A journey through Corrective Exercise - the AiM way. Measuring shock, vibration and energy consumption, we can transform the physical functioning human body using simple whole body movement patterns - and it's actually not that difficult.

1. Presents“The AiM of Corrective Exercise” Gary Ward “Breaking the Mould of Human Anatomical understanding” www.anatomyinmotion.co.uk Join us on Facebook, Twitter and You Tube

2. Introduction What is corrective exercise? How do we approach it today? What’s in your tool box? Are you looking for new tools? How we approach it? PIT STOP TEST CENTRE AWARENESS KNOWLEDGE KEYS TO THE CAR Why motion is the solution Coupling: centre: 3dSlings: gait relative and feet The body as a healer – subconscious awareness (what a tool to have – trust) The target & Rate of change – adapting to compensation and avoiding injury

3. Corrective Exercise?  What is corrective exercise?  What is functional?  Describe dysfunctional? At what stage can one begin corrective exercise?

4. Traditional Approach  Postural assessment & joint ROM  Proximity to neutral  Phasic / Tonic muscles?  Stretch & Strengthen  TVA/core function testing  Stabilise core and mobilise limbs  Concentric developmental exercise

5. The Tool Box What’s in your tool box enables you to deal with the job in hand your way What tools do you have? All courses and seminars give you new tools to increase your tool box What if all of these tools point to the same thing... ... Traditional corrective exercise? What if you had access to tools that did the job quicker and more effectively? There is a massive shift in industry awareness towards the power of using non-traditional tools...

6. Genuine new tools Anatomy in Motion teaches these non-traditional tools for your tool box The use of non-traditional tools and traditional tools together generate a more complete picture and greater understanding Traditional tools only cover half of the story and even less possibilities

7. It is different... And new... There are TWO sides to EVERY story Anatomy is no different Eccentric motion and concentric motion Stabilise and mobilise Static and dynamic We live in a world of polar opposites – black, white and shades of grey in between

8. The AiM approach THE PIT STOP TEST CENTRE AWARENESS KNOWLEDGE THE KEYS TO THE CAR

9. THE PIT STOP The Pit Stop is the time you spend being re-tuned, aligned and optimised by the mechanic (you) for optimum performance  As the car begins to function better so it performs better, with increased efficiency and the greater the expectation of results on the track  It is no different for your clients...

10. THE TEST CENTRE The Test centre assesses: A) full body motion potential B) Gait analysis C) Musculo-skeletal function Using technology designed to inform the practitioner of:  faulty gait patterns  foot specific assessments  Inter relative joint problems  The CAUSE of physical inhibitions, pain and injury The body stores information on past, present & future injuries – we need to know about all of them!

11. AWARENESS Awareness does not necessarily imply understanding, just an ability to be conscious of, feel or perceive... Are you conscious of every movement you make... Every breath you take? Or is something else in control? How your internal system has an awareness of it’s own – far greater than your brain...

12. KNOWLEDGE The body has an inate wisdom. Every movement you make incurs a whole body response. Isolation is impossible. The whole structure is active all of the time. Function is determined by the body’s ability to override inhibition To keep going, fulfilling goals & day to day activities It observes the ‘Law of Energy Conservation’ “In a system of constant mass, energy is neither created nor destroyed, but is transformed from one form to another whenever work is performed.“Albert Einstein

13. THE KEYS TO THE SECRET The key to understanding global function in the human body is largely untaught in the fitness industry Understanding the anatomy of the foot and it’s impact on the whole body give you the keys to unlock human potential The foots sensory reaction to the ground is in charge of energy distribution through out the kinetic chain. It reacts to external forces and acts on internal ones

14. THE BIOMECHANICS A) Forces outside the body dictate the body’s motion potential (Gravity, ground reaction force, vibration, momentum & energy) B) Gravity drives us down (Action) – 9.8m/s C) The ground drives back up again (reaction) D) Vibration = shock (to be absorbed by the joint system) E) Momentum of Centre of Mass predicts specific joint system reaction F) Energy must be conserved (universal law)

15. The other side of the story? Anatomy in Motion’s rule of thumb: JOINTS ACT... MUSCLES REACT ...In motion... This defines the eccentric model of anatomy

16. InMOTION The AiM of corrective Exercise is to target the body’s ability to reduce shock through the body when in motion Gravity = 9.8m/s  ca.10N Mass of man = 80kg Ground Reaction Force = 800N The accumulative effect of joint interaction is the absorption and distribution of shock Inhibition of the joint system means less shock absorbed

17. ENERGY FLOW A frequency wave (of shock) equal to 800N is thus driven up the body Like on a motorway, we expect an even flow of traffic The lanes of the motorway are the fascial chains that connect up through the body Uneven distribution of the shock results in uneven flow – like a traffic jam (the accordion effect)! Or an accident hotspot tension We call it a kinetic Hotspot compression Natural flow is disrupted by inhibited joints and compensation takes place

18. COMPENSATION Compensation occurs when shock absorption is compromised by a lack of joint ROM Postural habits(internal) Extrinsic shock (external) – present/historic Poor exercise technique (external) Gut function (internal) Mental state (internal) WHAT IS THE CAUSE?

19. Tension & Compression Uneven flow generates change in the average tension of the muscle slings and fascial lines Even flow occurs when joint function is optimised and internal and external forces are balanced Look how this skeletal structure affects muscles attached to it It’s not caused by long and short – long and short is a response; a reaction. And it’s instant. What we should be looking for is the joint inhibition that caused the muscles to adapt in this way SO WE CAN INDUCE REVERSE COMPENSATION Joints work accumulatively to attenuate shock and equally so to compensate for shock. It’s all a whole body response... So it’s not one joint inhibition that is the cause but a collection or ‘coupled grouping’ of joints that are causing the problem

20. GAPinMOTION The GAP in Motion is the difference between the norm and reality. Finding the GAP in joint motion is key to reintroducing optimal tension to the human system. Joints work in couples:  when joint A does ‘x’; joint B does ‘y’  relative to the phase of gait  muscles adapt accordingly Core muscles rely entirely on joint function in motion...

21. CORRECTION “Corrective exercise is how we tackle the coupling effect in response to shock, override the compensation effect and restore optimal joint function”

22. RESPONSE / EFFECT As the coupling effect is overcome and joints are realigned, muscles have to fall into line. ALL muscles operate begin to operate at their optimum length Upper cross syndrome Lower cross syndrome Weak core / pelvic floor Pelvic and spinal alignment Imbalances through the feet

24. Joints respond

25. Conscious activation

26. Joints operate in isolation

27. No coupling effect

29. Evident in gait (motion)

31. THE BODY AS A HEALER If you cut yourself, you could watch it heal Compensation in the body is simply a response to a cause Injury, pain and inhibition are the result of compensation in the body Locate the cause and introduce the following concept to your repertoire:

32. REVERSE COMPENSATION Instant response to having the appropriate parameters for optimal function in place The result of: Subconscious awareness of joint range potential Improved shock distribution Balanced Centre of Mass, Centre of pressure & Centre of gravity Integrated foot patterns and optimal dynamic coupling

33. 3dMOTION Corrective Exercise comes in the form of 3dMotion specific to gait and findings born in our Test Centre Once you know the couples that run through the body and operate in the gait cycle you are in possession of a very valuable tool for corrective exercise

34. THE AiM (TARGET) The Bullseye is perfection (neutral/centre/zero tension) It’s what we aim for... As our centre passes further along the blue arrow, we become more and more unstable and risk injury The cause of injury is not the distance from centre but how quickly we move along the blue arrow

35. Conclusion A)The body records and measure vibration (shock) B)The role of the joint system is to distribute shock and load evenly C)Joints work in couples relative to the gait cycle D)Motion mobilises the centre of mass, dictating joint potential E)Muscles simply follow the skeletal alignment and posture F) Reverse compensation suggests a muscle can restore optimal length instantly (providing the appropriate couples are put in place specific to gait requirements) When was the last time you exercised  your feet?  Your clients feet?  Or more importantly taught feet to subconsciously find centre?  Here lies the key to the Secret of Human Function Mobilising joints gives an extra dimension to your training programmes and results potential

36. Incidentally The next time someone suggests that spinal alignment holds the answer to the correction of human function... ...have an open mind and remember there are always two sides to every story... An alternative to consider... Then look at their feet! AiM teaches 3d stretching, 3d Anatomy and the full ‘FINDING CENTRE’ course “...QUOTE LECTURE TITLE WHEN BOOKING BEFORE END OCTOBER FOR A 10% discount...” For more information visit www.anatomyinmotion.org