You may be a great athlete, but are you anatomically correct? Sure, we are all built with the same basic structure, give or take a few bones and muscles. But even great athletes can experience ...

An FMS is designed to assess an individual’s movement patterns and identify areas of dysfunction or weakness. This screening process aims to enhance overall physical performance, prevent injuries and ...

hosts three free one-hour functional movement screening sessions at 4, 5 and 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 31 for walkers and runners who want help determining their strengths and weaknesses. The screening ...

1 Division of Sports Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA 2 Department of Athletics, Stanford, California,USA Background A ...

What makes these three movements special is that they test functional fitness rather than isolated strength. You might be ...

Running itself is pretty basic—in the best of ways. All you really need is a pair of running shoes to get started. Of course, additional gear can be helpful, not to mention fun to test out and use to ...

Background The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) protocol consists of 7 tests (Cook & Burton, 2014). At higher values mean higher quality of movement execution. Lower limb functional asymmetry (FA) is ...

- If you ever get sidelined by cramps, injury, or if you're new to running and want to understand how your body moves, fitness tests are a great tool to become better, faster, and stronger. Let's ...