Every single human body is different. We all have our quirks, small inconsistencies, different strengths and weaknesses. As individuals, we don’t usually take too much care to address our physical weaknesses – until we can no longer ignore them. This often occurs when encountering unexpected injury, or discomfort during a workout; or perhaps many tormenting headaches that simply cannot be accounted for. A posture review can help with this – it lets you know your body’s modus operandi and how to prevent any future injury.
ActiveX Owner and Biokineticist, Andre, recommends that all clients undergo a posture assessment when signing up for an ActiveX personal training regime. This helps him and the team build a specific workout regiment made for you – and your quirks. The aim is always to improve your overall fitness and bodily health. Understanding your body is an imperative starting point. This is why we believe a posture assessment is essential.
1) How Does It Work?
A posture assessment reviews your current static posture; how you naturally hold your body in a static standing or lying-down position. This lets the Biokineticist and trainers find potential imbalances in your form. It is beneficial to wear your gym attire to the assessment, preferably shorts and tank top, for this professional noninvasive assessment. The more visible your body is – the better any imbalances can be identified.
There are six main areas the Biokineticist will look at: The ankles, knees, hips, pelvis, shoulders and neck form. They may even take a marker to pinpoint these areas. A tilted hip, knee direction, shoulder and scapular displacement are some of these imbalances that are looked for. To discern any mobility strains, you will be asked to stand in various forms, perform some movements, bend a knee or two, or perhaps lift your arms.
2) Why Should I Get One?
Understanding your body’s strengths and weaknesses is essential to what exercises and movements you should perform. Often, when we want to get active, we start training using a generic workout that was developed for a large audience. We forget that our bodies are unique and may not actually perform optimally in certain workout styles offered in facilities like CrossFit gyms or HIIT regimes. For example, if you have any deviation in your shoulder formation you should not be doing difficult overhead press exercises. These may cause injury and further issues in your shoulders that you unknowingly unleash on yourself.
A posture review empowers you to make better decisions about your day-to-day lifestyle. Sitting at a computer all day tends to encourage a tilted neck, back ache, and/or tight hamstrings. Looking at your phone for extended periods of the day is also a deterrent to healthy posture.
Once you understand your body better, you can work towards making postural improvements. The Biokineticist will give you some exercise homework inorder to start rebuilding and restoring balance to your body. This will help prevent injury, discomfort and support you in making healthy changes in your day-to-day life.
3) I Don’t Care About My Posture
Perhaps this is something you do not really care about. You have been living perfectly fine up until now. At ActiveX, we would like you to care – because we certainly care about your health and fitness. When you start any sort of self-improvement journey it needs to be intentional. Your posture is an indicator of your personal wellness. If you as an individual would like to make better decisions about your overall well being – it begins by understanding your body a bit better. A posture assessment lays a foundation for you to make educated decisions regarding your body when embarking on any physical situation. Whether that situation is driving in your car, reading a text or hitting the gym.
4) How Can I Get an Assessment?
That’s an easy thing to do. Make an appointment with Andre and he will identify the most suitable time and place for your review. Start living better this week.
We hope that you have enjoyed this article and will inquire about an ActiveX posture review, one-on-one training session or a group class when the Lockdown restrictions are eased.