by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Professional Courses, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
In Part 1, I explained the different reasons for stretching and the different techniques for stretching. I also stated that you need to know which muscles in your body are tight and therefore need stretching and which are long/weak and should not be stretched. For...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, General Health, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning
There is much controversy in research and amongst the industry in terms of what are the most effective ways to stretch. In fact it is quite simple. First, we must differentiate between pre-exercise stretching, stretching for improved range of motion and post-exercise...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Sports Injuries
Well, the Who Owns Low Back Pain debate was certainly entertaining! The auditorium was close to it’s 700 capacity full of therapists and practitioners ready to hear what the world’s best had to offer. On evenings like this, it is normal for experts to puff...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Professional Courses
Today I am feeling very excited. Tonight I am attending an expert symposium on back pain entitled Who Owns Low Back Pain? I am a little sad I know! The expert panel consists of my good friend and amazing teacher Paul Chek, world renowned physiotherapist Diane Lee,...
by bodychek_admin | Dec 23, 2011 | BodyCHEK, Strength & Conditioning
As I described in Part 1, you need to complete a Biomotor Ability Analysis and set training and performance goals before embarking on your training plan. So once you have completed your Biomotor ability analysis, you can now focus on the training plan.Preparing your...