Advanced Workout Balanced Perspective by John Blievernicht | Date Released : 01 Dec 2004 0 comments Close Introduction Mr. Universe and the journey into balance training Early days of functional training with athletes Building the philosophy of BALANCE Center of gravity relative to the base of support/core? Discovering the balanced perspective on posture, speed, joint rehabilitation, etc… Misunderstanding “stability” Contracting the core vs. RELAXING into a centered place of movement Finding the flow in movement through a sensory approach - What do you feel when you do that? - What does your foot tell you from this movement? Overriding the intuitive motor response vs. allowing intuition to feel our way there. Balance training misconceptions and unhealthy fads in the industry – education or entertainment? Getting back to the basics of balance – starting with the balance beam (2-by-4) Using balance training as a diagnostic tool – letting people feel the inefficiencies in their body. Balance vs. alignment - Keeping our balance in out-of-balance ways Bringing trainers back to the basics of balance training Watching the arms as alignment indicators. Balance is the foundation of movement – balance is speed, balance is strength. Taking athletic balance principles into the senior population. Looking forward into the Balanced Perspective audio series. - Balance and unstable apparatus - Getting dynamic with balance Back to top About the author: John Blievernicht John Blievernicht, MA, a certified kinesiotherapist, is president of the Institute for Sports Health and Fitness in Flagstaff, Arizona. He is one of the sports/fitness industry's leading presenters on functional training. His clients include world champion athletes in a variety of professional, amateur and Olympic sports. He is a consultant to Nike and Life Fitness. Full Author Details Related contentContent from John Blievernicht Mixed Martial Arts Jeff Fields | Articles Corrective Exercise - Part 1: The Foot, Ankle and Knee Justin Price | Articles Barefoot Technology Shoes John Blievernicht | Articles Learn the Ropes! - Part 1 Buddy Lee | Articles Post C-Section Training Paul Chek | Articles New Perspectives of On-ground Training by Gary Gray | Videos Balance in Training - Part 1 John Cowell | Articles What is Function? Part 1 by Gary Gray | Videos Evolution of Core Conditioning - Part 1: Origin of the Species by Paul Chek | Videos Scientific Balance Training - Part 1 Paul Chek | Articles Balanced Perspective by John Blievernicht | Videos Leave a reply Comments (0) Back to top