7 Corrective Exercises that Fix Common Movement Issues
A good functional movement assessment is essential for creating sound fitness plans that improve your health and fitness. Some of the more common issues a functional movement assessment reveals about your body are overly tight calves, poor thoracic mobility, weak core and glutes, shoulder and pelvic instability and tight hamstrings. All these issues block your health and fitness results and become bigger problems if not addressed properly.
In the FMS video below you can see how to do one of the best functional movement assessments yourself and in my new youtube video below you can get started with 7 corrective exercises that fix the most common movement issues that I see when I do assessments on new clients or clients who are having setbacks with their fitness.
7 Corrective Exercises for Common Movement Issues
If you’ve familiar with your body issues then just get started with my 7 corrective exercises that fix virtually every issue I come across when doing functional movement assessments. I’ve not met one single client in the past 10 years who didn’t need all 7 of the exercises featured in the video and listed below. Regardless of gender, age, or athletic ability, 90% clients need to focus on these fixes so they can have better workouts and get better results.
Timed heel drop
Single leg halo
Kneeling torso rotation
Seated knee raise leg extension
Supine band resisted leg circle
Ball high hips leg curl
Single arm press single leg extension
Perform 8-10 repetitions of each move in a circuit. After one round rest for 1 minute then repeat one more time. This can be used as prep movement for your total body strength workouts or can be done post cardio or before stretching.
How To DIY a Functional Movement Assessment
Functional assessments reveal so much about your body which is why good trainers NEVER skip them EVER! They are more important than any strength, endurance, or flexibility test and you can easily do them yourself with a bit of guidance. In the video here you can see how to do the FMS yourself. I suggest you also film yourself doing these moves so you can objectively see for yourself how your body moves.
Of course this is just one of dozens of assessments we can do to determine what the body needs to get fitter, stronger, leaner, and healthier. I listed quite a few other assessments in my new free guide which you can download here.
Once you have your data be sure to evaluate yourself as objectively as possible. Noticing what you see and not what you wish to see is the key to getting a great assessment and a great assessment is what tells you exactly what you need to focus on during your training sessions. If you need somebody to assess your body be sure to schedule a fitness assessment in the studio. This can be part of your training package or can be purchased without sessions.
