Movement That Matters by Paul Chek Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Movement That Matters
Book Review: An Evolution in Fitness thinking!
Summary: 5 Stars
They say that great ideas aren't Revolutionay so much as Evolutionary and Mr. Chek proves that true with this insightful book. Even after serving as a Fitness Professional and consutant for 6 years, the book produced several "AHA" moments. His approach to fitness looks at how we have developed as a species, and how little the current fitness industry does to address our needs. By using the guidlines in Movement That Matters, I've been exceptionally successful at helping clients develop the body they deserve.Paul proves he's not just another "fitness celebrity" but one of the greatest technical minds in the often dissapointing fitness industry. I eagerly await his next book.
Book Review: Execellent Information
Summary: 5 Stars
The most common sense book on training I've read. Details the basic movements every human being should be able to perform and why. Every exercise professional/enthusiast should be required to read this information.Book Review: I was expecting a ton more from Paul
Summary: 2 Stars
Before I review this title let me state that I'm fairly knowledgeable when it comes to movement. With that said this book did very little to educate me on movement. Paul however did explain his primal pattern for movement through graphics but for the novice trainer or coach they would have to do a lot more research to implement that concept into an assessment. I will not criticize movement that matters for being a short title, however the book had very little flow to it, which magnified how short the title is. I wouldn't recommend this one.Book Review: It makes exercise easy
Summary: 4 Stars
If you do not know what do for exercise, this books breaks it down into easy functional movement patterns. It allows you to exercise without the use of big heavy gym equipment. For the beginning fitness teacher it provides excellent information in an easy to understand format.
Though Paul Chek's approach is not the traditional to strength training - it certainly makes far more sense because of its application to daily living to the more advanced fitness individual.
Book Review: Mostly for trainers but good for the layman.
Summary: 5 Stars
Short and to the point this book teaches the reader to look at functional movements in a different way. By breaking movements down into primal patterns, or basic more generalized patterns of movement that our brain associates all movement with, we learn to more easily identify how to enhance our sporting ability by pinpointing the types of exercises needed for the specific sport we are conditioning for. The book also looks at learning styles and how to best communicate with a student in order to maximize learning and elicit the quickest training response. For the layman this may help identify where your efforts to learn and excel will best be applies and which teaching style you should search for when seeking professional help.
Last but certainly not least the book discusses how to break down movements for more efficient learning, how much to train, when to rest, how to qualify one's self for a movement, how to identify the speed needed for sport adaptation to repetitions, and how to prepare your environment for optimal learning (helpful in all situations).