Integrative Movement Institute

Helping You Think Bigger of Your Role as a Fitness Professional. Helping You Think Bigger About Your Role As a Fitness Professional.

08/31/2024

Do you know when to refer to a pelvic floor therapist?
Learn that and more at our upcoming course...
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08/29/2024

Mood Swings: Roller Coaster Ride, Anyone?
NEW Course - Best Exercises for Clients Experiencing Perimenopause/Menopause
https://www.discoverimi.com/offers/uFrhC5VU

08/28/2024

Learn more about working with women going through peri/menopause.
Check out our new course.....
https://www.discoverimi.com/offers/uFrhC5VU

08/16/2024

See you on Instagram , Saturday, 8/17 at 11:30 AM CDT when we will talk, low back pain and shoulder problems.

08/15/2024

According to a study reported in Obstetrics & Gynecology, women who had a partial hysterectomy were 2 times more likely to experience early menopause than their counterparts who did not have hysterectomies.

08/15/2024

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to immediately implement a few simple posture and movement assessments and the top 5 exercises that you can use with your clients to help them move through these challenges so that you and your client can see the difference a few simple exercise strategies can make in helping her move towards her posture and movement goals. Register using the link.
https://www.discoverimi.com/offers/uFrhC5VU

08/05/2024

Stairs climbing for longevity… do you train step ups in your older clients with and ?

Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - discusses a link between stair climbing and longevity. And how to set up your client up for successfully navigating stairs.

Coming this month: 3-part webinar series on
Training the population and preparing them for Independence.
Topic 1: Hip Osteoarthritis - Corrective Exercise Strategy
Topic 2: Low Back Pain - An Exercise-based Approach
Topic 3: Breathing Solution for Posture, for Movement, and for Performance

For more information, check out the recent study:
Stair climbing and mortality: Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle 2021; 12: 298–307�Published online 4 February 202vve

07/24/2024

“Marry what your client wants with what she needs.” Dr. Evan Osar
https://www.discoverimi.com/blog/what-can-you-do-as-the-fit-pro-as-it-relates-to-perimenopause

07/22/2024

Stop stretching the neck this way! A better way for

Train clients with chronic and tightness?Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - discusses a common cause. And he shares a simple as apart of a strategy.

Dr. Osar and Jenice Mattek will be DCAC Fitness Conventions 2024 Fit Con sponsored in part by our friends Rollga.

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Discover how to:
- use to improve and
- use to address underlying causes of
- use exercise to improve and provide

07/17/2024

As the Fit Pro, do you experience different challenges when working with a client who is
going through perimenopause or menopause?
https://www.discoverimi.com/blog/challenges-when-working-with-a-client-who-is-going-through-perimenopause-menopause

07/13/2024

IDEA Health & Fitness Association talking about the importance of breath training for performance and quality of life.

07/10/2024

“There is evidence that strength exercises can be beneficial for improving strength,
physical activity, bone density and hormonal and metabolic levels.” (NIH)
https://www.discoverimi.com/blog/what-are-common-signs-and-symptoms-of-perimenopause

Did you know perimenopause can start when a woman is in her mid to late thirties? 07/06/2024

Did you know perimenopause can start when a woman is in her mid to late thirties?
Check out our latest block post for more details about the sign and symptoms your clients may experience.

Did you know perimenopause can start when a woman is in her mid to late thirties? So we’re all on the same page: it is the period of time during which the female body starts to transition to menopause (the end of the reproductive years). This occurs partly because estrogen levels start to rise and fall unevenly. 

07/02/2024

Training balance is more than standing on one leg.

Balance training for and .

Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - will be sharing strategies at the 2024 Functional Aging Institute Summit being held in conjunction with the IDEA Health & Fitness Association World Conference next weekend.

There’s still time to register!!!

06/28/2024

Clients got hip tightness? Try this!

Dr. Evan Osar will be sharing corrective exercise and IDEA Health & Fitness Association World conference and the Functional Aging Institute 2024 summit.

Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions

06/22/2024

🦶🏾 Got clients with ‘weak’ ankles?

Foot and ankle stability is critical to balance, walking, and outdoor activities like tennis and golf.

Many individuals lack appropriate frontal plane control which leads to a host of issues including , , and .

Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - discusses an easy way to train frontal plane control.

06/09/2024

Train clients with and have a goal of increasing and strength?

Dr. Evan Osar - Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - discusses marrying , , and .

The approach to and functional will be IDEA Health & Fitness Association and DCAC Fitness Conventions this summer

05/12/2024

👁️👁️ Balance Training - part 2

Training the Fundamental Movement Patterns the Approach to , , and walking.

👉🏾 Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - discusses any easy way to incorporate the eyes into balance and posture training.

05/04/2024

Train who are a ?

Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - discusses
, , and for improved longevity.

Training the Fundamental Movement Patterns the way.

Move Better Feel Better Summit 2024 • Future Life Now Online 05/04/2024

Dr. Osar will be live later today if you want to join this free online event!

Move Better Feel Better Summit 2024 • Future Life Now Online Free Move Better, Feel Better Summit May 4-7, 2024. Pain-free, injury-free ways to improve daily life. Feldenkrais, yoga, ritual and more.

Move Better Feel Better Summit 2024 – Future Life Now Online 05/02/2024

Do you train older adults with poor balance and slow walking speeds? Did you know that poor balance and slower walking speeds are associated with higher risks of mortality in older adults.

The great news is you can do so much to improve , balance, and walking in older adults when you implement 3 simple exercises.

Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions and The Psoas Solution - will be sharing strategies for improving , , and decreasing in .

The great news is this workshop and summit are completely free!!!

Register for the entire Move Better, Feel Better Summit below.

The Move Better Feel Better Summit begins this Saturday, May 1.

👉🏾 Register for free here and we’ll see you Saturday.

Move Better Feel Better Summit 2024 – Future Life Now Online Move Better, Feel Better 2024 Summit | Awareness Heals May 4th – May 8th Free & Live Online Event Claim Your Free Seat! Have you ever felt like you needed a whole new body, filled with a generous dose of joy? Discover how to release the struggle so that you can move better and feel better – clai...

Move Better Feel Better Summit 2024 – Future Life Now Online 05/01/2024

Join Dr. Osar Saturday, May 4th for this amazing online, free event.

Move Better Feel Better Summit 2024 – Future Life Now Online Move Better, Feel Better 2024 Summit | Awareness Heals May 4th – May 8th Free & Live Online Event Claim Your Free Seat! Have you ever felt like you needed a whole new body, filled with a generous dose of joy? Discover how to release the struggle so that you can move better and feel better – clai...

Move Better Feel Better Summit 2024 – Future Life Now Online 05/01/2024

Do you train older clients with balance and walking issues?

Did you know that improving thoracic rotation is one of the most effective ways to improve walking speed and reduce the risk of falling?

Join Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - and discover:
👉🏾 how loss of thoracic mobility and rotation leads to slower walking speeds and increased
👉🏾 how to easily assess and address in
👉🏾 how to incorporate into an overall program for improving , balance, and walking speed.

🆓 Register for free here and learn about the 2024 Move Better, Feel Better Summit.

Move Better Feel Better Summit 2024 – Future Life Now Online Move Better, Feel Better 2024 Summit | Awareness Heals May 4th – May 8th Free & Live Online Event Claim Your Free Seat! Have you ever felt like you needed a whole new body, filled with a generous dose of joy? Discover how to release the struggle so that you can move better and feel better – clai...

04/27/2024

Are there go-to exercises for training clients with ? Are there exercises we should stay away from with individuals who have ?

If you struggle with your general population clients that have chronic low back pain, register for this webinar.

Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions and The Psoas Solution - will be sharing:
- the 3 myths of training individuals with low back pain
- the 3 go-to exercises and one specific every individual with low back pain should be doing
- how to educate your clients and help them create proactive strategies

Go here to register for free:

dcacfitness.zoom.us

04/27/2024

Join Dr. Evan Osar for a free live stream workshop Thursday, May 9 at 1 PM EST! https://dcacfitness.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvde2qqTkpH9Zovg9sWHmylW7BY4JqBNJY

04/22/2024

The best method for training spinal rotation in older adults with ?

Pushing and pulling patterns for , for , for .

Training the fundamental movement patterns the Integrative Movement System™️ way. Dr. Evan Osar of Integrative Movement Institute demonstrates.

04/15/2024

Worst biceps and triceps exercise?

Dr. Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - discusses how common arm exercises can perpetuate shoulder issues.

The approach to for .

04/08/2024

Older adults shouldn’t rotate? This is not medical advice however it is a conversation we need to have with and the population.

Dr. Evan Osar discusses a recent conversation he had with his industry colleague and friend Jackie Bachmeier of Evolution Fitness & Wellness.

Low Back Pain: The Best Corrective Exercise For Your Clients 04/07/2024

Do you work with clients who struggle with low back pain? Check out our recent blog post for practical strategies to help you help them!

Low Back Pain: The Best Corrective Exercise For Your Clients Dr. Evan Osar discusses low back pain. What backstrength exercises you shouldn’t be doing with your clients? He also shares the number one thing you should be evaluating in your clients with low back pain. And the number one corrective exercise we do for low back pain.

04/01/2024

Training Fundamentals - Pushing and Pulling patterns for and .

Evan Osar - author of Corrective Exercise Solutions to Common Hip and Shoulder Dysfunctions - discusses a common for and .

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