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C.H.E.K Training

What is a CHEK practitioner?
A CHEK (Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiologist) practitioner takes a holistic approach to training clients, and views their health as being influenced by physical, mental and emotional issues.

CHEK practitioners are trained by the faculty members of the CHEK Institute, based in California. The institute was founded by Paul Chek, a prominent expert in the field of holistic health and corrective and high-performance exercise for over twenty years.

Using knowledge drawn from many kinds of therapies including osteopathy, chiropractic, homeopathy and naturopathy, CHEK practitioners help to bridge the gap between personal trainers and physical therapists.

They are trained to assess posture, flexibility, muscle balance, stress levels and the overall health of their clients.

The postural assessment they perform includes a plumbline test for static posture, measurement of spinal curvatures, tests for flexibility, abdominal function and strength and tests for spinal issues such as disc problems or sacro-iliac joint dysfunction.

Faulty posture will consist of a mixture of muscles that are too short and tight, and other muscles that are too long and weak.

Once the assessment is complete, a training program is designed to address and correct the postural issues found. The program will consist of stretches to restore normal length to tight muscles, and strengthening exercises for those muscle groups that are weak.

A health, nutrition and lifestyle assessment involves clients filling out comprehensive questionnaires and keeping a 7-10 day diary of their water and food intake, exercise, activity, sleep quality and energy and stress levels.

The information they provide helps pinpoint which of their body's organs, glands, bones and muscles need the most help, where they need to improve their nutrition and areas of their lives where they need to reduce stress.

Findings are then presented to the client accompanied by recommendations for how they may best proceed in addressing their health issues.

CHEK Practitioners are also trained to refer clients out if needed, so that other skilled therapists (i.e. physiotherapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, massage therapists, hypno/psycho-therapists and higher level CHEK practitioners) can aid them in helping their clients.

At Phoenix Health & Fitness our personal trainers have entered into the Chek study programme and have achieved the certification of Level 1 Chek Practitioners and Level 2 Chek Holistic Lifestyle Coaches.

The knowledge they've gained allows them to provide address a client's training with greater skill and accuracy, and provides clients with a greater chance of successfully and safely achieving results from their training.