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True to Form: How to Use Foundation Training for Sustained Pain Relief and Everyday Fitness
Radical in its simplicity, Dr. Eric Goodman’s visionary approach to mindful movement corrects the complacent adaptations that lead to back and joint pain, and teaches us to harness the body’s natural movement patterns into daily activities to make us fit, healthy, and pain free.
Our sedentary lifestyle has led to an epidemic of chronic pain. By adapting to posture and movement that have us out of balance—including sitting all day at a keyboard, tilting our heads forward to look at our phones—we consistently compromise our joints, give our organs less room to function, and weaken our muscles. How we hold and live in our bodies is fundamental to our overall health, and the good news is that we all hold the key to a healthier body.
Dr. Goodman has spent years studying human physiology and movement. He has trained world-class athletes for better performance, and has healed people of all ages and occupations of lifelong debilitating pain. His theory of self-healing is now available to everyone. His practical program trains the posterior muscle chain—shoulders, back, butt, and legs—shifting the burden of support away from joints and putting it back where it belongs: into large muscle groups.
Filled with helpful diagrams, more than sixty color photographs, and five new exercises, True to Form shows readers how to successfully integrate these powerful movements into everyday life—from playing with the kids to washing dishes to long hours in the office—transforming ordinary physical actions into active and mindful movements that help to eliminate pain, up your game, or simply feel more energetic. True to Form shows you how to move better, breathe better, and get back to using your body the way nature intended.
Our sedentary lifestyle has led to an epidemic of chronic pain. By adapting to posture and movement that have us out of balance—including sitting all day at a keyboard, tilting our heads forward to look at our phones—we consistently compromise our joints, give our organs less room to function, and weaken our muscles. How we hold and live in our bodies is fundamental to our overall health, and the good news is that we all hold the key to a healthier body.
Dr. Goodman has spent years studying human physiology and movement. He has trained world-class athletes for better performance, and has healed people of all ages and occupations of lifelong debilitating pain. His theory of self-healing is now available to everyone. His practical program trains the posterior muscle chain—shoulders, back, butt, and legs—shifting the burden of support away from joints and putting it back where it belongs: into large muscle groups.
Filled with helpful diagrams, more than sixty color photographs, and five new exercises, True to Form shows readers how to successfully integrate these powerful movements into everyday life—from playing with the kids to washing dishes to long hours in the office—transforming ordinary physical actions into active and mindful movements that help to eliminate pain, up your game, or simply feel more energetic. True to Form shows you how to move better, breathe better, and get back to using your body the way nature intended.
224 pages, Paperback
First published May 5, 2015
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About the author
Eric K. Goodman
9 books16 followersEric Goodman is a graduate of both Yale and Stanford University, where he received an M.A. in Creative Writing.
He has published four novels: Child of My Right Hand, In Days of Awe, The First Time I Saw Jenny Hall, and High on the Energy Bridge. During his notorious Los Angeles years, he wrote episodic television scripts and feature-length screenplays, a practice he continues to this day. Other publications include short stories and more than 150 non-fiction pieces in national publications including Travel & Leisure, Saveur, Travel & Leisure Golf, GQ, Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Departures, Glamour, Life and Buzz.
By day, Eric is a Professor of English and directs the creative writing program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is hard at work on his fifth novel, Identity Thief, a story of race, love and history set against a backdrop of racial problems in Cincinnati in 1841 and 2001.
He has published four novels: Child of My Right Hand, In Days of Awe, The First Time I Saw Jenny Hall, and High on the Energy Bridge. During his notorious Los Angeles years, he wrote episodic television scripts and feature-length screenplays, a practice he continues to this day. Other publications include short stories and more than 150 non-fiction pieces in national publications including Travel & Leisure, Saveur, Travel & Leisure Golf, GQ, Los Angeles Times Sunday Magazine, Departures, Glamour, Life and Buzz.
By day, Eric is a Professor of English and directs the creative writing program at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is hard at work on his fifth novel, Identity Thief, a story of race, love and history set against a backdrop of racial problems in Cincinnati in 1841 and 2001.
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July 1, 2016
Good information but poorly edited. The descriptions of the exercises didn't always match the pictures which made it rather hard to follow. One picture in the summary of the routine was mislabeled - not helpful. He also used a lot of scientific terms in the descriptions so I had to flip back to the beginning to figure out body part what he was talking about.
I do think the exercises are helpful: I've been having back pain and doing a few of the Founder exercise seemed to relieve it. But rather than try to follow the book, I just went to YouTube and watched a video of the author explaining how to do it. Much easier!
I do think the exercises are helpful: I've been having back pain and doing a few of the Founder exercise seemed to relieve it. But rather than try to follow the book, I just went to YouTube and watched a video of the author explaining how to do it. Much easier!
December 29, 2016
Honestly, there was no way this would not get a 5-star review from me, considering how much Foundation Training has helped me with my chronic back and hip problems. It's genuinely not an overstatement that Dr. Goodman's methods have quite drastically increased my quality of life.
When suffering from back pain or hip problems, I now have a (quite extensive) toolkit to deal with it. And this book not only provides an interesting exercise I have not come across in the DVDs (the leg trace), but also devotes quite a bit of time to incorporating the new movement patterns into your everyday life, which I was forced to admit I don't quite do enough yet.
At times, the author could have written at a somewhat more accessible level, being very fond of the precision of (Latinate) names of muscles and parts of the skeleton, to a degree I feel it might hinder people who are not comfortable with the terminology. And I firmly believe that this book should be read by as many people as possible, and its lessons implemented.
Also, there is a whimsical story about a woman's day that incorporates Foundation Training, but I'd be lying if I didn't say the rhyme and meter are a bit wonky at times. But I suppose I'll have to take the good with the bad, and there is just so much good in this method.
When suffering from back pain or hip problems, I now have a (quite extensive) toolkit to deal with it. And this book not only provides an interesting exercise I have not come across in the DVDs (the leg trace), but also devotes quite a bit of time to incorporating the new movement patterns into your everyday life, which I was forced to admit I don't quite do enough yet.
At times, the author could have written at a somewhat more accessible level, being very fond of the precision of (Latinate) names of muscles and parts of the skeleton, to a degree I feel it might hinder people who are not comfortable with the terminology. And I firmly believe that this book should be read by as many people as possible, and its lessons implemented.
Also, there is a whimsical story about a woman's day that incorporates Foundation Training, but I'd be lying if I didn't say the rhyme and meter are a bit wonky at times. But I suppose I'll have to take the good with the bad, and there is just so much good in this method.
January 25, 2019
Takeaway: every movement we perform, from brushing our teeth to complicated exercises, gives us an opportunity to train the posture. Being mindful about our movement will eventually resolve our pain and dysfunction.
June 3, 2021
Intriguing ideas about using movement/breathing exercises to "reset" our bodies to a more natural (and hopefully pain free) mode of moving. The explanations of the exercises in the book were a bit confusing - sometimes the text didn't seem to match the photos. The book is a decent intro to the theory, but I found the videos on YouTube more helpful to actually get started with the exercises.
May 16, 2021
This is not a review of the Foundation Training methodology; I think I'm a fan of that. I was actually somewhat familiar with Foundation Training before I read this book, though only through YouTube videos of the workout routines and Eric Goodman's talks. I think it's a pretty helpful exercise methodology, one that I will probably continue to practice, but this book is pretty terrible.
I've read few books that were quite so egregiously padded to make them book-length. The font is large; the spacing is large; the images are large and repeated 2-3 times; even the exercise instruction pages are all repeated at the end of the book. On this last point, I do see the value in summarising the routines in one place, but I don't think they had to be printed twice to achieve this, nor would this draw my attention so much if the rest of the content was all valuable. As if all of the repetition and spacing tricks weren't enough, there is a collection of about a dozen pages which quite literally repeats the same images from a previous section of the book, accompanied by a "whimsical poem" in massive typeface. All in all, if you distilled this down to the real content of value, it's probably 50 pages at most (including the images). I don't have any issue with that, but I could have done without the other 150 pages.
Unfortunately egregious padding is not this book's only issue. There is also a lot of pseudoscientific language that took me by surprise, as Goodman has seemed pretty credible in the talks and interviews I have watched. Much of this language is contained in bold assertions that aren't really substantiated. It seems as if there was some ambivalence about whether to include the 'why' as well as the 'how to' in this book, and what won out was something quite poorly distilled and stripped of its real scientific basis.
While this isn't necessarily a criticism, I was also quite surprised not to see any reference made to ancestral postures or ways of movement. Quite a lot of work has been done to study traditional cultures and their movement patterns, which I believe would actually back up (pun intended) a lot of what Goodman espouses, but somehow none of it made it into this work (that I can remember).
Last, and perhaps most concerningly, the descriptions of the exercise are pretty poor. They do in fact seem to almost contradict each other in certain places. You often get a long-form description, and a short bullet point description of the same exercise that seem quite different. Even between the two, they are still quite vague. The images only really help to illustrate the end point of a movement, but not really how to get there. I think this is probably why a link has been added to the book for supplemental materials which include videos. Quite tellingly, there is also a "companion book" PDF which includes the exactly the same exercises and images, but with much more elaborate and clear descriptions. It seems that someone figured out that these were necessary after the first publication.
It's a bit of a shame that this book is so poorly put together, as I don't think it's a reflection on the author (at least beyond his abilities as an author) or on the methodology, but I really would not recommend reading it. For a brief intro to Foundation Training, head over to YouTube. If you want to dive deeper, you probably should go for some kind of paid video option. Don't bother with this book.
I've read few books that were quite so egregiously padded to make them book-length. The font is large; the spacing is large; the images are large and repeated 2-3 times; even the exercise instruction pages are all repeated at the end of the book. On this last point, I do see the value in summarising the routines in one place, but I don't think they had to be printed twice to achieve this, nor would this draw my attention so much if the rest of the content was all valuable. As if all of the repetition and spacing tricks weren't enough, there is a collection of about a dozen pages which quite literally repeats the same images from a previous section of the book, accompanied by a "whimsical poem" in massive typeface. All in all, if you distilled this down to the real content of value, it's probably 50 pages at most (including the images). I don't have any issue with that, but I could have done without the other 150 pages.
Unfortunately egregious padding is not this book's only issue. There is also a lot of pseudoscientific language that took me by surprise, as Goodman has seemed pretty credible in the talks and interviews I have watched. Much of this language is contained in bold assertions that aren't really substantiated. It seems as if there was some ambivalence about whether to include the 'why' as well as the 'how to' in this book, and what won out was something quite poorly distilled and stripped of its real scientific basis.
While this isn't necessarily a criticism, I was also quite surprised not to see any reference made to ancestral postures or ways of movement. Quite a lot of work has been done to study traditional cultures and their movement patterns, which I believe would actually back up (pun intended) a lot of what Goodman espouses, but somehow none of it made it into this work (that I can remember).
Last, and perhaps most concerningly, the descriptions of the exercise are pretty poor. They do in fact seem to almost contradict each other in certain places. You often get a long-form description, and a short bullet point description of the same exercise that seem quite different. Even between the two, they are still quite vague. The images only really help to illustrate the end point of a movement, but not really how to get there. I think this is probably why a link has been added to the book for supplemental materials which include videos. Quite tellingly, there is also a "companion book" PDF which includes the exactly the same exercises and images, but with much more elaborate and clear descriptions. It seems that someone figured out that these were necessary after the first publication.
It's a bit of a shame that this book is so poorly put together, as I don't think it's a reflection on the author (at least beyond his abilities as an author) or on the methodology, but I really would not recommend reading it. For a brief intro to Foundation Training, head over to YouTube. If you want to dive deeper, you probably should go for some kind of paid video option. Don't bother with this book.
August 27, 2021
I appreciate the information and this movement approach seems useful, but I'm going to agree with the other reviewers that the actual book is a mess. The exercise descriptions are completely nonsensical and do not match the pictures. I read one, and all I could get from the instructions was to stand with your feet together and take a breath-- that was a whole page of writing, and the pictures showed something totally different! And there is a whole illustrated rhyming section, as if you would sit down and read this to a child. What?
I will watch the videos on this method, though, because it sounds like the exercises are actually useful; the book's exercise descriptions just need some serious editing. I like the emphasis on core expansion as an approach to a movement practice. The book was also a good reminder that breath work can really impact the amount/quality of your movement. I added some intentional breathing to my movements at work and it made an immediate difference to my shoulders/neck/back! So that was helpful, even though there is not at all enough content here for a book (and there's not much citation, so I'm not sure how much of this is backed by solid research).
Helpful as a complement to other, more well-researched and thorough books on movement (like those by Katy Bowman and Jill Miller), but does not stand alone.
I will watch the videos on this method, though, because it sounds like the exercises are actually useful; the book's exercise descriptions just need some serious editing. I like the emphasis on core expansion as an approach to a movement practice. The book was also a good reminder that breath work can really impact the amount/quality of your movement. I added some intentional breathing to my movements at work and it made an immediate difference to my shoulders/neck/back! So that was helpful, even though there is not at all enough content here for a book (and there's not much citation, so I'm not sure how much of this is backed by solid research).
Helpful as a complement to other, more well-researched and thorough books on movement (like those by Katy Bowman and Jill Miller), but does not stand alone.
February 28, 2019
Training works! It helped me with the spine pain. 5 stars for that.
That book is a pain! (0 or even "-3" stars for that.)
It's heavy - physically (kg) and with content.
Too many parts are written as if to "sound smart" - barely understandable, with micro added value.
Maybe it's because I'm not a native speaker. Maybe it's as others reviewers mentioned -the scientific jargon.
The scientific jargon here is mainly a "blah-blah". Not necessary for understanding & improvement. It's a waste of time. For a better health, it's much better to go on another Foundation training (than reading that book). Nevertheless, you can skip the "blah-blah" and focus on the friendly & useful parts. For example, focus on the parts you can apply.
P.S.
Doing training based on YouTube video(s) - that's on your own risk.
Trainer corrected me (and the entire group). Trainer shared the latest info in the area. Not yet published (in the books & videos). Training had a better (ROI) Return On Invested time.
That book is a pain! (0 or even "-3" stars for that.)
It's heavy - physically (kg) and with content.
Too many parts are written as if to "sound smart" - barely understandable, with micro added value.
Maybe it's because I'm not a native speaker. Maybe it's as others reviewers mentioned -the scientific jargon.
The scientific jargon here is mainly a "blah-blah". Not necessary for understanding & improvement. It's a waste of time. For a better health, it's much better to go on another Foundation training (than reading that book). Nevertheless, you can skip the "blah-blah" and focus on the friendly & useful parts. For example, focus on the parts you can apply.
P.S.
Doing training based on YouTube video(s) - that's on your own risk.
Trainer corrected me (and the entire group). Trainer shared the latest info in the area. Not yet published (in the books & videos). Training had a better (ROI) Return On Invested time.
December 18, 2018
This was an interesting overview of the Foundation Training method. I liked that there was a definition of the program to begin with and then the book went right into how to incorporate the exercises into your life. There was a full color picture of each exercise and a description of how to do it. There was even a section that showed various exercises you could do while doing everyday things like brushing your teeth or laundry.
I will still sign up for at least 30 days of the program online to get videos to help me learn the motions, but at least I know what I'm getting myself into. I feel like these exercises will help me with the back strains and pains I've been having. Likely 20 years at a desk has taken it's toll and now I need to strengthen some smaller muscle groups.
I will still sign up for at least 30 days of the program online to get videos to help me learn the motions, but at least I know what I'm getting myself into. I feel like these exercises will help me with the back strains and pains I've been having. Likely 20 years at a desk has taken it's toll and now I need to strengthen some smaller muscle groups.
January 25, 2022
Fast recall summary:
Our habitual movement patterns and positions are what cause pain
We compound little mistakes (repeated daily) into big unbalances... that overtime cause injuries or chronic pain
We live sedentary lives and move in ways our body is not built for 24/7
To regain our strength we need to change these habits
We do this by strengthening our posterior chain (glutes, back, hamstrings, shoulders, calves), fixing our breathing and stretching/elongating the body
By being conscious of your body throughout the day (while working, reading, before sleep etc.) you can consciously change one habit at a time.
By stacking multiple ones you can fix your incorrect movement patterns.
ps: "The Founder" exercise is life-changing - it really is simple but effective
Our habitual movement patterns and positions are what cause pain
We compound little mistakes (repeated daily) into big unbalances... that overtime cause injuries or chronic pain
We live sedentary lives and move in ways our body is not built for 24/7
To regain our strength we need to change these habits
We do this by strengthening our posterior chain (glutes, back, hamstrings, shoulders, calves), fixing our breathing and stretching/elongating the body
By being conscious of your body throughout the day (while working, reading, before sleep etc.) you can consciously change one habit at a time.
By stacking multiple ones you can fix your incorrect movement patterns.
ps: "The Founder" exercise is life-changing - it really is simple but effective
November 24, 2018
Borrowed from community library and didn't have time to finish before it was due to be returned. Lots of Hold requests for it so limited borrowing period. Did glean a few important points though and try to remember to put them into practice. .
Others who have read the entire book and write better reviews will explain better. I think it basically comes down to us using wrong muscles and positioning when we're moving or sitting. We're to make use of the hip joints to bend and stabilize ourselves instead of bending at the waist or sitting with poor body positioning for any length of time.
Will borrow again when I have time to read it in the limited borrowing period.
Others who have read the entire book and write better reviews will explain better. I think it basically comes down to us using wrong muscles and positioning when we're moving or sitting. We're to make use of the hip joints to bend and stabilize ourselves instead of bending at the waist or sitting with poor body positioning for any length of time.
Will borrow again when I have time to read it in the limited borrowing period.
October 31, 2019
Foundation training is an excellent way to learn how to use your body the way it was designed to move. I read this book while taking a 5-session Foundation Training class so I had a coach walking me through the exercises. I think the book provides a great background to understand what FT is about and pictorial guides into the moves. Now on to practice.
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July 18, 2023Question about author. Goodreads bio says he is an English professor. Other sites say he is a chiropractor. Another says he is a writer, psychologist…. Book jacket states Dr. Eric Goodman. Goodreads says Eric K. Goodman. Can someone please clarify bio of the actual author? Thanks! I did not know where else to pose this question.
September 26, 2023
I feel like this has some decent information, but it didn’t get edited well. Some things are explained well, and others are confusing. For the various exercises, he explains it one way in the text, and then differently in the pictured instructions. The weird editing takes away from the credibility of the overall message, I think.
November 30, 2023
Está bien, pero innecesariamente alargado. Podría ser un artículo de blog en lugar de un libro si no fuera porque se repite un montón, suelta mucha información que realmente no es necesaria y casi todas las técnicas son la misma en distinta posición. Por lo demás sólo decir que se debería editar mejor, porque por las imágenes a veces era difícil entender varios ejercicios.
September 11, 2021
Dr. Goodman's techniques and practice have been simply a life saver for ongoing lower back and sciatica issues. While the book is important to understand the foundation I highly recommend the video practice at their website.
November 19, 2016
Decompression Breathing, Foundation Training. Wonderful antidotes to "tech neck" and back and all our other crunchy ailments due to sedentarism. Just watch him on youtube...
April 23, 2019
Another read from my favorite “Wild Ideas Worth Living” podcast. I have finally learned what good posture feels like! Yes, it took me this long. Still working on my breathing.
May 22, 2019
Seems simple enough, I think I need a YouTube video just to confirm I’m doing it right. If it works for Thor...
September 20, 2019
I liked foundation and got this not realizing it was from the same author. Surprisingly this is even better
October 23, 2019
This probably didn't need to be a long book, but the exercises are helpful if you do them consistently.
December 14, 2020
Good book, and great exercises. Goodman’s routines are the most effective things I’ve done to deal with back pain.
August 26, 2022
I did not finish the book.
April 9, 2025
Just reading the book alone probably won’t help much…
November 9, 2018
Full review at https://www.kinesophy.com/systematic-....
After years of recurring, moderately serious back injuries, I finally purchased this book. In it, Goodman, a chiropractor who once suffered from low back pain, presents a simple series of exercises to treat and prevent lower back pain. Goodman’s general advice is not novel. Sit less. Be aware of your posture. Take deep belly breaths using your diaphragm. Bend by hinging from the hips instead of rounding your back. I’ve encountered all these recommendations in my years of health and fitness experience, and I’ve tried to adhere to them. But True to Form is the first resource I’ve found that combines this general advice into a specific routine of physical poses.
The majority of True to Form is devoted to the rationale behind these poses and examples of how they can be applied to everyday movements. The language and reasoning are easy to follow even if you don’t have a background in anatomy or strength and conditioning. Frequent and simple diagrams help illuminate the text. But the book’s highlight is the set of twelve exercises listed at the end, which Goodman calls Foundation Training.
I’ve been following Goodman’s recommended routine for almost a year and haven’t experienced another back flare-up (knock on wood). My back feels strong, even when I’m performing heavy deadlifts or squats. Occasionally, I can actually feel my back decompress as I perform a Foundation Training exercise. I can’t say for certain that my back has completely healed. But I do feel confident that Foundation Training has made my spine healthier and less susceptible to injury. If you suffer from chronic back pain or repeated injuries, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
After years of recurring, moderately serious back injuries, I finally purchased this book. In it, Goodman, a chiropractor who once suffered from low back pain, presents a simple series of exercises to treat and prevent lower back pain. Goodman’s general advice is not novel. Sit less. Be aware of your posture. Take deep belly breaths using your diaphragm. Bend by hinging from the hips instead of rounding your back. I’ve encountered all these recommendations in my years of health and fitness experience, and I’ve tried to adhere to them. But True to Form is the first resource I’ve found that combines this general advice into a specific routine of physical poses.
The majority of True to Form is devoted to the rationale behind these poses and examples of how they can be applied to everyday movements. The language and reasoning are easy to follow even if you don’t have a background in anatomy or strength and conditioning. Frequent and simple diagrams help illuminate the text. But the book’s highlight is the set of twelve exercises listed at the end, which Goodman calls Foundation Training.
I’ve been following Goodman’s recommended routine for almost a year and haven’t experienced another back flare-up (knock on wood). My back feels strong, even when I’m performing heavy deadlifts or squats. Occasionally, I can actually feel my back decompress as I perform a Foundation Training exercise. I can’t say for certain that my back has completely healed. But I do feel confident that Foundation Training has made my spine healthier and less susceptible to injury. If you suffer from chronic back pain or repeated injuries, you owe it to yourself to read this book.
December 10, 2024
Helpful Resource for Back Pain Sufferers
I’m sure that like many people who purchased this book, I had a purpose - seeking a solution to back pain. In my case - L4 and L5, spinal stenosis, degenerative disks etc. My back goes out about once a year and I am in severe pain for several weeks. I’ve tried any number of remedies - physical therapy, epidural, heat and ice pads, muscle relaxers, cortisone shots, tens unit, still point inducer and more. Many of these work well (epidural injection anyone?) for a lengthy period, some work for a shorter period (I like the tens unit) and some seem like they have only psychosomatic benefit.
However, all these fixes are more about pain alleviation than addressing the root cause. Eric Goodman’s book addresses the problem from this perspective and his exercises have now become a (fairly) constant part of my daily routine. I am not religious about doing the exercises but I am fairly focused on incorporating the core movements into my everyday routines. The idea of lengthening my core so that everything has room to breathe, is coordinated and can interact together makes intuitive sense. As a side note, i wonder why these sorts of exercises are not incorporated into physical therapy sessions - seems like a no-brainer!
The book is fairly compact and easy to read - some parts you can quickly skim while others are worth going back over. I have an early version of kindle - so the pictures were not as clear as I would have liked - but that is my bad. It did lead me to go online to check out foundation training resources on the web - and there are plenty available.
I’m sure that like many people who purchased this book, I had a purpose - seeking a solution to back pain. In my case - L4 and L5, spinal stenosis, degenerative disks etc. My back goes out about once a year and I am in severe pain for several weeks. I’ve tried any number of remedies - physical therapy, epidural, heat and ice pads, muscle relaxers, cortisone shots, tens unit, still point inducer and more. Many of these work well (epidural injection anyone?) for a lengthy period, some work for a shorter period (I like the tens unit) and some seem like they have only psychosomatic benefit.
However, all these fixes are more about pain alleviation than addressing the root cause. Eric Goodman’s book addresses the problem from this perspective and his exercises have now become a (fairly) constant part of my daily routine. I am not religious about doing the exercises but I am fairly focused on incorporating the core movements into my everyday routines. The idea of lengthening my core so that everything has room to breathe, is coordinated and can interact together makes intuitive sense. As a side note, i wonder why these sorts of exercises are not incorporated into physical therapy sessions - seems like a no-brainer!
The book is fairly compact and easy to read - some parts you can quickly skim while others are worth going back over. I have an early version of kindle - so the pictures were not as clear as I would have liked - but that is my bad. It did lead me to go online to check out foundation training resources on the web - and there are plenty available.
October 10, 2021
We are entities that express themselves through a physical body in spacetime, so we’re subject to the rules of that physical domain. To allow our mind to perform in the best way, we need our brain, with its plasticity, to be in the best possible condition. Physical-mental development is very important and influenced by many factors concerning habits and lifestyles. For example the right quality and quantity of sleep, proper nutrition, proper physical and mental training, valuable social interaction in a stimulating environment, and so on.
Inspiring book!
Inspiring book!
June 14, 2016
I received an advanced copy of this book from Goodreads. I think this had really good, practical information that can be used everyday to really help people move in a way that is better for pain relief.
September 7, 2016
interesting book about human pain and physiology... as someone with back pain, i plan to use these movements and exercises to retrain my body to work more effectively and properly... a lot of things to consider after finishing...
November 12, 2016
Good information but waaaay to long.
Save your money from buying the book and get the videos to follow along instead.
https://www.foundationtraining.com/pr...
Save your money from buying the book and get the videos to follow along instead.
https://www.foundationtraining.com/pr...
May 2, 2016
Foundation training is the
Full disclosure: I won an ARC uncorrected proof of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Full disclosure: I won an ARC uncorrected proof of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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