Need an exercise versatile enough to help your clients in a rehab setting or work on their high-performance conditioning? My video demonstrates how to perform the multi-directional lunge, an exercise I developed many years ago. I created it to help my clients improve...
Are you at a point in your life when healing from a spiritual, mental or emotional problem is happening very slowly or, actually, not at all? Too often, what we believe to be our daily responsibilities push the healing our spirit desperately needs to the sidelines....
You may have heard in passing about visceral manipulation, a gentle technique that assesses the relationships between the organs and other structures in the human body (joints, fascia, ligaments and muscles) as a means to find and treat the root causes of structural...
In part 1 of this short series, you learned about some of the history behind how I developed Primal Pattern® movement training — a system for classifying movements for assessments and exercise prescriptions — more than 30 years ago. This time, I want to talk about the...
I’ve talked about the most important movements for optimal human functioning, namely Primal Pattern® movements, a lot on the CHEK Blog over the years. I developed Primal Pattern® movement training — the system for classifying movements for assessments and exercise...
A lot of women experience chronic problems with upper back, arm, head and neck pain without really realizing where it’s really coming from, whether they’re athletic or not. In this video (with the help of Vern), I describe how a woman’s breasts may be creating issues...
Need to switch up your workout routine? Getting tired of doing the same old thing all the time, every time in the gym? The Alternating Single-Arm Swiss Ball Dumbbell Bench Press is a really fun, bilateral exercise with a wide range of applications for people who...
During my Evolve series of Living 4D podcasts, I talked briefly about my I/We/All core values when defining your dream, but I thought I’d share a deeper look in this video. Just to recap, what are I/We/All core values? Your I relates to your specific personal needs....
Need a versatile exercise that’s good for abdominal and core conditioning? This video shows you show to perform the medicine ball overhead toss, a good exercise for any sport in which you need move things quickly, like throwing a ball, hitting a puck with a hockey...
When people work out in the gym, one of the most important things they forget to do is how to breathe properly. Remember, breathing is the most important autonomic function your body performs, and it does this nearly 26,000 times a day. You can get by for a few days...
By now, I hope you’ve worked with connecting to your deeper parts of your heart and my three-step model for healing in part 1 and part 2 of this series. This week, I’ll show you how all of these elements fit together to help you better understand what happiness really...
Among the most common questions I get a lot is how to handle workouts when people are in a rush — either from stress or traveling — or they’re just tired. In this video, I’ll offer some quick tips on getting the most out of your workout time to maintain your...
