They were likely taking a Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test. It’s one of the oldest and most popular systems for screening for injury risk and athletic performance, using tests of strength, ...

Functional Movement Screening (FMS) is a systematic evaluation of movement patterns that has become integral to injury risk assessment across a range of populations, from elite athletes to ...

Background The Nine Plus screening battery test (9+) is a series of 11 tests, used to assess limitations in fundamental movement patterns assumed to predispose athletes for injury. Objective 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 ...

There are nine different factors that the longest-living people in the world have in common, and “natural movement” is number one. We know that exercise is vital to longevity, because it “not only ...

I’d argue that we’ve fallen into a trap: overcomplicating our workouts. Drawn in by sparkly new exercises and social media trends, we’ve forgotten that the most effective workouts are actually just ...