From The Office To The Gym Without Pain Informative guide for the fitness professional
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Most people today live a sedentary lifestyle, sitting for 10 to 12 hours a day. Consequently they become less and less conditioned and equipped to take part in recreational and sports activities in or outdoors. Technological advances mean we are required to move less and less, leading to loss of range of motion (ROM) and postural deviations. Some muscles have the tendency to become underactive and others to become overactive (Kendall et al, 2005, Page, 2010). Physical inactivity is increasing the risk of musculoskeletal problems (Holth, 2008, Page, 2010, Davies, 2014), which eventually manifest in pain. This means that working with today’s typical client and athlete is becoming increasingly challenging for personal trainers and sports coaches. The NASM Corrective Exercise Continuum (CEx) is a systematic, corrective program that is based on deactivation and activation techniques of the muscle and fascia tissue. I used this system extensively with clients, which enabled them to eliminate minor problems associated with muscle imbalances and some managed to keep major musculoskeletal problems under control so they haven’t experienced pain. Best to use the CEx system in conjunction with body and postural awareness techniques. My overall aim is [...]
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