Posts Tagged ‘muscle alignment’

Posture and Exercise

Thursday, February 5th, 2009

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.