Rebuild the Body Podcast

In this episode, I focus on the shoulders, specifically shoulder compensations and how to address them.

Whether you’re a trainer, therapist or just someone passionate about movement this is a good one!

Source: NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training

The Lumbopelvic Hip Complex or LPHC is often referred to as the “core” in fitness circles, but it’s so much more than just your abs.

Jump right in to learn more about the compensations and solutions that can help enhance your performance and decrease the risk of injury as you progress through your fitness journey.

Source: NASM Essentials of Corrective Exercise Training

The way our body moves involves a complex balance of sensory stimulation, neuromuscular control, and biomechanical stability. This body is an all-closed chain of movement and it begins with the relationship between our foot and the ground.

When I start working with a client for the first time, I take them through the assessement I learned through NASM. This is a thorough and well-done assessment to help identify compensations in the body that may show up in respective movements– whether it be due to previous injuries, life style, chronic health, or other reasons.

In this podcast I acknowledge the different postures of prayer mentioned in the Bible: standing, kneeling, bowing, sitting, prostration. The Church uses them all at different & appropriate times.

Which means our posture matters!

Traditional workouts and training focus on training specific body parts, often in single, fixed planes of motion– i.e. bicep curls, leg extensions, etc. As a result our anatomy has been trained to function in isolated movements.

The problem with that approach is the human body is an integrated system, not a series of isolated pieces…

Shifting our focus from the Catholic mindset and approach to fitness to some of the practical application of fitness. As a NASM certified Corrective Exercise specialist I present the rationale for corrective exercises in light of some of the current lifestyle trends here in the U.S.

This is a great topic and relatable to so many people- how to bounce back while recovering in the hospital and beyond. The 7 tips share can benefit anyone who is/has been hospitalized, along with the loved ones walking alongside those who are sick and/or injured. In some cases these tips may even a person who is walking side a loved on hospice.

In this episode I focus on the incarnational reality that exists in our world and is real. Our faith in this truth is necessary to better understand what it means to be human and why bringing Catholicism and fitness together matters.

Let’s talk about setting our goals! We’ve set goals and resolutions for 2023 and have thoughts, feeling, and ideas about setting goals. I provide the Catholic connection with setting goals and tips for how to set goals and strategy to achieve them.

Dive into the origin of Rebuild the Body and be exposed from the ground level of rebuilding the body in pusuit of your fitness as we explore how it plays into our contribution in building up the Body of Christ.