With the doom and gloom of the financial meltdown, gas prices, housing and the overall economy, you may be experiencing aches and pains throughout your body. Now, add a serving of the upcoming holiday chaos, and you may have a recipe for a great deal of discomfort. You see, the body can not experience [...]
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October 23rd, 2008 — , General public, Stress, corrective exercise, pain from Anthony Carey @ Function First
More Neutral Pelvis for you
September 29th, 2008 — , Anthony Carey, General public, Health and fitness professionals, Pilates, hip motion, neutral pelvis from Anthony Carey @ Function First
A follow up to the last commentary on the “myth” of the neutral pelvis:
The Neutral Pelvis Myth Got Your Attention
September 16th, 2008 — , General public, Health and fitness professionals, lumbo-pelvic, neutral pelvis, posture from Anthony Carey @ Function First
Wow! The video clip on the neutral pelvis generated more feedback to me personally then any other email I’ve ever sent. And not one of the emails disagreed with what I said.
I realize the video clip was short, so it certainly didn’t cover everything that could be covered on the neutral pelvis theory. [...]
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The “Myth” of the Neutral Pelvis
September 8th, 2008 — , Health Blog Posts from Anthony Carey @ Function First
The BIG LIE about functional training
June 16th, 2008 — , Health and fitness professionals, compensation, corrective exercise, function, functional training from Anthony Carey @ Function First
Function First was incorporated in 1994. I like to tell people that because the word “function” was not being used as every third word in a sentence in 1994 the way it is today. As important as this topic is to human performance and rehabilitation, we should be treating it with a little more respect.
One [...]
The 3 Pitfalls that Lead to Chronic Pain
May 29th, 2008 — , General public, Health and fitness professionals, chronic pain, pain avoidance, sports injuries from Anthony Carey @ Function First
It is the time of year many people ramp up their activity levels. The warm weather is upon us and longer days have will have people outside taking on all kinds of physical challenges they have no business doing.
As their body exits from its winter hibernation, I sometimes think they left the mind sleeping. [...]
Working with Post Rehab Clients
May 28th, 2008 — , 24614, Health and fitness professionals, doctor referrals exercise, medical referrals, post rehab clients from Anthony Carey @ Function First
As a health and fitness professional, you work closely with people on a daily basis.
Knowing and understanding your clients is key to establishing long-term relationships with them, as well as enabling you to get more referrals down the road.
People coming out of rehabilitation make up a large part of many health [...]
The Core-Tex buzz continues…..
May 24th, 2008 — , Anthony Carey, Core-Tex, Function First, General public, Health and fitness professionals, physical therapy from Anthony Carey @ Function First
This past week I was invited by one of the top orthopedic groups in San Diego to give a demonstration of the Core-Tex for their physical therapists. As mentioned in a previous post, the fitness industry is chomping at the bit for the Core-Tex to be available. And it will be soon.
But this [...]
Anthony Carey’s Top 10 List for Getting Medical Referrals
May 10th, 2008 — , Health and fitness professionals, documentation, medicalreferrals, personal trainers, personal training, post rehab from Anthony Carey @ Function First
In my book, Relationships and Referrals: A Personal Trainer’s Guide to Doing Business with the Medical Community I write extensively about working with the medical community. I thought I would share my top 10 list of things to keep in mind when seeking to work with the medical community. Each of the [...]
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What does your committment to health look like?
April 4th, 2008 — , Function First, General public, health care, herniated disk, sick care from Anthony Carey @ Function First
I am constantly reminded of the incredible differences between people’s commitment to their own health and well being. Those reminders are often people that walk through our front door at Function First.
Today I worked with woman who lives in Chicago, is staying in Palm Desert and drove 3 hours for her one hour appointment [...]
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The Core-Tex is a hit!
March 11th, 2008 — , Anthony Carey, Core-Tex, General public, Health and fitness professionals, IHRSA, Olden Carr, balance device from Anthony Carey @ Function First
I just recently attended the IHRSA convention here in San Diego. IHRSA is the largest fitness equipment trade show/convention in North America. This show was the first time that I publicly demonstrated the invention that my good friend Olden Carr and I developed.
The Core-Tex was an amazing hit. I couldn’t believe the response we got. [...]
Anthony Carey interviewed by Rick Kaselj of Healing Through Movement
February 18th, 2008 — , Function First, Healing Through Movement, Health and fitness professionals, Movement By Design, corrective exercise from Anthony Carey @ Function First
I had the privilege of being interviewed by Rick Kaselj of Healing Through Movement in Vancouver, B.C. Rick will sponsoring my final public presentation of the Foundations for Function: Movement By Design course.
Rick did a great job of having me describe the course as well as our processes with clients at Function First.
You [...]
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Check with your doctor before exercising? For what?
February 8th, 2008 — , American College of Sports Medicine, General public, Health and fitness professionals, barriers to exercise, doctor referrals, exercise prescription, medical exercise, medical fitness from Anthony Carey @ Function First
It is the ultimate cover your a** statement placed on any piece of exercise equipment, exercise video, exercise book, exercise facility, etc. It comes in many variations, but the message is the same: You could die or get seriously hurt if you engage in this exercise related activity.
How’s that for encouraging our obese, [...]
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Corrective Exercise is Functional
January 26th, 2008 — , Anthony Carey, Health and fitness professionals, PTonthenet, corrective exercise, function from Anthony Carey @ Function First
I’ve just submitted a HUGE article to PTontheNet.com titled “Corrective Exercise is Functional”. It was so big they have decided to divide it into 3 articles.
I’m really excited about this article and the justification I make for the need and role of corrective exercise in the total continuum of training….even for uninjured athletes.
The first [...]
Free Lecture!
January 9th, 2008 — , Function First, General public, Health and fitness professionals, free lecture, migraines, overuse injuries from Anthony Carey @ Function First
From foot pain to migraines: Exercise is medicine!
When: Saturday January 19th
Time: 9:00 a.m-11:30 a.m.
Where: Function First 2700 Adams Ave., #205, San Diego, CA
***Seating is limited for this event. RSVP is kindly required***
RSVP by emailing Melinda at mlacey@functionfirst.com
or call: 619.285.9218
Join us for an amazing [...]