In this video, I go over 6 key movement patterns that should be included in any fitness program to help you get sustainable results while helping to prevent injuries.
Whether you are just starting out on your fitness journey or have been working toward your goals for years, having a balanced fitness plan can help you get to your goal quicker while helping to prevent injuries and improving your long-term health.
When starting to build a fitness plan for a client, I always like to focus on movements over exercises.
By focusing on specific movement patterns, you can be sure that your fitness program is balanced which helps to prevent any muscular imbalances or asymmetries which may lead to injury down the road.
The movement patterns that I focus on in all of my programs include:
1) Hip Hinge variations
2) Squat/Lunge variations
3) Pushing movements in various planes
4) Pulling movements in various planes
5) Core stabilization and core rotation movements
There are an endless number of exercises that fit within each of these categories and many of them will cross over into each other so you can begin to program your workouts using this thought process without having to stress about it being perfect!
Using these movement patterns, you can create full-body workouts, push/pull splits or upper/lower splits ranging from 3-5 days a week and can tailor the workouts based on your goals ie. strength, hypertrophy, athletic performance.
The key to all of this is to ensure that your program is balanced and addresses all of the major movement patterns week after week!
What are some things that you keep in mind when beginning to design your fitness program?