What is Corrective Exercise?

Corrective Exercise is a technique that leverages an understanding of anatomy, kinesiology, and biomechanics to address and fix movement compensations and imbalances in order to improve the overall quality of movement during workouts and in everyday life.

Corrective Exercise is used to help assess and determine the root cause of imbalances and faulty movement patterns that lead to issues with posture, balance, and total body coordination.

By properly aligning the body, corrective exercise will help you handle the load that everyday postural habits place on it, therefore eliminating the risk of further unnecessary injury.

Bridging the Gap Between Physical Therapy
and Personal Training 

Corrective Exercise Specialists (CES) bridge the gap between physical therapy and classic personal training/fitness programs.  

Their speciality skills consist of assessing and evaluating a client’s musculoskeletal system for soft tissue and movement restrictions, imbalances, habitual patterns, and muscle dysfunctions that may affect that person’s ability to move well, exercise effectively and/or perform daily activities.

This specialized knowledge regarding the musculoskeletal system helps corrective exercise trainers design and implement corrective exercise programs to assist clients in the beginning, therefore resuming and/or continuing a fitness program without experiencing muscle and joint pain or movement limitations 

While physiotherapy will ensure that the weak muscles are strengthened in isolation, it often fails to teach the patient how to incorporate those muscles in a well-coordinated movement pattern. This is why the combination of Physical Therapy with the expertise of a Corrective Exercise Specialist is the best approach to ensure proper rehabilitation - without the risk of the injury happening again.

What are the Benefits of Corrective Exercise?

  • Increased body awareness and knowledge

  • Increased flexibility and mobility

  • Increased joint stability and range of motion

  • Improved coordination, balance and strength

  • Improved performance for sport and everyday life tasks

  • Improved training effectiveness

  • Improved movement patterns and motor skills

  • Improved posture and body confidence

  • Reduced risk of new or reoccurring injuries

  • Reduced pain, muscle tension and discomfort

  • Reduced movement impediments and stress on the body

Why should you train with a Corrective Exercise Specialist?

The majority of the population can benefit from corrective exercise training as research suggests that musculoskeletal pain and injury is more common today than ever:

  • Nearly 80% of adults suffer from lower-back pain

  • An estimated 100,000+ ACL injuries occur in the general population each year

  • Ankle sprains are reported to be the most common sports-related injury

  • Many fitness participants and athletes suffer from chronic neck, shoulder and knee pain

A Corrective Exercise Specialist will design a training program that will get you stronger while overcoming muscle imbalances that lead to injuries and pain.

How does it work?

Personal trainers qualified as corrective exercise specialists know how musculoskeletal misalignments and imbalances of any kind can create pain, injury, and dysfunction throughout the body.

I am trained in using an innovative training system, which is proven to address movement inefficiencies that frequently cause injuries. The Corrective Exercise training system is supported by scientific research from leading institutions and from years of clinical and field testing with clients at all levels – from the general fitness enthusiast to the elite, world-class athlete.

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Assessment

I will evaluate and assess your posture and movement quality.

During an assessment I will be looking for:

  •  Imbalances of the musculoskeletal system 

  •  Faulty movement patterns that are usually the root cause of an injury

  •  Muscle dysfunctions that affect the overall movement patterns

  •  Movement restrictions and limited mobility of joints

  •  Muscle inactivity and compromised neuromuscular connections.

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Self-myofascial release techniques (SMR)

Foam rolling and trigger balls are self-myofascial release tools we will use to help relieve muscle tightness, soreness, and inflammation. Learning how to use those tools is an integral part of the process of bringing the body back to its structural balance. 

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Restoring mobility and flexibility

We will use various forms of stretching and mobility drills to re-establish the normal length of muscles and the normal range of motion of joints.

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Integrated Strength and Conditioning

After the evaluation of your movement quality we will use a variety of equipment and methods with which you will work on full body performance. The body doesn’t function in isolation. For each task, a wide range of muscles is recruited. 

I will design a strength & movement program that will be as unique as you!