Foundations for Function: Movement by Design

User Comments: Very good information,but not a very good outline to study from in order to take the test at the end. If you can labor through the DVDs without being able to make out much of the beginning audio or questions from those in attendance, than by all means, get this course.

User Comments: Participants in the live session experienced a good hands on workshop. I appreciated the Anthony Cary's presentation and content delivery. In DVD format the learning experience was highly frustrating. You have to take VERY detailed notes to have enough information to pass the test at the end, yet the slides are not shown long enough to write all of the information down. In DVD format, this is not an effective professional development opportunity. ACE needs to provide the handouts to anyone buying the DVD or attempting to take the course. This would reduce the degree of frustration. I'm not sure how anyone could get the information from the slides down fast enough. The book does not provide the professional knowledge needed and is in a lay person's language (as it should be). Furthermore, if the information tested at the end must be gleaned by copious notes from slides that are barely shown, the test is not a good measurement of the content. I passed the test, but again, this was very frustrating. This is not an online learning module or online learning experience. It's a recorded session without adequate resources to support independent learning.

User Comments: THIS VIDEO WAS VERY INFORMATIVE AND WENT INTO ENOUGH DETAIL. ITS SOMETHING I CAN USE AND REFER BACK TO.

User Comments: The production quality of the video was poor. The sound throughout the majority of the first two videos (of three) had heavy static and was over-driven. It was hard to see the powerpoint to which the presenter constantly referred, and the course did not come with powerpoints for the viewer. It was virtually impossible to refer to any one part of the video for either explanatory or reference purposes. The main menu is vague and there is no sub-menu to get to individual parts of the presentation. I will never watch this video again or attempt to use it as my own future reference material.

User Comments: There was poor sound quality on the dvd. The dvd also didn't work appropriately. It froze many times. I also thought the presentations was too long and too detailed.

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Painful course. The DVDs of the lectures were recorded with terrible audio quality (record level was too high) - when questions were asked by partipants I couldn't hear their questions. Besides a text that doesn't follow the DVD material, there was nothing - no notes, no instructions, no info on what the test or quiz might contain. The course provided information that as a personal trainer is nice to know, but not very realistic. It teaches you how to do an assessment - but you're not supposed to diagnose... Perhaps some recommended prerequisits for this course might be a degree in kinesiology at the very least? Cheers, Mary  FROM ACE: Thank you for your feedback. The DVD and slides for the course are designed for the fitness professional, while the book compliments the course and provides information for both the fitness professional and the consumer. The DVD chronicles a 2-day workshop that took place in both classroom and practical gym settings so you experience the same workshop Carey taught live. The slides are the same copy he uses for his presentation and are provided your reference; however, we recommend viewing these electronically instead of printing them out since there are so many slides with a great deal of detail, and they are setup for onscreen viewing with a dark blue background. The book provides an introduction to the subject matter, and it simplifies the postural deviations into 6 “Forms”. These forms are not covered in the workshop, because Anthony goes into more depth regarding the actual hands-on assessments that the professional can perform to find postural deviations. These are assessments that fitness professionals can perform, as they are designed to identify postural deviations and movement issues, and do not lead to any diagnoses that would be out of the scope of practice. Once postural deviations are identified, you can utilize the book to easily match the deviations with the correct “Form” and the appropriate exercises to help address the imbalances within that “Form”. The DVD does cover some more advanced information and assessments that are all within the scope of practice for fitness professionals. This is balanced out by the book which provides more consumer-focused education and explanations of the postural deviations and corrective exercises. Hope that additional information is helpful to you.

User Comments: No other trainers in my gym use these techniques. I will be considered a higher standardized Personal Trainer by using these tools. It also gave me insight in my Massage Therapy occupation as well

User Comments: Anthony Carey has taken what he learned at Egoscue and done well at creating a course that will help personal trainers understand how important posture is to every aspect of their clients life.

User Comments: i enjoyed reading it. very good for starters, physios. i learnt a lot about plumb line reading and understanding testing procedures.Though the book and the DVD did not match over all i could get a good understanding of movement design, pain and appropriate corrective exercises. i use it in the gym all the time

User Comments: Very FULL of informaion, would recommend others to have a degree in excercise physiology/kinesiology before attempting this course.