Today we are joined by Isaac Chilton, Personal Trainer and Structural Integrator, and Nick Burroughs, Physical Therapist, to discuss movement/fitness training and how to be true to human nature and true to nature. We discuss:
-the importance of balance training
-balance training progressions and regressions
-when to be patient and when to just do it
-teaching fitness, and the broader concept of human movement
-ideas about fitness therapy on clients
-being a student of fitness, and of the broader concept of human movement
-mindset and mindfulness
-integrating detail and the big picture: seeing both the trees and the forest
-how long it takes to learn and make a habit, and why
-specialized vs unspecialized training, and good technique
-training outdoors
-and more

Enjoy!

Isaac's. bio: "Isaac Chilton is a Board Certified Structural Integrator (International Association of Structural Integrators) and Certified Personal Trainer specializing in Corrective Exercise and natural movement reeducation. He has owned Structural Elements LLC since 2004. Sparked by a fascination with Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture he launched into a study of the healing arts at an early age. Initially intended as a spring board into Acupuncture School he trained in and began to practice Therapeutic Massage in 1998. His foray into bodywork morphed into a discipline. Enthralled by anatomy and human structural behavior, Isaac has turned that discipline into a passion.

"He holds certifications with ATSI (Anatomy Trains school for Structural Integration formally KMI), International Association of Structural Integrators, the Upledger® Institute in Cranial Sacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation, CORE® school for Structural Integration (sleeve training only), the National Academy of Sports Medicine (with a specialization in corrective exercise), Stott® Pilates and TRX®. He holds a Level II certification as a MovNat® Trainer and is working on certifications in Animal Flow®. Isaac is a Massage Therapy Instructor and Continuing Education provider in the state of Texas. He has a background in teaching Anatomy & Physiology, various massage modalities, myofascial work and Corrective Bodywork both in workshop settings and at a massage school."

Contact Isaac: http://structuralelements.net/call-us


Nick's bio: "Nick received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from James Madison University in 1998 and then his Master of Science in Physical Therapy from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2001. After graduation, Nick served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar in the Public Health Sector from 2001-2002. Nick has accumulated vast experience in physical therapy, working with a plethora of medical conditions in multiple settings over his 20 year career. His speciality within physical therapy is in the area of functional movement and is certified with Functional Movement Systems, both in Level I and II. He also holds a Level II MovNat Certification in Natural Movement and is very passionate about restoring movement can bring about healing, restore function and mobility, and decrease pain."

Follow him on Instagram at @ironspinemovment.


Contact Michael:
1. Email: [email protected]
2. Education website: https://www.goldams.com
3. Fitness website: https://www.total-human-fitness.com
4. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gold-2883921/
And follow on:
1. Twitter/Instagram: EpistemeRx
2. Facebook Education: https://www.facebook.com/Gold-Academy-120590094750981/
3. Facebook Fitness: https://www.facebook.com/Total-Human-Fitness-101721652234867/
And listen also to the ReasonRX Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-reasonrx-podcast

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Show notes:
1. MovNat
i. Website: https://www.movnat.com
ii. YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/MovNat

2. The Practice of Natural Movement: Reclaim Power, Health, and Freedom by Erwan Le Corre
https://www.amazon.com/Practice-Natural-Movement-Reclaim-Freedom/dp/162860283X/

3. MovNat Certifications
i. Level 1: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-one-certification/
ii. Level 2: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-two-certification/
iii. Level 3: https://www.movnat.com/certification-guide/level-three-certification/

4. "Tutorial: The MovNat 'Pop-Vault' | by Jerome Rattoni - YouTube"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiF0P9pQ-Ao



Bios courtesy Isaac Chilton and Nick Burroughs.