A couple weekends ago now I was in London to complete my training in the most cutting edge assessment I have seen. That’s not only in fitness but any wellness profession and I am so proud to now be able to provide it.
Whether you have had an assessment or not in the past I can be extremely confident that it would be pretty basic, checking your height, weight, grip strength and that age old sit and reach test to name a few. I know for a fact that this is what Bupa provide in combo with a health club. I’ve never gone down this route but alas I have come across new found fountain of knowledge that is like an assessment on steroids.
The Kinetic Chain Assessment is so much more, looking at the way the body holds itself and functions. It is just common sense to check these areas prior to an exercise program and far more significant.
Why?
I’ve come across as you might have as well those who go into a program and before they know it have hurt themselves. Not only that but the injury was also there prior to starting the program but it wasn’t evident to the human eye.
The KCA actually goes through a series of examinations and tests that are so detailed that they help design a program so unique to your physique that treatments in the form of exercise and flexibility will reduce/eliminate issues within 1-2 sessions in some cases. That’s a fact because I’ve now been using it for 2 weeks and seen the results. Less back pain, shoulder pain and improved performance in movements for example.
I realise now how even my postural assessments were flawed in some areas because the treatments weren’t always as effective as some that I have now come across via the KCA.
This is really important to my beliefs in training and coaching because the attraction factor tends to always be to lose weight but it is important to make sure that we never promote an exercise regime that create a 2 steps forward, 1 step back (or more!) because the uniqueness of the posture and movement of an individual has not been taken into full consideration.
With that being said, we can create a body that still loses weight effectively or gets leaner and more toned but is also capable of functioning without compromise and to the highest level whilst overflowing with vitality and energy.
Weighing someone is easy folks and can wait until you know all about you.
Click on the other links for more detail on the benefits of a KCA.
Speak soon, enjoy the rest of your weekend
Mike
Dream, Act and Succeed.
