For Personal Trainers
Posture Assessment for Personal Trainers
Changing the way you see movement.
A foundational hands‑on workshop introducing personal trainers to posture assessment and its myofascial implications. As with all classes with Nicholas, fascial layer palpation and touch skills are embedded within the teaching model, giving participants the opportunity to explore a range of unique pattern characteristics.
Format
One day, hands-on
For
Personal trainers & movement coaches
Class size
Small, for 1‑on‑1 support
Next dates
Expression of interest open
Why this workshop
Posture assessment can change the way you see movement patterns
Help clients break through plateaus by better understanding myofascial relationships as a way of improving movement potential
Take away program considerations that can support your work with clients
Build posture screening skills as they relate to the relevant myofascial patterns
Develop practical assessment skills in balance and symmetry as they relate to myofascial patterns
Learn principles of movement integration, essential before addressing fundamental structural and functional issues
The thinking
Why does posture matter to the personal trainer?
Ask someone to 'stand up straight', 'draw your core in', or 'lift your chest upwards and out' and you have only touched them for a moment in time. It is an attempt to apply an external influence to push through, rather than release, mould and expand.
A familiar Example
Training to build up the area between the shoulder blades as a way of 'removing' rounded shoulders is often only working to drive a deeper pattern into the body.
Several factors that impact imbalances along all planes of movement are working to create this pattern. Issues of support from below, adaptability, and the capacity of the overall structure to work with the changes are just a few.
Working with muscular imbalances from the outside, through posture cues and resistance training alone, may create a deeper entrenchment of existing unwanted patterns.
To improve overall balance, first assess the deepest level of restriction and map the way out from this point to the most superficial aspects of the presenting pattern; always striving for integration.
Small class sizes allow for more 1‑on‑1 support throughout the day.
Background reading
Two short reads cover the ground before a workshop:
Nest step
Bring the workshop to your gym or studio
No dates are currently scheduled. Register your interest to be contacted first, or enquire about hosting the workshop for your team.