September 2022

How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): Rotary Stability Welcome Back! So far in our series we have covered the first 2 screens in our Functional Movement Screen over the last two weeks, Active Straight Leg Raise (ASLR) and Shoulder Mobility (SM), which focused on mobility for the lower extremity and upper extremity, respectively. Today We […]

How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): Shoulder Mobility Welcome Back! Last week we kicked off our series, “How We Screen Functional Movement” with taking a closer look at the Active Straight Leg Raise; which looks mobility of the hip and stability of the core. Be sure to check it out if you haven’t read it

How We Screen Functional Movement (Series): Active Straight Leg Raise Welcome Back! Today will start our series of blogs based on one of our primary fitness screening tools, The Functional Movement Screen (FMS). We will also be discussing… Functional Movement Screen, Part 1: Active Straight Leg Raise The Functional Movement Screen has been utilized by

Why we Train Movement, Not Just Muscle: A Joint by Joint Approach Welcome Back! Let’s dive into why we approach training Joint by Joint as well as… Why Evaluations are the First Step… At Align, our approach to your training follows a systematic approach that involves a functional fitness evaluation prior to beginning training. Exercise