LIFT UGLY!
The title of today’s article is a quote from UK physiotherapist Adam Meakins. The context is that one does not need to exhibit or use “proper exercise technique” constantly throughout daily life or even during physical rehabilitation for pain or injury. Now, this at first sounds counterintuitive to what the majority of fitness professionals and…
Client Movement Screening – The Power of Simplicity
Those of you who are seasoned fitness professionals are likely aware of the multitude of standardized formats you can use to screen movement in a client to identify potential issues related to gait, agility, balance, and movement patterns. The Functional Movement Screen® is perhaps one of the most popular, with a variety of tests…
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSA’s) for Fitness Professionals
Ok, so since there’s many of us who are newer as well as still in the process of becoming certified and learning the essential basics of the industry, I figured I would post an exhaustive primer on what I believe all trainers should know, as well as a list of reliable and credible resources. First,…
Using the Soap note format with medical fitness patients
The SOAP note format, the acronym of which stands for Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan, is one of the standard document formats that healthcare providers use to document patient information and treatment progress. This article will take you through the format and teach you how to use it with your medical fitness patients. The…
Using the Overhead Press in Rehab and for Strength & Conditioning
This article is the 2nd in a series I am writing on traditional strength & conditioning movements, and how they can be applied in a rehab setting as well as traditionally in the gym. Using the Overhead Press as a Rehabilitative and Post-Rehab Global Strength & Conditioning Movement for all Populations Joshua Slone, NSCA-CPT, B.A.,…
Using the Deadlift in Rehab and Strength & Conditioning
This article is the first of several I am writing on traditional strength & conditioning movements and how they can be used both traditionally as well as in the physical therapy setting. Using the Deadlift as a Rehabilitative and Post-Rehab Global Strength & Conditioning Movement for all Populations Joshua Slone, NSCA-CPT, B.A., ACSM-EIM 1, MFN-P…
Hi Everyone!
So today heralds the launch of the Move Well – Live Well website! I’m very excited to have this new portal for clients to have access to, as well as offer a little bit of information on medical fitness for healthcare providers. This blog will be where I post business updates, articles, and other neat…
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