Tatiana Cornelius-Ling, co-owns FIT 4 LIFE, The Functional Gym, is Malaysia's and South East Asia's one and only C.H.E.K (Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiologist) Level 4 Practitioner, C.H.E.K Golf Biomechanic, and C.H.E.K Holistic LifeStyle Coach. She is also a FISAF (Federation Internationale des Sports Aerobics et Fitness) certified Personal Trainer, Aqua Instructor and Group Fitness Instructor, as well as a certified PIA (Pilates Institute of Australasia) Pilates Matwork Instructor. She has been instructing since 1994 and is currently pursuing her Personal Professional Spiritual Success Mastery Program Personal Professional Spiritual Success Mastery Program and the Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiologist Certification with the C.H.E.K Institute (USA).

At a Level 4, areas of specialty are:

• postural analysis and correction
• assessment & correction of muscle imbalance
• recreation of functional movement patterns
• performance enhancement for golf
• performance enhancement for sports, daily living or work
• strength & conditioning
• orthopedic rehabilitation
• nutrition (Metabolic Typing) & lifestyle coaching

What is a C.H.E.K Practitioner?

A C.H.E.K Practitioner is a highly trained exercise, strength & conditioning specialist. C.H.E.K Practitioners must complete four intensive certification courses taught in small group settings, plus pass several rigorous written and practical examinations. There are four levels of C.H.E.K Practitioners as the entire certification program is four years in length. At a Level 4, practitioners are proficient in:

• assessing "why people don't heal" after rehabilitation intervention by seeking to identify the etiology of each patient's challenges or injury based on sound orthopedic, neurological, hormonal, digestive, eliminative and limbic/emotional factors
• assessment & identification of common low - mid - upper back & neck pain and core dysfunctions such as disc herniations, spondylothesis, spondylosis, stenosis & sacro-iliac dysfunction
• recognizing all "red flags" or in other words, underlying complications to an exercise program
• postural & length tension assessments
• offering exercise modifications for orthopedic pathology
• the science of manipulating acute exercise variables
• practical application of the triad of health (Physical - Mental - Chemical)
• postural analysis
• gait analysis
• primal movement pattern assessments
• range of motion assessment
• stretching techniques for improving muscle imbalances & management of musculo-skeletal pain

What can a C.H.E.K Practitioner do for you?

Evaluation

A C.H.E.K Practitioner will begin your consultation with a comprehensive evaluation. The evaluation process is used to accumulate the information necessary to design your individual, highly specific program.

Program Design

The C.H.E.K Practitioner will consider other findings and how they affect the attainment of your goals. They will then carefully design your own unique corrective or performance exercise program, taking into consideration your schedule and equipment availability.

Program Instruction

The C.H.E.K Practitioner will then personally guide you through each specific stretch and exercise they have developed for you to progressively obtain your goal.

Program Progression

A re-evaluation is recommended every 4-6 weeks (pending program compliance) and a follow-up program will be developed to meet your current level ability.

What can a C.H.E.K Holistic LifeStyle Coach do for you?

A C.H.E.K Holistic LifeStyle Coach will begin your consultation with a comprehensive evaluation. The evaluation process is used to accumulate the information necessary to evaluate your current level of wellness, health consciousness and interest in making lifestyle changes that will improve your health.

You will be "metabolic typed", and an individualized eating plan based on your biochemical individuality will be provided. A C.H.E.K Holistic LifeStyle Coach will expand your understanding of food and lifestyle habits as a therapeutic medium for maintaining and restoring health and wellness, as well as inform, educate, motivate and coach you toward your health goal. You will comprehend why every meal, every bout of exercise and every late night has a hormonal consequence - You are What You Eat!

What is a C.H.E.K Golf BioMechanic?

Did you know that 53% of male and 45% of female golfers suffer from low back pain, and 30% of all touring professionals are playing injured at any given time? The sport is also rampant with wrist and shoulder problems, which is not surprising, considering the lack of core conditioning in most golfers, leading to overuse of the arms. That's where the corrective exercise specialist and certified Golf BioMechanic, can help! Golfers need this service to reduce the incidence of injury. They will come to understand:

• How poor posture and tight muscles affect the swing and what to do about it
• Why warming up before play can dramatically enhance play
• The correct way to train for improved flexibility, strength and power
• Why breaking the Flexibility – Stability – Strength – Power formula can break your body

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