When most people think of corrective exercise they think of someone who is injured and needs rehab or maybe someone who needs serious postural re-adjustment.

The truth is that most of us have some sort physical dysfunction whether we know it or not. It could be the slumped shoulders of an upper crossed posture or even an excessive anterior pelvic tilt at the hips. Its not our fault, it occurs because of previous injuries, or even just the way we hold our posture during our daily routines.

I’m bringing this topic up because what Ive noticed from the variety of clients I have, no matter what their goals are, in the long run, a little corrective exercise can help them reach those goals faster.

So the question. What can corrective exercise do for you?

Athletes: Eliminating asymmetries can help with injury prevention as well as making athletic movements more efficient. In turn this would make for a faster stronger athlete on the field.

Asthetics: Even if your goal has nothing to do with performance wouldn’t you want to avoid major set backs in the gym from overuse injuries and all the other pains you seem to grind through during your workouts. It amazes me how many people think shoulder and knee pain is just another part of working out.

I bring this topic up now because in my following posts I will be discussing in more detail how and why I train myself and the variety of clients I have.

My philosophy is based on the building of a strong foundation, allowing the body to perform the movements it was designed for in a safe and functional manner.

Thats all for now, come back next week and we’ll get into some more details.