Movement That Matters: A Practical Approach to Developing Optimal Functional Movement Skills

Short and to the point this book teaches the reader to look at functional movements in a different way. By breaking movements down into primal patterns, or basic more generalized patterns of movement that our brain associates all movement with, we learn to more easily identify how to enhance our sporting ability by pinpointing the types of exercises needed for the specific sport we are conditioning for. The book also looks at learning styles and how to best communicate with a student in order to maximize learning and elicit the quickest training response. For the layman this may help identify where your efforts to learn and excel will best be applies and which teaching style you should search for when seeking professional help.Last but certainly not least the book discusses how to break down movements for more efficient learning, how much to train, when to rest, how to qualify one's self for a movement, how to identify the speed needed for sport adaptation to repetitions, and how to prepare your environment for optimal learning (helpful in all situations).

Paul Chek is the leader in functional fitness, rehabilitation, and innovative exercise principles for all athletes. Movement that matters is a blueprint for designing a workout based on principles that are proven to get results. Anyone serious about developing training programs based science and techniques proven "in the trenches" needs to digest the information in this book as well as all of Paul Chek's books and videos. Paul has a straightforward approach and has the ability to make very complex topics understandable and useable to all. His books and resources should be on the shelves and read by all fitness enthusiasts.

This small, neatly packaged, exercise text is well referenced, providing a concise view of how to effectively design functional exercise programs for yourself or for your clients.As a lecturer in exercise rehabilitation, I find this an excellent reference book, both for myself and for my students. The Chek approach is the only approach I have found that successfully crosses the boundaries between exercise science, motor learning, athletic conditioning, neurological factors in training, as well as many other considerations, in a simple and comprehensive way.For those of a more research-oriented background, references are cited, and the text is well illustrated to keep it understandable for all.

They say that great ideas aren't Revolutionay so much as Evolutionary and Mr. Chek proves that true with this insightful book. Even after serving as a Fitness Professional and consutant for 6 years, the book produced several "AHA" moments. His approach to fitness looks at how we have developed as a species, and how little the current fitness industry does to address our needs. By using the guidlines in Movement That Matters, I've been exceptionally successful at helping clients develop the body they deserve.Paul proves he's not just another "fitness celebrity" but one of the greatest technical minds in the often dissapointing fitness industry. I eagerly await his next book.

How can such a small book give you so much information. This book provided me with new tools to create functional training program for my clients. It also provides an effective approach to assessing my clients movement skills. This book is a must for anyone in the fitness industry.