Correct posture and alignment are essential ingredients for speedy, effective training results.
At Fit4all, an induction session is carried out to make a full assessment on a client - it is important to understand what makes an individual function before ever getting into a strict training programme. Areas that we look at are as follows:
Resting Heart Rate
Target Heart Rate
Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure
Hydration levels
% Body Fat
Current eating habits
Strength assessment
Complete posture assessment - looking for hip hike, forward lean, flat feet, etc.
If a muscle is incorrectly balanced, it will not fire correctly and could also result in a client working in an incorrect plane of motion which will cause pain or injury down the line. Incorrect muscle alignment will also result in a lower metabolism that could ultimately effect the rate at which an individual loses weight!
The key is to eliminate all imbalances in order to achieve your goals effectively.
Tags: fitness, fitness assessment, muscle alignment, muscle imbalance, posture, training programme, weight loss
I’m fascinated by this term “muscle alignment”. Can you explain how you achieve good muscle alignment? Is it like physiotherapy or something like that?
Physiotherapists usually work on trying to fix an issue after the event.
With correct training that involves roll forming , stretching and working on overactive and underactive muscles (picked up in a correct postural assessment) the posture of a person can either be prevented from worsening (so they do not need to attend physiotherapy) or rectified / improved.
As a simple example, if a person who is attempting to squat does so with a shift of their hips to the left or right, there is obviously an issue with their hip alignment - this person should not be given weight bearing exercises for the lower body until such a problem has been rectified, otherwise further injuries could very well result.