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The Functional Movement Screen (FMS)

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We are going to dive deeper into the Functional Movement Screen or FMS. It was originally developed through research done by Gray Cook. It has been tested on many major league teams as well as the military and countless fitness facilities. This system of testing uses seven movements of the body to evaluate range of motion and imbalances. Gray determined that our muscle imbalances are often what lead to injury. This week we will be diving into the details of the seven exercises: the deep squat, active leg raise, hurdle step, shoulder mobility, inline lunge, rotary stability, and trunk stability...

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How do we monitor our imbalances?

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Postural deviations and muscular imbalances were something that we introduced last week. This week we will discuss how we detect and correct these types of muscular imbalances. At FASTER we use a well-known screening process called the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) created by a company called Functional Movement Systems. The FMS has been proven through years of research and testing and is considered valid and reliable. Moving through the various exercises of which the FMS is composed allows the fitness professional to test level of skill and deviations to one side or another. The movements of the functional movement screen...

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Why a Push and Pull?

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Last week we discussed some additional benefits of having a personal trainer and a specific plan of action. This week we are going to dive a little deeper into that plan of action. You may have heard us mention working a “push and a pull” in a set of exercises. Let’s start by breaking down what this means and then we will get into why we do it! The muscles in our body all work in different ways based on their placement and their involvement in a movement. Push muscles are muscles that contract when we push a weight away...

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Plan of Action

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Last week we discussed some benefits to having a personal trainer: Motivation Accountability Less Thinking Safety Although these aren’t the only benefits, they are a few good reasons why having a personal trainer is a good thing. This week we will talk about a benefit that deserves it’s own write up. That benefit is a Plan of Action. Although many of us can workout on our own and understand certain concepts of fitness – push/pull, HIIT workouts, rest days, etc. we do not always create a ‘plan of action’ for our fitness routine. As we discussed last week, humans tend...

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Benefits of Personal Training

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We all know exercise has been proven time and time again to be incredible for us. It helps us live longer, healthier lives. Exercise, both cardiovascular and resistance training, is the closest thing we have to a fountain of youth. It keeps us moving better and feeling better but for some reason it is a hard thing to make a priority in life. We have been talking over the last few weeks about motivation and how wearable fitness devices and groups can motivate us. This week we are going to discuss how personal training is beneficial. One of the main...

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