What Gets Measured, Gets Improved!
We believe having good data about how your body moves will empower you to make powerful choices. We use the Functional Movement Screening (FMS) and as well as a BioImpedance Analysis (BIA) in our service “Functional Wellness Assessment”.
Functional Movement Screening
Instead of assessing a person’s posture in a static position we prefer to assess movement patterns. The FMS is a movement screening that looks at 7 primary movement patterns that mimic activities of daily life. Each of the movements is then evaluated and scored for symmetry and stability.|
A higher level of symmetry and stability through primary movements indicates that the body is able to transfer forces efficiently. So a higher score is seen in higher performing athletes regardless of their respective sport.
Conversely, The more asymmetry there is through primary movement patterns the more likely someone is to get injured when they engage in exercise. If there is enough asymmetry it indicates that the person is in physical pain whether they tell me or not.
These assessments then become a roadmap for our team to consistently help our clients be limber and stay injury free.
BioImpedance Analysis
We assess body composition using a BioImpedance Analysis (BIA) to support our clients with powerful information for their health related decisions. The single number that people see when they step onto the bathroom scale comes with a lot of personal baggage “I'm too muscular or I indulged too much over the holidays”.
Rather we prefer to assess body composition over a period of time to measure lifestyle changes such as diet, exercise, and/or supplementation regimes.
We use a BIA machine which measures the speed of a small amount of electrical current from the wrist to the ankle. The resistance of that current through different types of tissues gives the amount of lean and fat body mass, cellular hydration levels, cell membrane integrity, and overall energy capacity.
The test itself takes a couple minutes to perform and is done prior to eating or drinking anything that day. You also want to refrain from exercise or alcohol the night before. We recommend scheduling these early in the morning at 9:00 or 10:00.