health fitness
  • Log In
  • Renew Membership
  • Join Now
  • View Cart (0)
THE WORLD'S LARGEST ASSOCIATION
FOR FITNESS & WELLNESS PROFESSIONALS
  • Home
  • Membership
  • Conferences
  • Insurance
  • Continuing Education
  • Articles
  • Videos
  • Store
  • Career Guide
  • FitnessConnect
Home » Fitness Articles » Corrective Exercise Articles

Corrective Exercise Articles

Need information on corrective exercise? Below you will find useful and professional information on corrective exercise from IDEA's award-winning publications.

View all health and fitness articles.

The Foot, Ankle and Knee

by Justin Price, MA
Read more
Related:
  • Anatomy/Kinesiology
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Injuries/Injury Prevention

Biomechanic Basics for Safe, Effective, Efficient Workouts

by Amy Ashmore, PhD
To most people, personal trainers are the solution to a huge problem: unsafe, ineffective and inefficient workouts. When the three goals of kinesiology and applied biomechanics—safety, effectiveness and efficiency (Hamilton, Weimar & Luttgens 2008)—are met, it results in successful participation in physical activity and improvements in the physical and physiological factors associated with fitness.
Read more
Related:
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Program Design

Collective Corrections

by Justin Price, MA
Read more
Related:
  • Assessments
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Group Fitness
  • Instructor Skills

Corrective Exercise: Coming Full Circle

by Justin Price, MA
The practice of corrective exercise is booming. At the 2007 IDEA World Fitness Convention™, more than 30 sessions were based on structural assessment and corrective exercise. All the top certifying organizations offer a bevy of continuing education courses on corrective exercise. Even clients are beginning to understand that their end goal may require customized corrective-exercise techniques...
Read more
Related:
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Injuries/Injury Prevention
  • Personal Training
  • Personal Training: Skills/Techniques
  • Research/Exercise Science

The Lumbopelvic Hip Girdle

by Justin Price, MA
pft 101 by Justin Price, MA The Lumbopelvic Hip Girdle The second article of a two-part series on the lower kinetic chain. The first article of this series discussed the structures of the foot, ankle and knee. This article will address the other area of the lower kinetic chain: the lumbopelvic hip girdle. You will learn how to assess the structures in this area, discover how the alignment of the...
Read more
Related:
  • Anatomy/Kinesiology
  • Corrective Exercise

Tricks of the Trade

The first step is to create an awareness of what good posture feels like. I use a technique I call “sit talls.” Clients sit in a chair or on a bench in a relaxed position (but without leaning back), and place the fingertips of both hands on either side of their rectus abdominis. Then I say, “Imagine that if you could make yourself 3 inches taller, you would win $50 million” (or some other “ultra bribe”). Clients sit much taller and straighter. I make sure they keep their head level and continue to breathe normally.
Read more
Related:
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Personal Training
  • Personal Training: Skills/Techniques

Round Shoulder Syndrome

by John Blievernicht, MA
Round Shoulder S y n d ro m e BY JOHN A. BLIEVERNICHT, MA How to assess, correct and prevent this common condition in your clients. itness professionals often encounter clients who have noticeably rounded shoulders. It is important to understand that this condition--commonly known as round shoulder syndrome--involves more than just compromised posture. In fact, the forward positioned scapulae cha...
Read more
Related:
  • Corrective Exercise

Corrective-Exercise Techniques for Group Instructors

by Justin Price, MA
FPO
Read more
Related:
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Group Fitness
  • Instructor Skills
  • Posture
  • Program Design

3 Popular Corrective Exercises

by Justin Price, MA
The practice of corrective exercise is booming. Even clients are starting to understand that achieving their end goal might require some customized corrective exercises—which could mean taking a step backward before they move forward. What are some basic, effective corrective exercises? Here are three popular ones, with explanations as to how they might have developed and how they are ...
Read more
Related:
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Injuries/Injury Prevention
  • Special Populations
Syndicate content

Browse by Topic
  • Abdominals/Core Conditioning
  • Anatomy/Kinesiology
  • Assessments
  • Body Image
  • Boot Camp
  • Business
  • Cardiovascular Training
  • Career Issues
  • Certifications
  • Client Handouts
  • Coaching/Lifestyle Coaching
  • Communication
  • Compensation
  • Consumer Education
  • Continuing Education/CECs/Home Study
  • Corrective Exercise
  • Cycling
  • Disabilities and Diseases
  • Equipment
  • Ethics
  • Fitness Handouts
  • Flexibility
  • Government Initiatives
  • Group Fitness
  • Gyrotonic/Gyrokinesis
  • Health Clubs/Fitness Facilities
  • IDEA
  • Inactive Market/Inspire the World to Fitness
  • Industry Issues/Trends
  • Injuries/Injury Prevention
  • Legal Issues
  • Marketing and Sales
  • Medicine/Medical Profession
  • Mind-Body-Spirit
  • Music
  • Nutrition/Healthy Eating
  • Obesity
  • People/Profiles
  • Personal Training
  • Pilates
  • Posture
  • Program Design
  • Program Trends
  • Psychology
  • Research/Exercise Science
  • Sample Classes
  • Sample Workouts/Program Design
  • Special Populations
  • Strength Training
  • Stretching
  • Technology/World Wide Web
  • Weight Management
  • Wellness
  • Women/Women's Health Issues
  • Yoga
more tags
Browse by Publication
  • IDEA Fitness Journal
  • IDEA Fitness Manager
  • IDEA Personal Trainer
  • IDEA Health Fitness Source
  • IDEA Fitness Edge
  • IDEA Trainer Success
  • IDEA Pilates Today
  • IDEA Fit Tips
View all questions
Ask a health and fitness-related question and receive answers from fitness experts and professionals
  • IDEA FitnessConnect
    • Find a Fitness Professional
    • Find a Personal Trainer
    • Find a Gym
    • Find a Class/Event
    • Fitness Success Stories
    • Fit Pro Blogs
    • FAQs
    • Get Listed
  • Fitness Conferences
    • IDEA World Fitness Convention™
    • Inner IDEA® Conference
    • IDEA Personal Trainer Institute™
    • IDEA Fitness Fusion Conference™
    • Apply to be a Presenter
    • Assistant/Work-Study Program
    • International Representative Program
  • Publications
    • Article Library
    • IDEA Fitness Journal
    • IDEA Trainer Success
    • IDEA Fitness Manager
    • IDEA Fit Tips
    • IDEA Food & Nutrition News
    • IDEA Pilates Today
    • Authors’ Guidelines
    • Republishing Policy
  • About IDEA
    • Contact Us
    • Press
    • History
    • Advertising & Exhibiting
    • Management
    • Careers with IDEA
    • Inspire the World to Fitness®
    • IDEA Experts
    • Joining Forces
  • Career Guide
    • Certifications & Trainings
    • IDEA Answers
    • Continuing Education
    • Liability Insurance
  • Membership
    • Become a Member
    • Renew My Membership
    • Log-in
Be Social: Find us on Facebook follow us on Twitter
Copyright © 2012 IDEA Health & Fitness Association. All rights reserved.
Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy | Site Map