Mother understood the importance of posture.  She encouraged us to “stand up straight” and “not to slouch”.  She knew what she was talking about.  Posture is vital;  it has an impact on all that we do.  Poor posture can increase one’s risk to injury and places increased stress on the body.  This course will cover how to quickly and effectively assess posture and provide exercises to correct common postures.  This practical course is hands-on. You will leave the course with a wealth of useful information to help your clients.

What you will learn:

• Key concepts of posture

• Effective techniques used to assess posture

• Common postures and key features that identify them

• Exercise prescription for common postures

• Different ways to teach better posture to your clients

• Tying it all together with case studies

Please note:

During the class we will perform postural assessments. It is important to wear unobstructive clothing.  Please wear shorts or biking shorts, and a t-shirt or sports top.

Continuing Education Credits:

8.0 BCRPA    8.0 BCAK    7.0 CMTBC    5.0 CSEP

This workshop is open to the public.  

Instructor: Rick Kaselj

Rick Kaselj specializes in active rehabilitation and fitness. He works in one-on-one and group rehabilitation settings, training people who have been injured at work, in car accidents and during sport activities. His clients and group exercise participants include a wide variety of individuals from healthy and special populations.

Rick has combined his work experience and passion for research to develop a variety of courses and presentations for fitness professionals, kinesiologists and healthcare providers. These workshops include:

• Exercise rehabilitation for the shoulder, lower back or knee

• Intro or advanced core stability

• Postural assessment and exercise prescription

• Intro or advanced stability ball exercises

• Train for better golf

• Shoulder stabilization

• Resistance exercises for the injured shoulder

Rick balances his work life with fitness endeavours and travel. He has completed endurance activities, such as the Manitoba Marathon, the 225-km Ironman Canada Triathlon and the 160-km Sea2Summit Adventure Race in Whistler.

He recently hiked 4,300 kilometres along the Pacific Crest Trail from Mexico to Canada. As an avid traveller, Rick has toured three continents and 17 countries.

In 1997, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from Simon Fraser University. Rick currently works as a lecturer, Kinesiologist, personal trainer and exercise rehabilitation specialist in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.