by Body Chek | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog, Professional Courses, Sports Injuries, Strength & Conditioning, Tennis
After a long day travelling from San Diego, I arrived in New York. I had a few days to recover from my travels and crossing time zones before I was due to teach at The ECA World Fitness Convention. It was a bit of shock going from hot weather to temperatures below...
by Body Chek | Apr 2, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, General Health, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries
Following on from my European trip, I said I would update you as to my travels in the USA. In early March, I flew to San Diego to teach a workshop to the CHEK Academy Year 2 students. I taught two 1-day workshops, ‘Equal, but Not The Same’ (which is all...
by Body Chek | Mar 23, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries
Posture and Alignment The gravitational pull that is exerted on the body acts through the body in a straight line towards the earth’s centre. In a standing position, neutral alignment occurs when body landmarks such as the ankles, knees, hips, shoulders and ears are...
by Body Chek | Mar 16, 2015 | Blog, BodyCHEK, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries
Dynamic Posture Dynamic Posture may be defined as “the ability to maintain an optimal instantaneous axis of rotation in any combination of movement planes at any time in space”. As a simple analogy, you can think of your spine as an axis of rotation (like...
by Body Chek | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog, Injury Rehabilitation, Sports Injuries
Posture has become a quite a buzz-word in recent years. However, the understanding, importance and methods of correcting posture are often misunderstood. My favourite definition of posture is, “The position from which the musculoskeletal system functions most...