I have finalized a presentation in Burnaby for later this month.

It is for the Fitness Blitz 28.

There I am along with the other presenters on the flyer:

Here is the description of my session:

Head to Toe Core Fusion Class

Description:

When we think of “Core”, we often think of the back, but this is only one of the core areas of the body. As a fitness professional, it is important to address all three core areas in the body. In this hands-on session, weightroom instructors and personal trainers will provide a progressive list of exercises that address all three core ares. You will leave this session with a good understanding of all the core areas of the body and a practical list of exercises that you can use with older adults to young, fit clients.

Objectives:

• Discover the three core ares of the body that need to be addresses in order to prevent injuries, improve fitness results, improve health and overcome injuries.
• Use common exercise tools found in the fitness center to progress and challenge the core areas of the body
• Try out a progressive list of exercises that are safe and challenging for all fitness levels

About the Presenter:

Rick Kaselj, MS, BSc, PK, CEP, CPT, CES

Rick Kaselj is a personal trainer who focuses on designing exercise programs for clients recovering from injuries. He shares his tips, tricks and exercises with thousands of fitness professionals from around the world through his books, courses, presentation and his active blog. Rick recently completed his Masters of Science degree focusing on corrective exercise and therapeutic exercise for the rotator cuff. To learn more about Rick, visit his blog and receive your $299 fitness education gift – http://www.ExercisesForInjuries.com

To download the flyer for the Fitness Blitz 28, CLICK HERE.

If you have fitness education event that you need a presenter for, make sure to think of me.  I am working on finalizing some in Surrey.

To see what other fitness education courses that I have coming up, CLICK HERE.

Rick Kaselj, MS

Box of Books Sale

I was cleaning out my basement yesterday.

Yes, I know, a very fitting thing to do on Boxing Day.

I was cleaning it out because we have decided to take on the basement.

With our second child, my office has been bumped out of one the bedrooms and into the basement.

So we will work on building an office for me in the basement for 2011.

While I was digging in things, I came across of box of my books.

The books in the box are:

Since I am clearing out the basement so we can start working on the basement, the box of books has to go.

It would be a huge waste if I just chucked them into recycling.

Each of the books regularly sells for:

• $26.73 (including taxes and shipping) if you live in Canada or the USA
• $36.46 (including taxes and shipping) if you live outside of Canada or the USA

If you are interested in the books, I will sell them to you less than my cost to get them printed.

I am selling each of them for:

• $9.95 (including tax and shipping) if you live in Canada or the USA
• $19.95 (including tax and shipping) if you live outside of Canada or the USA

Plus if you order them, I will send you the digital copy of the book as well so you can have it on your computer for reference.

So this is the deal

1) If you would like to order one or more of the books from the “box of books”:

SOLD OUT if you live in Canada or the USA

SOLD OUT if you live outside of Canada or the USA

2) In the Comments/Special Delivery Instructions, let me know which of the books you would like.

3) I will put the books in the mail by the end of the week.

4) I will send you the digital version of the books that you ordered by early next week.

5) This is how long it should take to get to you after it has been mailed:

• Canada – 3 to 5 business days
• USA – 7 to 10 business days
• International – 10 to 20 business days

6) The books in the box will be this price until Friday. After that, that is it.

Thanks for helping me out.

Rick Kaselj, MS

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WOW!  It is almost the end of the year again.

Time flies when you are having fun.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

I wanted to wish you and all of your loved ones a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

My dog wanted to wish you it as well, have a watch:

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Just finishing up the blog post from yesterday, where I was looking for a personal trainer in Vancouver .

One of the presenters of Muscle Imbalances Revealed, Eric Beard, just finished up this great video:

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Hey, it is Friday, lets ramble.

Well, let me ramble.

More Rambles about Facebook

It is very cool to get comments like this on my Facebook account:

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I just got the latest issue of BCAK Kinnected magazine.

There were a lot of great articles in it and they also were kind enough to publish one of mine on abdominal hallowing and hamstring injuries.

I don’t know why I keep typing hallowing, it should be hollowing.

Since it has been printed in the magazine, I am now able to share it with you.

It is one of those research summaries that I have done a number of times and fitness professionals have liked them.

Lower Abdominal Hollowing During Prone Hip Extension May Prevent Hamstring Injuries

What is the Big Deal?

Details of the Study

Foundations of Upper Body Conditioning

DESCRIPTION:

OBJECTIVES:

When I was down at the NFBA conference in Seattle, Washington.  I swung by Kirkland, Washington to visit my friend Belton Lubas and Rommel Acada.  They both attended a fitness education course that I had hosted a few years back in New Westminster, BC, Canada.

Since then I have ran into Belton in Orlando, Florida.  We did an interview there as well, you can check it out here: exercise rehabilitation interview .

I have know Belton for two years.  It seems like every time I see him, he interviews me.  While visiting his facility, we did another video interview.

Interview with Me by Belton Lubas of Element 5 Fitness

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It has been a bit of a crazy week.

I have been in Orange County at a Fitness Conference.  It was a little more than a fitness conference, it was a fitness mastermind group.

After the fitness mastermind in Los Angles, I was off to Seattle for a fitness business conference.  The people presenting were Tom Plummer and Bill Parisi.

Just Marked Her Rotator Cuff exam

The great thing about the scoliosis and rotator cuff manuals that I have written, I have been able to help people with these injuries and fitness professionals better understand these injuries.  These manuals have helped people around the world.  I just sent off a scoliosis manual to Seol, Korea.  How cool is that.

Here are a few kind words from a fitness professional in Calgary, Alberta, Canada had to say about the Effective Rotator Cuff Exercises.

“Thanks Rick!  Always great to read your manuals though – I find them very thorough and I really like the progression that you write them in – anatomy, purpose of exercising, etc.”

Fiona Yeoman
Wellness trainer, Kinesiologist
Talisman Centre, Calgary

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I love going to conferences.

Learning is my drug.

Especially if you get a chance to hear some of the leaders and godfathers in the world.  (Not sure what the female version of godfather is.)

One of those guys is Tom Plummer.

I know a lot of you do not know who Tom is, I will get to that.

I was introduced to him when I was doing my Masters of Science Degree in Exercise Science.

I was taking a fitness business course.  One of the books I had to buy The Business of Fitness.

I was not expecting much from the book.  I was kind of pissed off because I had to buy 5 books for the course and not excited to be reading a book on how to run a fitness business.

As I read it, I was taken back.  I thought a fitness business was simple but it is not.

Tom Plummer at NFBA Conference

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These random thoughts things have been fun.

I don’t think anyone reads them but I enjoy sharing and writing.

Hip Replacement

I got an email from a Kinesiologist in Regina, Saskatchewan who specializes in training clients with hip and knee replacement.

She had taken the Core Stability of the Hip webinar and is using the concepts and exercises with her hip and knee replacement clients.

If you are looking at increasing your understanding, confidence and getting some exercises for clients with hip and knee replacements, I would recommend Jody Kennett.

Jody Kennett, is a fitness professional that has a specialization working with clients with hip and knee replacements.

She will be presenting her The Joint Replacement Client: Pre & Post-op Exercise Guidelines on November 6 in New Westminster, BC.

I have taken the course twice and I highly recommend the it.

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I have another interview with a performance professional that focuses on body weight exercises.

It is part of an interview that I did a while back.  If you would like to listen to the full body weight exercise interview, CLICK HERE.

Why should fitness professionals do bodyweight exercise with their clients?

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I have another interview with a fitness professional that focuses on body weight exercises.

Today I am interviewing Adam Steer.

He’s going to chat with us about common mistakes fitness professionals make when performing body weight exercises.

Adam Steer has an extensive background in skiing and sports training which has lead to him focusing on body weight training.  The interview is packed with great information on body weight exercise mistakes.

3 Common Mistakes Fitness Professionals Make When Performing Bodyweight Exercises

In Part 1 of the interview, Adam Steer will share with you:

- 3 Bodyweight Exercise Mistakes
- Why use Body Weight Exercises?
- Who is Adam Steer?

==> CLICK HERE for the bodyweight exercise interview

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I have another interview with a fitness professionals that focus movement coaching.

Today I am interviewing Mike T Nelson.

He’s going to chat with us about assessing your client.

Mike Nelson has an extensive background in human movement and is even finishing up his PHD in Kinesiology. He focuses on personal training and movement coaching in Minnesota.

A Unique Fitness Assessment with Mike T Nelson

In Part 1 of the interview, Mike T Nelson will share with you:

- Who he is
- His unique approach to assessing clients

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I am hosting an amazing presenter.

It is Tara Keller.

Tara is a practicing Kinesiologist in Vancouver, BC, Canada that focuses on working with clients with injuries and movement dysfunction.

In the interview she talks about the two courses that I am hosting:

Introduction to Muscle Imbalance Testing and Movement Pattern Assessment

Corrective Exercise Training for Injury Management and Economy of Movement

Functional Movement Pattern Assessments & Corrective Exercise Training with Tara Keller

In the interview, Tara Keller will share with you:

What the Introduction to Muscle Imbalance Testing & Functional Fitness Course Covers, including:
- Assessing movement patterns
- Regions of instability

What the Addressing Muscle Imbalance Through Exercise Course Covers, including:
- Strategies for re-establishing functional movement
- Corrective exercises covering regions of instability through the ankles, knees, hip, trunk, pelvic region,
shoulder and neck.

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I have another interview with a fitness professionals that focus on sports performance.

Today I am interviewing Julien Emery.

He’s going to chat with us about groin strains and hockey.

Julien Emery has an extensive background in hockey. He has played hockey professionally and has become leading strength and conditioning coach in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Hockey Groin Injuries and Exercise with Julien Emery

In the interview, Julien will share with you:

 
- What are some of the causes of groin strains when it relates to hockey players?
- What should hockey players do about groin injuries?
- What exercises can a hockey player do when it relates to a groin injury?
- Common points fitness professionals overlook when it relates to groin injuries?

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When I was in Indianapolis earlier this year at the NCAA Final Four, I stopped by to

visit Mike Robertson and we did a quick video for you.

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Mike and I did a quick interview for you so you have a better idea of what to expect from the courses/seminar.

Lets get to the interview.

What You will Learn in the Seminars with Mike Robertson

In Part 1 of the interview, Mike Robertson will share with you:

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Bulletproofing Your Client’s Knees and Lower Back Seminar with Mike Robertson [ 12:37 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here is a quick video from the the NHPC Conference.

 Enjoy!

 - Rick

For More Information on the Exercise Rehabilitation of the Upper Body Courses Click Here