<b>Have you ever wondered exactly what do we get up to</b><b>?</b>

At the weekend I met with my colleague, Biomechanics Coach™, Franklin Method practitioner &amp; TMC16 presenter, Tom Waldron. We delivered our final iMoveFreely® Instructor workshop of 2016 at the Barbican Virgin Active club in London curtesy of Jayne Nicholls.

The 7hrs we spent with 11 VERY passionate professionals made for a fascinating and dynamic workshop. We had Pilates instructors, personal trainers, sports therapists, Biomechanics Coaches™ and group exercise instructors al discussing professionally about their experience and ideas.

This Juicemail is for those of YOU who want to know what one of our iMoveFreely® Instructor workshops are like. Here I will share our day AND some of the key take home messages we ALL learned.

The attendees, as you can see, were generally from the fitness industry but also (and often does) included therapists. This is such an exciting learning environment because it allows us to exploring inter-professional relationships that can enable us ALL to offer a better duty of care to our clients &amp; participants.

So the day began, as they generally do, with everyone introducing themselves so we knew who we would be spending the day with.

They said their reasons for attending were….

<i>“learn more, something new, to get faster results and so that the client can feel something”</i>

<i>“to help more clients and have more confidence helping with clients with problems”</i>

<i>“for more skills in my tool box”</i>

<i>“I want a programme that offers people a self help programme of exercises” </i>

<i>“I want to learn more about how the body moves”</i>

<i>“I want to help my older clients KEEP moving”</i>

<i>“I feel like something is missing still”</i>

<i>“my anatomy knowledge isn't great but with my special population I need more ideas for adaptions”</i>

<i>“I help post rehab and wold like to know more about how I can help the safely”</i>

<i>“More ideas for helping with my falls prevention clients”</i>

WOW tall order eh!? lol

So the workshop began with some history and background about how the iMoveFreely® exercise programme &amp; system came about. We also discussed the data collected over 20+yrs from 4.5k subjects of all levels and abilities in relation to the screening system we teach on our other workshops. Some of these subjects were gold medalist olympic athletes, some were average gym goers, some elderly and some young.

We discussed this evidence of how effective these screens and exercises have been in enabling us to understand and improve function and movement in our clients even without any clinical knowledge or previous training in biomechanics.

However we did acknowledge that a great SIDE EFFECT of giving our participants iMoveFreely® exercises can be that low grade aches, pains and recurring niggles could improve or even disappear completely.

After a break we went through our renowned Group Action of Muscles (GAM) Movement Analysis made easy session (This will be one of the sessions we deliver at the Spinning® Showcase 2017 in Blackpool if you would like to find out more see you there!!).

This session meant in groups of 3 or 4 the group were set the task of how to analyse a movement and what it means for us a exercise professionals. The group were told they were not allowed to use muscle names at all, which some people found quite challenging.

This session is always an eye opener for most learners as to how easy movement analysis CAN be should we use some of the most basic principles we learn in our level 2 and level 3 qualifications.

Next we began experimenting with the Quadra-set ‘flows’ of 4 iMoveFreely® exercises to create a better functioning pelvis, spine and shoulders. This can make up the main bulk of a ‘pure’ iMoveFreely® clinic/class for any level of participant from elderly to the super fit. Sections of them can also be used 'blended' into our present classes.

After lunch we discussed ‘core stability’ and what it means to us. We also looked at the evidence surrounding ‘core stability’ and ideas around training the ‘core’ in general.

This section is very simple and logical but not always what you might expect - simple and safe moves that can be super intense and nicely periodised for the ability of every client in front of you - all based on evidence.

From here we all performed some really nice ‘pure’ mobility iMoveFreely® techniques that safely mobilise individual areas of the spine that maybe lacking capacity for movement.

At the very end of the day we demonstrated a series of just 3 intrinsic biomechanics screens that we teach in other workshops. Then the effectiveness of how, in 80 seconds, one simple iMoveFreely® anti spasm technique for the pec minor muscle of the shoulder can influence, and change, the rest of body right down the foot!!

Would you like to learn more about the iMoveFreely® exercise programme or the evidence based intrinsic biomechanics screening system we deliver across 5 x 2 day workshop?

<a href="https://www.biomechanicseducation.com/workshop/imovefreely-instructor/">REGISTER YOUR INTEREST FOR 2017 HERE</a>

Jayne Nicholls, Director of Group X Training Ltd, has been a distributor of our iMoveFreely® Instructor 1 day workshop for the last 4 years. Working with her is a joy and we are proud to continue the collaboration with a professional who demonstrate such high standards of integrity.

Thank you Jayne!!