Gait-Based Movement Screening
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Gait-Based Movement Screening

Understanding what is missing in someone's gait functions provides the necessary information to designing the most effective strength and conditioning program for improved performance. In this session, participants will be guided through 10 movement screens and be able to apply the resulting information to a person's program design with traditional strength exercises they are already familiar with.

Rocky Snyder

Rocky Snyder is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist, an NSCA-Certified Personal Trainer and is Certified in Applied Functional Science. He is a master trainer with 25 years of professional experience. Rocky is also a published author of three conditioning books on adventure sports. His fourth book, "Return to Center: Strength Training to Re-Align the Body, Recover from Pain, and Achieve Optimal Performance" will be available summer 2019. Rocky specializes in gait analysis, chronic and acute pain alleviation, and posture re-alignment for general populations to professional and Olympic athletes. Aside from operating his studio in Santa Cruz, California for over 20 years, he also creates and coordinates over 30 fitness classes for the local rehabilitation hospital each month.
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Learning Objectives


  1. Describe the gait cycle.
  2. Explain how this fundamental means of locomotion dictates the quality and efficiency of all other movements.
  3. Discuss the pronation and supination mechanics of the feet, and how those relate to all other areas of the body.
  4. Outline 10 movements that aid in screening the quality of gait mechanics.
  5. Create programs that address the missing components of an individual’s gait mechanics and postural misalignments.
  6. Apply a selection of exercises that can improve performance, while reevaluating exercises that hinder performance.

Course Procedure

  1. Enroll in the course.
  2. View the course content.
  3. Take the test. (You must score 80% to pass. If you do not pass, you may retake the test.)
  4. Print your certificate of completion.

Course Content

  • Gait-Based Movement Screening
  • Session Handout - PPT
  • Session Handout
  • Gait-Based Movement Screening

Available Course Credits

ACTION0.1
ACSM1
AFPA1
AFAA1
BCRPA1
CHEK1
FAI/ISSA1
IFPA1
NASM0.1
NAFTA1
NAFC0.1
NCEP1
NCCPT1
NCSF0.5
NESTA0.1
NETA1
NFPT0.2
NIEW0.1
NSPA1