joke?’</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How is dressing it up in a joke making it ok?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As Elliott puts it, accept we are different because in fact we are by our skin colour BUT we are ALL of the human race.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What Does This Mean In The Fitness Industry?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is undeniable that the health &amp; fitness industry is one of the MOST judgemental.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have fat shaming, skinny shaming, males vs female and adductor machines are of course only for girls, right!? </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or wrong??</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever heard terms like….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>“<i>Girly press-ups” </i></strong>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do we make assumptions on what people should be able to do based on how they look?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscles = Strength?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Girls with muscles look manly</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What about based on what people wear?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nike sports gear vs Puma </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assessments are a natural part of what we do when we meet potential clients. We analyse them without even thinking. We suss them out by how they speak, move &amp; dress but how much assumption is appropriate &amp; how much needs to be more accurate?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THINK long and hard about how you judge others, how you speak, the jokes you make or laugh at, the marketing copy you post, the things you put in your videos, your entire social media content because the ignorance we have could be as dramatic to our behaviour and as damaging to another’s feelings as outright nastiness.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Remember we are in the service &amp; influence industry so we must feel responsible for ANY message we are putting out. We are in powerful positions with our tens of thousands of insta followers. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just remember... </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insite can be wonderful, &amp; sometimes uncomfortable, as I learnt from Jane Elliott </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the links to her site and a video that is well worth your time to watch.</span>\n\n<a href=\"https://janeelliott.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jane Elliot Website</a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nWatch This:\n\nhttps://youtu.be/1mcCLm_LwpE\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n&nbsp;\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Discover What The Biomechanics Coaching System Could Do For Your Business &amp; Your Clients</strong></h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Click here, fill in your details and let\'s abve a chat about the Biomechanics Coach Diploma</a></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10836\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a>','Prejudice In The Fitness Industry - Lessons From Jane Elliott','','inherit','closed','closed','','17377-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',17377,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38696',0,'revision','',0),
(38697,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By Rachel France Turning 50!</span></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok, so I’ve been alive for half a century!!! Wowzers that’s incredible! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each decade has got better so I’m super excited about hitting 60!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I sweat far less of the small stuff, surround myself with people I actually like, I schedule time off and I do work that I adore and affords me that freedom! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, I sense I’m one of a small percentage of people and I’m not sure why?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was lucky to be born to my amazing parents who enabled me to develop into a rather happy soul. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now hitting my 50th year I find myself reflecting a lot and I’ve not always felt so calm and content but I have felt mostly happy.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I started thinking about the things that make me feel such contentment and thought I’d share them in this Juicemail special. Kind of a celebration really because you know what? It’s not complicated. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here I’d like to share my top tips for feeling great at 50...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#1 - Make A SMART Plan </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What’s the end goal? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Retire in Marbella? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run a B&amp;B in Lochness?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build mud huts in a 3rd world country?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be specific so that you can actually measure it. It MUST be achievable and realistic otherwise what\'s the point? Then stick a timeline on it!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Consider the above long term goal to enable you to plan backwards, like a marathon runner does with their training. Once you know the end goal, you can design a schedule that runs from the end goal, back a chunk at a time. This gives you something to measure at each stage of your life plan so you can check, adjust if necessary and monitor how you\'re doing with reference points. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way …. it’s ok to change your mind!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#2 - Nourish Your Movement - Prepare Your Body</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nourishing movement is all about treating the body you live in with respect and love.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You cannot buy a new one, wear and tear will happen but…..</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">….using your body in a variety of ways consistently maintains healthy joints, tissues and bones. The beautiful knock-on effect is a healthy mind!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exercise Is Movement Medicine</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The things we put inside our bodies to fuel us make a huge difference, if not always immediately, certainly over time.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will look and feel a representation of the way you fuel your body. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is NOT complex!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Balanced and considered with consistent moderation.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#3 - Sleep Plan - No Excuses!</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An extremely underrated medicinal tool and another very simple one!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get 8 hours each night </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minimum</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (as the research states ‘</span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why We sleep’ </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Matthew Walker) by following a routine of bedtime, room temperature and waking when you wake NOT to an alarm. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">See the difference when you do!   </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sleep Is Mental Medicine</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#4 - Prioritise Time Out - The 3 x R’s</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With consistent rest, relaxation and recuperation planned into your schedule your body will thank you! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rest - Sitting for a moment </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relax - being sociable or spending time talking to family/friends</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recuperation - sleep &amp; holidays </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All are required!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#5 - Do Something You Never Dared </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Life is too short to NOT do something you have always wanted but never dared. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not put it off! </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let your hair down and swim naked or jump on that trampoline!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#6 - Commit A Random Act Of Kindness Each Week </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is vital for your contribution to world peace and showing compassion. Even more joyous and fun if the receiver doesn\'t realise it was you or even that you made their life easier in some way.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This morning I took my neighbours bag of glass bottles to the bottle bank…...ssssssssh don’t tell them it was me!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volunteer Your Time Once A Month.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Give a little, it means a lot!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#7 - Learn A New Skill Each Quarter </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhance your skills, knowledge or contribution to society. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stimulate you brain it certainly will prove worthwhile one day!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#8 - Live In The Moment  </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You cannot change the past, you have no idea of the future but OH BOY you can enjoy this moment!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Never forget to savour the sunshine, a blue sky, a beautiful flower or giggling children.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#9 - Tell Them You Love Them </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tell your loved ones how you feel ...you just never know! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>#10 - Don’t Give A Damn...</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What others think </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wear those hot pants</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make snow angels</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jump on a trampoline</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lie on grass, watching clouds</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sing at the top of your voice</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dance like everyone\'s watching!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way I also want to tell you a small secret …...you don’t actually need to be turning 50 to try these out!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Discover What The Biomechanics Coaching System Could Do For Your Business &amp; For Your Clients</h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\">Click here, fill in your details and let\'s have a chat about the Biomechanics Coach diploma</a></p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10836\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" />','10 Ways To Feel Great At Any Age - Lessons Learned From 50 Years On This Planet','','inherit','closed','closed','','17261-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',17261,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38697',0,'revision','',0),
(38698,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<h2>Showing Others How Smart They Really Are IF They Let Go Of Their Inflated Or Deflated Egos</h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you follow my <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/rachel.france06\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rachel France FB</a> or <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/biomechanics_education/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram</a> pages you may notice I try to stimulate conversation with questions around training methods, common ways of thinking, how to better understand human movement and ultimately how we can better help our clients. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nYou\'ll also see that my posts often spark both excitement, engaged discussions and then also rudeness, anger and ignorance. Don\'t get me wrong, I LOVE being challenged, that\'s what we will discuss today. But there is a difference between a discussion and putting your side of the argument or opinion across and just being a ... rude person.\n\nAnd sometimes, you put out a post or an email and you can feel like the guy in the picture at the top, feeling battered and bruised all because you put out a piece of content with the goal of helping someone.\n\n&nbsp;\n\nUnfortunately, the way that we are wired as humans mean we always focus more on the negative sides. Do you ever find that?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am VERY conscious of my choice of words, use of questions and I am fully aware of how they may or may not be perceived or interpreted.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several things often become apparent…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People use throwaway comments that can be easily misunderstood both online and face to face.</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People read and believe things just because </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gary down the gym  said so</span></i></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is often a lack of clarity about WHY things work</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Text/copy can read with differing emphasis depending upon the reader bias</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">People can feel threatened and become very defensive during debate </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sometimes I just like to discuss thoughts on subjects that will ALWAYS be a hypothesis</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANYONE who posts educational content should feel a very heavy sense of responsibility for the information they put out </span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just because something happens does not always indicate WHY it happened</span></li>\n</ul>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I love is a really good discussion that is healthy and yet challenges research, common bias and what is taught on courses, even the really good ones.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My true passion is in education, educating and the experience of learning. Enabling autonomous learning and showing others how smart they </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">really</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are IF they let go of their inflated or deflated egos. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School for me was a bad experience, as it is for many and can leave us feeling or thinking, we are not very bright or capable when in fact school should be doing the exact opposite.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Why Is This?</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School, for me, was a lesson in box-ticking. There is one answer and you should know it but more often than not, I had nothing to anchor it to!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I want to try to show others is how to question things logically and systematically to work a solution out by linking it to something of relevance to them. This is what educators should do. This is also imperative if you work with another human’s body, that faces so many variables, and have to make decisions about them. What we shouldn’t be doing is </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">winging</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> it or doing something because that is what your tutor said.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The single most important thing in YOUR personal training business is THE CLIENT stood in front of you. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chances are YOU are the best person to help them even if it means a referral.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>The Point Of This Blog</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want YOU to have the confidence to challenge people like ME.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being an educator is such a cool job but some do it better than others and maybe that is because some see it as a job and others as a purpose.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The point I want to make is that educators don’t necessarily KNOW MORE. They simply have a skill or qualification in influencing others. We should also be creating autonomous learners, not parrots or followers</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being influenced by and educator holds risk </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because who should we trust to educate us, right?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me give you an example to the point I am trying to make ….. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Social Media/Internet For Information/Education</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearly, times have changed from when education was solely done from schools, colleges, universities and libraries. We now have the ‘luxury’ of the internet and social media! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a fantastic way of accessing information and education from our own homes, while on a bus, training or pretty much anywhere with some wifi. For some demographics, this may be the only source of education they can access. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The problem with this is clear….very often, we have no idea of the background, nor the intent, of the individual we are learning from.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are they even qualified?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What are they achieving from putting information online?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do they follow guidelines?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are they governed by a recognised body?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do they know YOUR limitations?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know theirs?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is the information accurate?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How would you know? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would you gain or lose from following their programme, advice, training?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Educators should always be accredited, recognised, validated by governing bodies who quality assure their content and its delivery along with the entire process to protect YOU, the learners, from potential charlatans. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now don’t get me wrong there are some educators and some subjects doing an AWESOME job online but again it’s not these guys I am talking about. It’s those </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">keyboard warriors</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><b>Keyboard Warriors - Who Are They?</b></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you use social media a lot</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have ever been ‘trolled’ </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will know what I am talking about but there was a time when I had no idea what an online ‘troll’ was. I still had the image of a book I read as a child and the troll that goes </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">clip clip clop on the bridge</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">….you know the one, right!?</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anyway, the problem with gaining education or seeking information online is that without clarity throw away comments can be very misleading and social media is rife with it.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<b>So Beware!</b>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do your homework and research the people you are following online, investigate their backgrounds their intent, they experience, their success - if they have any? - their purpose. Ask them for evidence of their claims or accolades and make your decision to take advice an informed one!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, let’s flip this on its head and consider an alternative view….</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>For Those Too Scared To Post Because Of The Trolls </b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I know a lot of you are growing your personal training businesses, yoga and pilates business, sports therapy businesses and more. And when you want to grow your business it means putting yourself out there. I know some people don\'t post at all, for fear of what others will think or say. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To those in fear of posting because a troll might slate you or your work just remember...</span>\n\nI understand that fear! Putting yourself out there can be terrifying!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always remember, <strong>hurt people tend to hurt others!</strong></span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It will happen, people will leave stupid comments, but hey let it go, do not bite instead rise above them, ignore or block, delete or use them to learn what not to do!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am afraid it is what social media does to those who post. We will be judged when we put content out so we must accept this or not use social media!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay focused on those messages telling you how much you’re helping someone.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ignore that 1 troll and enjoy the hundreds of messages thanks!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>A Message To The Trolls/Keyboard Warriors…</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">...if putting someone down makes you feel big and important then you have serious issues! </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3>Let\'s Do Good In This World!</h3>\nAnyway, my hope is that you put yourself out there, spread your message and help as many people as you can!\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Take Your Skills To The Next Level? Want To Help Your Clients Move More Freely?</h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Then come and join us on one of our diplomas! Click here to find out more and speak with one of the team!</a></p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-7922\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Biomechanics-Coaching-courses-UK-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" />','Great Discussions vs Egos & Trolls - The 2 Sides Of Social Media','','inherit','closed','closed','','17101-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',17101,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38698',0,'revision','',0),
(38699,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having posted the image below on Facebook some time ago, it caused quite the debate. This encouraged me to research and learn more. So this article will dive into the information I found and continue the conversation with you. The post discussion was about foot position during the squat, and I was asking if and why people felt it mattered...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-35976 aligncenter\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Screenshot-2023-05-03-at-09.06.28-1-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" /></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My post was discussing…</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What different foot widths alter when squatting?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What difference does it make, if any?</span></li>\n 	<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also to invite comments on how and why we might choose different foot widths?</span></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post received a lot of responses, here are a few more interesting ones….</span>\n<ul>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You’ll exercise different muscle groups</span></i></li>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wide will pull in Glutes if you go deep.  </span></i></li>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Narrow will be more quads and you\'ll not be able to go in as deep.</span></i></li>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wide stance works inner and narrow stance works outer quads.</span></i></li>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Depending if wanting to hit different areas I think.</span></i></li>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> I\'d guess the wider the stance the more dominant the rec fem is</span></i></li>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4 muscles well 5 but each position will force one to dominate more. I\'d imagine close stance may as I can see the hip flexors/extensors would be less engaged.</span></i></li>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both stances work the quads and glutes but the emphasis changes.</span></i></li>\n 	<li><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key is knowing the function of the abductor and adductor muscles. </span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When stance is wide the adductor muscles (Inner quads) contract to pull the legs together against the resistance as one straightens the legs. </span></i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When stance is narrow the abductors (outer quads) are engaged as the legs straighten. </span></i></li>\n</ul>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There was very little clarity or justification for the answers and some</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were technically just not possible from my understanding of anatomy anyway! Yet n</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">o matter how a conversation goes on social media its good if it helps us learn from it. T</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hese posts inspired me to read more and really got me thinking about something…...</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Can You Really Isolate &amp; Grow An Individual Quad Muscle More Than Another By Altering Foot Position During Squats?</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he most common response to my question as to whether the foot width matters during the squat was to ‘hit’ certain muscles more than others, in particular the quads.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My question re-foot width would imply a frontal plane alteration since the image I posted was demonstrating 3 stances with narrow to wider foot positions yet the depth of the squat was the same. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reference to inner quads as adductors and outer quads as abductors was interesting since they are different muscle groups. </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All 4 quads extend the knee but 1 quad, rectus femoris, will also contribute to hip flexion. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the 3 x vastus quads do not cross the hip they are not influenced in anyway by foot width which is altered at the hip. Also the one quad that does cross the hip (rectus femoris) to attach to the AIIS, through these ranges, wont have changed length by any statistically interesting degree to ‘hit’ the muscles for growth (as per the 3 images above) and certainly not the \'inner nor outer quads\'.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The comment about how the squats feels different when they altered their foot width doesn\'t really tell us anything about what is happening on the inside anatomically with any accuracy since the body is an integrated system. However altering anything about your position during a squat will inevitably make them feel different. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another point made was this idea of ‘hitting’ an individual muscle (like vastus lateralis) more however this relies upon a definition of what \'hitting\' means exactly. Does h</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">itting a muscle more correlate with it growing or developing more than other muscles for example? This idea is actually quite a common discussion in the bodybuilding world but I have yet to read anything that can technically describe how its even possible </span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when looking at the attachment sites in relation to foot width the quad muscles are all part of one group? We may read studies about EMG activity but this also isn\'t necessarily indicative of actually growing an individual muscle more than the one next to it.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you have a narrow or wide stance the actions during a regular squat are;</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hip/knee/ankle flexion &amp; extension </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By altering the foot width (as shown above) there is minimal alteration if any to the quadriceps muscle length if any. Rectus femoris maybe slightly but the vastus group wont alter in length.  </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>What The Research Says…</b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally, three studies (</span></i><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19130646\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, </span></i><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11528346\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, </span></i><a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10188748\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">three</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) have compared muscle activation (</span></i><a href=\"https://www.strongerbyscience.com/emg-amplitude-tell-us-muscle-hypertrophy/\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">using EMG</span></i></a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) in squats of varying stance widths.  None of them found any differences in any of the quad muscles…...Greg Nuckols</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Analysis of variance and Scheffè post hoc tests indicated a significant difference in EMG activity only for the gluteus maximus; in particular, there was a higher electrical activity of this muscle when back squats were performed at the maximum stance widths at 0 and 70% 1RM. There were no significant differences concerning the EMG activity of the other analyzed muscles. These findings suggest that a large width is necessary for a greater activation of the gluteus maximus during back squats. (Paoli.A et al)</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The results suggest that stance width does not cause isolation within the quadriceps but does influence muscle activity on the medial thigh and buttocks. (McCaw ST)</span></i>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<i>Dan Ogborn’s article from 2016 challenges the information we gain from EMG in terms of muscle hypertrophy - have a read! Fascinating!!</i>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>Other Muscles Involved In The Squat </b></h2>\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-7592 aligncenter\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Project-Squat-Part-2-How-To-Test-For-And-Improve-Pelvic-Function-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lets consider other muscles in reference to ‘hitting’ individuals muscles differently…..</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The relationship of the 3 hamstrings is still not likely to alter by any statistically interesting amount when the attachments sites are the ischial tuberosity to tibia or fibula, similarly to the rectus femoris. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The 3 glutes each have differing roles ...glute max is the primary hip extensor, while glutes minimus &amp; medius abduct &amp; rotate</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their attachments cross the hip in a way that they are likely to be shorter or longer in the different stances.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However when you squat it’s still just hip, knee, ankle flexion / extension but you’re just doing it with these muscles </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">slightly </span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">longer or shorter (as per the original image)</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With that said there is still a more valid argument for a different stance to affect them differently</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All this said and coming back to the original post, knowing that we move in a multitude of ranges /angles /degree of flexion /extension through life it would make absolute sense to use a variety of angles and foot positions etc</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This gives our body a prepared strength for risk reduction in all positions &amp; to optimise performance.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh and I have to mention the abductors and adductors….</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By the way adductor magnus, also known as the 4th hamstring, is my favourite muscle EVER, go on check it out!!</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adductors, like abductors will start longer or shorter with an altered foot position</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But being synergistic, not agonists nor antagonists, how much does this affect the muscle itself in terms of hypertrophy? (as per the images)</span>\n\nCould what is \'felt\' be a difference in the lateral muscles of the thigh instead?\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">References:</span>\n\n<a href=\"https://bmcsportsscimedrehabil.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13102-018-0103-7\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://bmcsportsscimedrehabil.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s13102-018-0103-7</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.strongerbyscience.com/squat-stance-width/amp/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.strongerbyscience.com/squat-stance-width/amp/</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11404665\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11404665</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.strongerbyscience.com/squats-adductors/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https://www.strongerbyscience.com/squats-adductors/</span></a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\nSo bringing my thoughts to a temporary close I am happy to continue this conversation in my classroom anytime so please do check out our courses where we have these types of discussions. We learn from you too!\n\nrachel@biomechanicseducation.com\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Help Your Clients\' Move Better &amp; Get Better Results In Their Training?</h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back25799549\"><img class=\"size-large wp-image-10836 aligncenter\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Always-Always-Start-With-Why-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></a></p>','Can Changing Your Foot Position Isolate And Grow Different Quadricep Muscles?','','inherit','closed','closed','','16935-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',16935,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38699',0,'revision','',0),
(38700,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So over the last couple of weeks we have been discussing a periodisation model for core stability training</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 1</strong> - Challenges the common misunderstanding of what a weak core is, how to test it and also how to challenge it through neuromuscular progression.</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Step 2</strong> - We took advantage of an evidence based method McGill has tried and tested for understanding the ideal core strength ratios of our clients.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This week we will explore Step 3 Functional Stability. This is now with the expectation that our clients are pretty solid in their Step 1 performance and have decent core ratios from Step 2. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The point here is  to understand how well our clients core can control the entire body\'s stability during more gross movement like bending over, squatting and when challenged rotationally.</span>\n\nJust remember this is still simply preparing the core/ trunk/body to have stability and control.\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The Functional Stability Tests</b></h2>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> </span>\n<h3><strong>Test 1 - Aberrant Gross Lumbar Motion </strong></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What’s the purpose of this test?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well we want to see how well the client can control movement.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Demonstrate to the clients that you would like them to perform a roll down with their back to you. This should be done with a very relaxed posture so that the arms literally hang in both the descent and ascent. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not tell them what you are looking for just that they should relax.</span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16602\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Aberrant-Gross-Lumbar-Motion-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"493\" height=\"739\" />\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What you are observing is how smoothly they do this. Do they rotate? Do they wobble slightly? Do they end up off to one side? </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basically, anything that shows they have deviated from a smooth, linear roll down. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they deviate in anyway the test is positive and we will be giving them the exercises later in this blog.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Test 2 - Spinal Hinge Kneeling</strong></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to see if the client\'s spine ‘hinges’ during this move.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your client to kneel on 4 points like the image. Ideally, you should observe from the side with their top off or lifted so you can see their spine. Then maintaining their neutral spine, ask them to slowly sit back onto their heels. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have a light pole or broom stick handle, you could place this longways down their spine as a visual and proprioceptive tool for you to see when they hinge and as feedback for them to try to keep their spine/ pelvis still.</span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16603\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Spinal-Hinge-Kneeling-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" />\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If they are unable to maintain neutral spine positioning the are positive and we can give them the exercise flows that follow later.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Test 3 - Spinal Hinge Squatting</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\'s the point?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to see if the client\'s spine ‘hinges’ during this move.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ask your client to rest their hands across their chest, feet just outside hips and to sink slowly into a bodyweight squat. Ideally you should observe from the side with their top off or lifted so you can see their spine. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They should be able to reach 90 degrees at the knee without losing their neutral spine. So if you see the pelvis tilt or their spine flex or extend this can indicate a positive result. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, they can have another go…</span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16604\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Spinal-Hinge-Squatting-1024x568.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" />\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, if they cannot control their spine alignment the test is positive and they are ready for the following exercises. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Test 4 - Cross Pelvic Syndrome</strong></h3>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\'s the point?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We want to see if the client has torsional control.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finally and this is the most challenging so again a decent demo would be ideal for clarity of what is expected. (yup we need to be able to demo, or at least coach, a negative result or a pass).</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So basically get into a push up/plank position, feet 6” apart no more and hands underneath the shoulders. Now with no rotation at all slowly place one hand onto the others one, then switch.</span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16605\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Cross-Pelvic-Syndrome-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" />\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The key is to be able to do this with zero rotation SLOWLY both sides. If not its a positive test result and your client and maybe you should try out the following exercise progressions. </span>\n\n&nbsp;\n<h2><b>The Exercise Progressions</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">  </span></h2>\n&nbsp;\n<h3><strong>Rotating Plank Variations </strong></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting with the elbows against the wall, feet apart, lift up onto the toes and start to rotate so that one arm comes off the wall. Now the purpose here is to ensure that your entire body moves as a unit without any twist. Hips, spine, shoulders should all be moving together. </span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16607\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Rotating-Plank-Variations-Wall-1024x677.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"703\" height=\"465\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This can then be taken to a more advanced position like elbows on a table, bench with the same rules for technique. Then the floor…</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16606\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Rotating-Plank-Variations-Floor-1024x618.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"618\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do not advance on until you/they have achieved a successful rolling plank at the easier height.</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More progressions could include both prone and / or supine work that removes one of the bases of support like these examples…..same rules apply - no twisting otherwise that indicates you are not ready to move on…</span>\n\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16608\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Fewer-Bases-of-support-Core.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"714\" height=\"410\" />\n<h3><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16609\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Stability-Ball-Bridge-Biomechanics-Education.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"484\" /></h3>\n<h3><img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16610\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Stability-Ball-Plank-Core-Series-3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"546\" /></h3>\n<h3><b>Summary</b></h3>\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As trainers and coaches, performing physical assessments, benchmarking and monitoring of your clients\' progress is vital. Without these kinds of tools, how do we know what we are doing is working?</span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This all sounds obvious when we discuss it however there is a lack of education in how to really understand and assess our clients\' bodies. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those tests that are out there often lack intrinsic preparation and THIS is ultimately what can lead to all of these insidious aches, niggles, recurring injuries and common problems we are hearing our clients talk about. </span>\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key point to remember is - keep it simple!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find a system, use it and watch the magic!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GOOD LUCK!</span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<hr />\n\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Ready To Take Your Skills &amp; Your Clients\' Results To The Next Level?</h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back\">Then click here to request more information about our Biomechanics Coach Diploma and to speak with one of our team to see if its right for you.</a></p>\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16228 size-large\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/The-Weak-Core-Myth_-Core-Progressions-That-All-Personal-Trainers-Should-Know-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" />\n\n&nbsp;','Does Your Client Have Functional Stability?  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(38701,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A key component to training Stability &amp; Control of the body for movement and sport is understanding how to evaluate our client\'s core strength ratios.</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Without the appropriate strength ratios our clients could be at risk or may not reach their optimal. </span> </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>Why Are The Core Strength Ratios Important?</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imagine doing a side bridge to train your core/trunk just on one side only. You just wouldn\'t do this would you? It wouldn\'t seem logical and yet it\'s being done in core training programmes everywhere, let me explain. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ratio of flexion to extension core strength is not something we experience learning and yet how often do we see core programmes full of of plank variations (flexion strength) but with fewer extension exercises, like bridges etc.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the rest of the body we learn about how muscles work in pairs, yet with the core there seem to be either general core exercises that can often be flexion dominant or in some cases extension dominant. P</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ersonal trainers are not taught how to measure their clients\' core strength ratios and yet this is vital for creating an effective core training programme. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spine biomechanics expert Professor McGill at Waterloo University in Canada has done some research into what the typical core strength ratios of healthy subjects should be. </span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially his study was with 20 athletes however subsequently he repeated the data collection with a further 150 subjects of varying demographics and found the ratio averages to be pretty much the same as in the original study. </span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h3><b>How Do We Test The Core Strength Ratios?</b></h3>\n<p>Let\'s take a moment to see how we actually test for the clients\' core strength in terms of the ratios.  </p>\n<h3><b>Isometric Flexion </b></h3>\n<h3><b><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16422\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Isometric-Flexion-Test-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"519\" height=\"495\" /></b></h3>\n<h3> </h3>\n<h3><b>Isometric Side Bridging </b></h3>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16424\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Isometric-Lateral-Test-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"537\" height=\"534\" /></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h3><b>Isometrics Extension</b></h3>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16423\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Isometric-Extension-Test-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"534\" height=\"531\" /></p>\n<h3><b>Calculating The Ratios</b></h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are norms or averages that we would expect a normal healthy adult to achieve, and while the client is challenged to hold the positions for as long as they can, actually the duration isn’t our initial focus, the ratios are. It\'s these norms of the ratios of strength that we would be recommending for our client/s in terms of balancing their core strength for risk reduction and optimising performance. </span>     </p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16425\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Static-Isometric-Scores-Core-Ratios.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"584\" height=\"617\" /></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using this equation take the number of seconds they held flexion and divide this by the number of seconds the held extension. This will give you their RATIO of flexor to extensor strength. You can then compare it to the norms. </span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Repeat for the Isometric Side Bridge right side, then left side to discover their lateral flexor strength ratio. This can often give an indicator of an asymmetry too. </span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>Using The Data To Build Their Training Programme</b></h2>\n<p>Once you have got all the ratio\'s you can now use it to create a much better training programme. The ratios\' literally tell you what to do. Here are some example exercises you can use. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is really very simple;</span>  </p>\n<h3>Flexor\'s Training</h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the flexors are down in their ratio comparison then do isometric flexion: </span></p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16413\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Flexor-Core-Training-1-1024x774.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"774\" /></p>\n<h3> </h3>\n<h3>Lateral Training</h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If one side is down in its strength ratio then do isometric side bridging:</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16420\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Core-Ratios-Side-Bridge-2-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /></span>   </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h3>Extension Training</h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If extension is down ...guess what…...do isometric extension:</span></p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16412\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Bridge-Extension-Core-Training-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This style of training should be monitored closely and re-measured relatively quickly so as not to find the client over compensating the other way. </span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><b>Finally….</b>   <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the ratios look like the typical numbers we can then focus on the endurance aspect of stability and control of the trunk!</span>    </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>References :</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>Bornstein, R.A. (1986) ‘Normative data on intermanual differences on three tests of motor performance’, <i>Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology</i>, 8(1), pp. 12–20. doi:10.1080/01688638608401293.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Boyd, K. (2003) ‘Low back disorders: Evidence-based prevention and Rehabilitation’, <i>Physiotherapy Canada</i>, 55(02), p. 124. doi:10.2310/6640.2003.37832.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Faries, M.D. and Greenwood, M. (2007) ‘Core training’, <i>Strength and Conditioning Journal</i>, 29(2), pp. 10–25. doi:10.1519/00126548-200704000-00001.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Filipa, A. <i>et al.</i> (2010) ‘Neuromuscular training improves performance on the Star Excursion Balance Test in young female athletes’, <i>Journal of Orthopaedic &amp;amp; Sports Physical Therapy</i>, 40(9), pp. 551–558. doi:10.2519/jospt.2010.3325.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Hibbs, A.E. <i>et al.</i> (2008) ‘Optimizing performance by improving core stability and core strength’, <i>Sports Medicine</i>, 38(12), pp. 995–1008. doi:10.2165/00007256-200838120-00004.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Hughes, C. (2007) ‘Ultimate Back Fitness and performance, 2nd edition’, <i>Medicine &amp;amp; Science in Sports &amp;amp; Exercise</i>, 39(11), p. 2094. doi:10.1249/01.mss.0000277088.13344.ec.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Huxel Bliven, K.C. and Anderson, B.E. (2013) ‘Core stability training for injury prevention’, <i>Sports Health: A Multidisciplinary Approach</i>, 5(6), pp. 514–522. doi:10.1177/1941738113481200.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>McGill, S. (2010) ‘Core training: Evidence translating to better performance and injury prevention’, <i>Strength &amp;amp; Conditioning Journal</i>, 32(3), pp. 33–46. doi:10.1519/ssc.0b013e3181df4521.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>McGill, S.M., Childs, A. and Liebenson, C. (1999) ‘Endurance times for low back stabilization exercises: Clinical targets for testing and training from a normal database’, <i>Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation</i>, 80(8), pp. 941–944. doi:10.1016/s0003-9993(99)90087-4.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Myer, G.D. <i>et al.</i> (2008a) ‘Trunk and hip control neuromuscular training for the Prevention of Knee Joint Injury’, <i>Clinics in Sports Medicine</i>, 27(3), pp. 425–448. doi:10.1016/j.csm.2008.02.006.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Myer, G.D. <i>et al.</i> (2008b) ‘Trunk and hip control neuromuscular training for the Prevention of Knee Joint Injury’, <i>Clinics in Sports Medicine</i>, 27(3), pp. 425–448. doi:10.1016/j.csm.2008.02.006.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p><i>Neuromuscular exercise program nemex</i> (no date) <i>Physiopedia</i>. Available at: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Neuromuscular_Exercise_Program (Accessed: 10 June 2024).</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Reiman, M.P. <i>et al.</i> (2010) ‘Reliability of alternative trunk endurance testing procedures using clinician stabilization vs. traditional methods’, <i>Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research</i>, 24(3), pp. 730–736. doi:10.1519/jsc.0b013e3181c06c56.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>Willson, J.D. <i>et al.</i> (2005) ‘Core stability and its relationship to lower extremity function and injury’, <i>Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons</i>, 13(5), pp. 316–325. doi:10.5435/00124635-200509000-00005.</p>\n<div> </div>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<hr />\n<h2> </h2>\n<h2>Would You Like To Be Able To Reduce Your Clients Risk Of Injury &amp; Help Them Get Even Better Results?</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>rachel@biomechanicseducation.com</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7922,\"align\":\"center\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img class=\"wp-image-7922\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Biomechanics-Coaching-courses-UK-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></a></figure>\n</div>','The Core Ratios: The Personal Trainers Guide To Assessing & Programming For The Core','','inherit','closed','closed','','16411-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',16411,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38701',0,'revision','',0),
(38702,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The industry is obsessed with thinking everyone has a ‘weak’ core, clients think they have a ‘weak’ core, therapists are sending their patients to Pilates class because they think they have a ‘weak’ core.</span>  </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How did we ALL OF A SUDDEN apparently get ‘weak’ cores? </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will tell you why - it is NOT as simple as them being ‘WEAK’!</span>  </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let me explain….</span>   <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If something is weak, what are we taught to do? Strength it, right? </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Okaaaaay …..</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how do we identify a ‘weak’ core?</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What does ‘weak’ actually mean? </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The definition of ‘weak’ is ….what?</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is the question…???</span>   <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let us first ask...</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>What </b><b><i>Causes</i></b><b> A ‘Weakness’?</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well in my experience as a Biomechanics Coach, having tested many peoples bodies, I rarely see a core that is simply ‘weak’ or that only requires core stability/strength work. In my experience, the ‘weakness’ is actually what I would classify as dysfunction. For example, there could be...</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscle spasm</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Joint immobility</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nerve inhibition</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reciprocal inhibition </span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Combinations of the above </span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A lack of endurance capacity</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh and just weak of course!</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So looking at each of these - how many purely require strength work when identified? </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surely it makes sense to reduce the dysfunction, prescribe the appropriate intervention THEN condition with some relevant strength/stability work.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This could be identified as Core Progressions and, once again, from our very basic training neuromuscular progressions would make sense dont you agree….?</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>Neuromuscular Core Progressions </b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There is a very cool and VERY simple (we LOVE simple) way of applying this logical system and what can come of it, very often, is a rapid improvement that you can prove…..</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Using the underpinning knowledge we learn at level 2, consider neuromuscular progression.</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><b>But First Let Remember…..</b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is A ‘Neuromuscular’ </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exercise</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">?</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rationale for </span><b>Neuromuscular Exercises</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. </span><b>Neuromuscular</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> control is defined as the unconscious trained response of a muscle to a signal regarding dynamic joint stability. ... </span><b>Neuromuscular exercise</b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has effects on functional performance, biomechanics, and muscle activation patterns of the surrounding joint musculature.</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h3><b>OK So Now, What Is ‘Neuromuscular’ </b><b><i>Progression</i></b><b>?</b></h3>\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ok, let’s just pause for a second, if we are going to start at the very beginning then I would suggest you go through the FREE Project Squat series I have which will show you how to look for and improve dysfunction in the pelvis.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OR attend the 1 day intrinsic biomechanics workshop we told you about last week...</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>[dt_divider style=\"thick\" /]</p>\n<table style=\"height: 178px;\" width=\"1327\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h2><b>Intrinsic Biomechanics Workshop</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 2nd in Nottingham</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 16th in Belfast</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nov 23rd in London</span></p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/product/intrinsic-biomechanics-taster/#tab-description\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to find out more</a></p>\n<p><b>Just £188 --- Or FREE when you book 2 other 1 day workshops</b></p>\n</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>[dt_divider style=\"thick\" /]</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the intrinsic subsystems are moving more freely THIS is the time to start a periodised progressive core training programme like this one:</span>  </p>\n<h2> </h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEP ONE: </span><b>Can They Engage Their Core?</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Test + Exercise</span>   <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1). Lie your client on their back, knees bent,</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> arms on the floor by their sides - this gives them a good ‘base of support’.</span>  </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next, place your fingertips under the natural lumbar curve so you can just feel their natural position.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now ask them to ‘brace’. A good brace is when they tense their entire core as if they were going to take a punch in the stomach. </span>  </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They pass this test if they can do this without the pressure of their back changing at all on your fingers. If they move, lift or press down onto your fingers they failed the test. This means we keep coaching until they have the capacity to ‘control their core’. If they still struggle then they are not ready and must go back to the iMoveFreely base exercises (anti spasms, nerve mobilisations &amp; pure isolated joint mobilisations).</span>  </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You (and they) might be surprised by how difficult this is IF you\'re not prepared for it. However, one moving more freely on the inside, the progress is often very quick. </span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEP TWO: </span><b>Can They Engage Their Core Maximally?</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of these is a Test + an Exercise</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2). Crook Lying Brace - practice various percentages of muscular effort. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">E.G 40% effort, 60% effort, 80% effort maybe up to 100% effort of muscular contraction. They only progress if they can achieve each ‘level’. If they lose their lumbar position at any point this is their failure point, so keep them here while you coach them further OR go back to the iMoveFreely base exercises (anti spasms, nerve mobilisations &amp; pure isolated joint mobilisations).</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEP THREE: </span><b>Can They Engage Their Core With Control?</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of these is a Test + an Exercise</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3). If they fly through these well then they are ready to be tested on their ability to control their core/trunk. Now we ask them to continue to maintain their spine position while moving their arms and legs by varying degrees SUPER SLOWLY. These are flexor dominant.</span>  </p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lift foot off the floor, taking 8 seconds from the initial brace, to lifting and hovering foot 1” off the floor, to replacing the foot and finally letting the brace go. Repeat other side.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16241\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Core-Progressions-for-personal-trainers-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brace, now lift foot 1”, then extend the leg keeping it 1” off the floor, taking 8 seconds from start to finish as before. Repeat other side.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16245\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Core-progressions-for-personal-trainers-2-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brace, lift foot 1”, now externally rotate the knee 30 degrees. Repeat other side.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p>    <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This continues as you gradually increase the neuromuscular complexity through the use of lever lengths, removing different bases of support - legs, arms etc.</span>  </p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16252\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Core-Progressions-for-personal-trainers-to-use-with-clients-3-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" />   <img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16251\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Core-Progressions-all-personal-trainers-should-know-4-1-1024x727.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"727\" /></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then once they are successfully doing all of this while maintaining a stable core/trunk then you progress to prone kneeling, </span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each of these is a Test + an Exercise</span>   <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4). Prone kneeling is the subsequent neuromuscular challenge and is extensor dominant. </span></p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16254\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Core-Progressions-Prone-Kneeling-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As before encouraging them to brace, maintaining their ‘neutral’ position, then ask them to lift one arm in front of them without losing their pelvic/spine position. Repeat on the other side.</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brace - take arm to side. Repeat other side.</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brace - lift and extend leg. Repeat other side.</span></li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brace - take leg to side. Repeat other side.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p>  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This also continues through to lifting opposite arm and leg for example. </span></p>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16258\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Core-Progressions-Prone-Kneeling-2-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" /></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5). This phase takes them through similar variations while - Seated, seated on an unstable surface, standing, standing on an unstable surface.</span>  </p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bear in mind if they cannot control their core while flat on their back, with no extra challenge and a huge base of support, imagine what their TRUE core control is like upright with weights being moved around their body!</span>        </p>\n<p>I want to once again just state that you should be working on improving any dysfunction in the pelvis, spine, shoulders, before you start working on the core. However, these guidelines we have covered today will give you a good grounding and route to follow as you help clients improve their core function.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<hr />\n<h2> </h2>\n<h2>Would You Like To Be Able To Reduce Your Clients Risk Of Injury &amp; Help Them Get Even Better Results?</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">click here to find out more about our Biomechanics Coach Diploma</a> and how it could help you become an even better personal trainer. Our diploma now includes a Level 4 Low Back Pain Qualification as well!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7922,\"align\":\"center\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img class=\"wp-image-7922\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Biomechanics-Coaching-courses-UK-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></a></figure>\n</div>','The Weak Core Myth: Core Progressions That All Personal Trainers Should Know','','inherit','closed','closed','','16225-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',16225,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38702',0,'revision','',0),
(38703,0,'2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','<h2><b>Is It Time To Take Your Skills Up Another Level?</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are a personal trainer, sports therapist etc etc and you are looking for CPD and/or to simply improve your knowledge and skill set in the world of Intrinsic biomechanics then you need to check out our 1 day workshops.</span>   <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you haven’t stepped into our world yet, I recommend checking out the Intrinsic Biomechanics Workshop as that will set the grounding for the rest of it.</span>  </p>\n<h3><b>Already A Biomechanics Coach?</b></h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are already a Biomechanics Coach then make sure you jump on the sport-specific ones… you are going to love them.</span> I thought I would take a moment to give you a brief intro to each of our workshops and if you would like to have a chat and hear what they are all about then <a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here</a>, fill in the form and we can get on a call to see if they are right for you.</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>Intrinsic Biomechanics Workshop </b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfect for trainers and coaches looking to access elite skills easily that will impress both your clients and potential clients on the gym floor. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Commonly these days clients come to us with some kind of physical complaint and chances are you feel ill equipped to deal with this, right?</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you find yourself lacking confidence and really wishing you had a deeper level of understanding of the body then this is the workshop for you.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find the root causes of their low grade discomforts with evidence based pelvic, spine and shoulder tests that can be done anywhere, without any equipment and really easily. But just watch those results when you re-test after the iMoveFreely exercises you will also learn!!</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>iMoveFreely Instructor Workshop</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you teach group exercise THIS IS A MUST! </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The foundation for all movement these movement preparation flows are fantastic as a warm up, workshop or even blended into your present class.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Teaching movement to a group of people can feel frustrating when they all move so differently and come with such a variety of problems.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This workshop will give you an increased confidence and so many more tools for your tool box. The results are stunning and your participants will LOVE absolutely them.</span></p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">“THIS IS THE BEST COURSE I HAVE EVER DONE”</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> - Jayne Nicholls. </span></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>Golf Biomechanics Workshop</b></h2>\n<p><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16056\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Golf-Biomechanics-Workshop-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></p>\n<h3>Are You A Golf Teaching Professional?</h3>\n<p>If you\'re a golf teaching professional, you probably know all too well the feeling of analysing someones swing, giving them tips, cues, training drills only to find that no matter what they try they simply can\'t do what your asking. So often this has nothing to do with you as a coach and everything to do with what their body will physically let them do. If they can\'t physically get into the right positions it doesn\'t matter how much you tell them or coach them into it. The body will compensate and find different ways. </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p>You as a coach assess the extrinisic biomechanics, you look at the swing plane, where the cub and hands are at impact and hundreds of other points. Well we are going to help you see it from the inside of the body too. You see there are all kinds of ways the body compensates and those lead to a lot of the movement patterns that create certain shot shapes. For example, a leg length discrepancy can easily lead to a slice. A lack of thoracic mobility can easily lead to tilting in the spine. The list goes on and on. And when you understand these principles, you\'ll be able to provide your clients with exercises to help improve their game. </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h3>Are You A Personal Trainer Or Strength &amp; Conditioning Coach Interested In Golf Or Working With Golfers?</h3>\n<p>Imagine being able to help someone dramatically improve their game without ever touching a golf club. As a coach you can help get people physically and biomechanically ready to swing the club. You can support golf coaches and make their life so much easier. </p>\n<p>If you want to get into the world of golf and working with golfers, then you need to be on this workshop!</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delivered by world leader of Intrinsic Biomechanics, Martin Haines - Biomechanics Coach, Chartered Physiotherapist &amp; PGA advisor he brings to you this fantastic golf specific workshop.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ideal for both amateur and professional players and coaches OR even personal trainers looking to offer their services to golf clubs.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn from the best! </span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/contact-us/\">Click here to enquire and find out more</a></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>Running Biomechanics Workshop</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-16057\" src=\"https://biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Running-Biomechanics-Workshop-1-1024x512.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" /></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our BRAND NEW Running specific workshop - BY DEMAND! </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes this workshop has been designed specifically for those who run, coach running or train clients who run from beginner, amateur to athlete. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The trends and fads we hear about can leave us feeling unsure about what is best for our runners, cant it? Barefoot? Forefoot strike Pose running? Mid foot strike? What’s best? How would I know?</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn all about the different running gaits and what is best for your running client/s.</span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br /></span></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>Low Back Health Workshop</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This hugely educational day will deepen your knowledge and understanding of spine anatomy, MRI scan, reports, clinical conditions that can affect low back health, pain science, manual articulations and how to support a client who lives with chronic low grade low back pain. </span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Back problems are rife and as a trainer or coach you want to provide an informed exercise programme that will help them. However gaining a deeper level of understanding of the anatomy and also clinical conditions your client may present with can make all the difference to your business so why not join us?</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A great </span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">introduction</span></i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the industry recognised L4 Low Back Pain anatomy and theory.</span></p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2><b>What’s The Investment?</b></h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you only want to do one workshop then the investment is £188. </span></p>\n<p><strong>However, our most popular option is the <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3 workshops for the price of 2</span>. Which means your investment is just £376 (saving you £188)</strong></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you like the sound of several of the workshops that is definitely the best option for you. </span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You could start with the Intrinsic Biomechanics Workshop and then do the Running and the Golf specific ones. It’s totally up to you.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To find out upcoming dates and to chat with one of the team to see if this is the right workshop for you, simply click here, fill in your details and we will be in touch shortly.</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h3><b>Where &amp; When Are The Biomechanics Workshops?</b></h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have 4 venues that the workshops are taking place at, in London, Nottingham, Scotland and Belfast.</span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have a whole load of upcoming dates. So if you are interested, the best thing to do is enquire and let me know which workshops your interested in and then we can have a chat and I can let you know the dates.</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h3><b>Want To Find Out More?</b></h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want to find out more, then click here, fill in your information on the form and one of the team will be in touch to have a chat, let you know the upcoming dates and locations and see if there is a workshop for you.</span>  </p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/contact-us/\"><strong>--&gt; CLICK HERE TO ENQUIRE NOW &lt;--</strong></a></h2>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<hr />\n<h2> </h2>\n<h2>Would You Like To Be Able To Reduce Your Clients Risk Of Injury &amp; Help Them Get Even Better Results?</h2>\n<!-- /wp:heading -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Then <a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">click here to find out more about our Biomechanics Coach Diploma</a> and how it could help you become an even better personal trainer. Our diploma now includes a Level 4 Low Back Pain Qualification as well!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":7922,\"align\":\"center\",\"linkDestination\":\"custom\"} -->\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https://biomechanicseducation.clickfunnels.com/biomechanics-coach-l4-low-back\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img class=\"wp-image-7922\" src=\"https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Biomechanics-Coaching-courses-UK-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></a></figure>\n</div>','Biomechanics Education 1 Day Workshops For Personal Trainers, Sports Therapists, S&C Coaches And More...','','inherit','closed','closed','','16054-revision-v1','','','2024-07-16 11:26:31','2024-07-16 11:26:31','',16054,'https://biomechanicseducation.com/?p=38703',0,'revision','',0),
