Had an awsome day yeasterday with 5 ladies on the imovefreely workshop in Leicester. Cat asked a question I forgot to answer - sorry Cat!!
I believe the question was with regards to subscap and infra conditioning "how can you condition the antagonist if it is in spasm itself"? What I would like to do is open this one up for you guys to offer your ideas....Cat??
OMG last tuesdays imf class was double numbers to the week prior!!! Male, female, old, young and all amazed at results. The feedback was that 3 left without the pain they had walked in with, 5 others were moving more freely and 1 got rid of her LLD. They are hopefully all coming back with friends and if it carries on I will set up another one on sunday evenings to be delivered by Jodi.
I am on week 4 normalise this coming tuesday and have used up to now most of the normalise techniques. I am going to introduce tennis balls, golf balls and foam rollers too this week. They have had the technique sheets sent and I am hoping to get a few signed up to imf.com over the next few weeks.
I am thinking that as you run the PT course with the addition of the Biomechanics award within the course, this could work well with a Pilates course, so teaching Pilates matwork, but incorporating normalise as the Pre-Pilates phase, thereafter stabilise (Pilates!), then moving on to the equipment teaching for functionalise, MSAC.
I realise this is a whole new course to write but hey you're not too busy are you!!!! (teehee!) It was just a thought.....
I know I have emailed you regarding this before, but thought it might be a useful discussion to have on here for other people to access (don't know if I have added to the right place!)
What would be the best way for a Biomechanics Coach with an exercise background to teach iMoveFreely group classes - would it be to go to an iMoveFreely group exercise instructor course? Would there be alot of overlap with stuff we have already covered on the coaching courses?
The location I am in, people don't seem to be so much into private sessions, but group classes for iMoveFreely would be a great way to get the stuff out there!
Also related to that - is the IMF group exercise training now called 'Brace Yourself'? I am a little confused :)
Biomechanics Coaches already have the entire series of exercises delivered in the imovefreely instructor workshop so attending would be revisiting the same techniques you already know. The only difference is putting them into a group format which is dependant upon how you can or want to run your classes. ie drop in or a 6-18 week programme. This is a topic for the CPD workshops that the UKBCA are offering throughout the year but if you have any questions feel free to post them here and I will do my best to answer them in text.
Brace yourself is NOT the new name- it is a 4hr workshop run through Jayne Nicholl's containing some of the imf techniques from the stabilise phase.
Hope this helps and thank you for using the forum Kelly!!
So we don't have to attend a special course to be able to deliver iMoveFreely as a group exercise class if we are already a Biomechanics Coach (or hopefully will be in a few weeks!!)? Is it just a case of knowing how to structure the exercises into a programme? I wondered if ITS had a prescribed method for working it in group exercise - or does the coach just use their prior exercise teaching and biomechanics experience?
DO you know when the next CPD day that will be covering group exercise will be?
You can if you wish but it isnt compulsory and you knwo all the moves anyway. We have ideas but there isnt a set structure other than what you already know and we havent yet had the CPD dates through for 2013 I am afraid.
Maybe there are others reading who have used their skills in imovefreely that would like to share? I am just about to contact all imf gx instructors so I will direct them here for their input Kelly
Re the Pilates question I was also wondering how to integrate my biomechanics training into my Pilates Matwork & reformer at the beginning. The more screens that I have done though the more I am finding that the normalise phase is a great 'before the core' stage which neatly dovetails into stabilise and then into many of the Pilates repertoire exercises. I've been explaining to my clients that I'm regressing in order to move forward more effectively and they love the more scientific approach.
Hi dorediva welcome to our forum! It sounds like you have already integrated it very well using the systematic principles of normalising, stabilising and combining the Pilates principles where you see fit. While it can be challenging to be differentiating what you do with your participants, it will also make you stand out from the crowd while you get the desired results.
How each Biomechanics Coach or imovefreely instructor delivers the programme has to be up to the informed individual and based upon the people in front of you. So while it may not fit perfectly into each systems set delivery, it will be a bespoke programme based upon the foundation principles of each, your knowledge and experience and the people you have with you on that day.
One Pilates studio in Leeds now has imovefreely as their entry level for their pilates classes. Others just intermingle the 2 concepts as they see fit and I am sure others while repsond to this and share their ideas with you too.
