FITNESS BLOG
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM: Beyond the Data
11/08/2023As coaches we are always striving to give our clients what they NEED in a program, from the muscle releases and mobility work they need to improve their movement, to the training style and exercises best suited to them to help them make positive progress. We’ve talked a lot about… Movement screens & assessments – …
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Progressing from Stable to Unstable: A Key Strategy for Fitness Success
11/02/2023The journey to achieving fitness goals is an ongoing process of growth and improvement. One crucial strategy for making progress and attaining long-term success in fitness is through the concept of progression. In particular, transitioning from stable to unstable exercises can provide numerous benefits and challenge your body in new and exciting ways. By understanding …
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM: Reasons to Rotate
11/01/2023In our last post we talked Programming 101 – incorporating the 7 primal movement patterns and all 3 planes of motion into your sessions (if you missed it scroll down and check it out). When facilitating an FTI course I always ask the team to list the 7 movement patterns as established by Paul Chek, …
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM: Programming 101
10/25/2023We are all PT’s who promote and practice, or are at least educated in some form of ‘Functional Fitness’, but when it comes to program design and coaching our clients what does it take to ensure we are living by the philosophies of “Functional Training”? To me, the concept of functional training means we’re training …
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM: Gold-Standard Demonstrations
10/18/2023Demonstrating movement – something we do every day! But everyone listens, understands and learns differently, so how do we ensure we can be efficient and effective in teaching or tweaking a movement? As coaches, it’s safe to say we usually have an in-depth understanding of the exercises we demonstrate and coach our clients in… As …
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WEDNESDAY WISDOM: How do you cue?
10/11/2023Last week we explored what key elements make an effective cue when coaching, and this week we will dive further into the types of cues and which will help us achieve understanding, congruency and retention with clients. I’ll kick this off with a somewhat left-field story.. My first ever course day as a participate with …
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- Coach with purpose by building a strong coaching vision, mindset and technique
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- Move with purpose by progressing through the 5 Pillars of Functional Training, which showcase the key functional movements and tools
- Program with purpose by taking a structured but flexible approach to exercise planning and selection in service of their goals
Claim Your Free Copy of the Bestselling «Purpose Driven Movement» eBook and Subscribe to the FTI Weekly Newsletter
- Coach with purpose by building a strong coaching vision, mindset and technique
- Assess with purpose by understanding how to detect, correct and prevent poor movement patterns and injury
- Move with purpose by progressing through the 5 Pillars of Functional Training, which showcase the key functional movements and tools
- Program with purpose by taking a structured but flexible approach to exercise planning and selection in service of their goals
Claim Your Free Copy of the Bestselling «Purpose Driven Movement» eBook and Subscribe to the FTI Weekly Newsletter
- Coach with purpose by building a strong coaching vision, mindset and technique
- Assess with purpose by understanding how to detect, correct and prevent poor movement patterns and injury
- Move with purpose by progressing through the 5 Pillars of Functional Training, which showcase the key functional movements and tools
- Program with purpose by taking a structured but flexible approach to exercise planning and selection in service of their goals