Movement Performance Centre

Movement Performance Centre A Multidisciplinary facility offering Athlete Development, Performance Therapy, and Golf Simulation.

11/18/2025

Goals; prevent injury, create change, ability outside of weight room matters !💪🏽⚡️

11/12/2025

Push exercises 🚀
Upper and lower- every rep builds strength stability and control.

10/29/2025

TODAYS PREP
It’s not just a warm-up — it’s the start of something stronger🏋🏼‍♂️
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10/24/2025

A balanced, strategic and purposeful workout. Make every session count !
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Why Posture Matters:[Image: Sam demonstrates correct desk postural positioning] Posture is the alignment and positioning...
09/03/2025

Why Posture Matters:
[Image: Sam demonstrates correct desk postural positioning]

Posture is the alignment and positioning of the body in relation to gravity. Contrary to popular dialogue around posture, the idea that having "good" posture prevents pain and injury is not supported by scientific evidence. In reality, the issues often lie in spending to much time in any sustained, static postures, regardless of how anatomically correct they look.

Spending to much time in any one position, regardless of how upright that position may be, is associated with increased risk of musculoskeletal discomfort, particularly in sedentary populations, More important than being in a "good" posture is to frequently change positions: movement and variety do more to keep a person out of pain than holding one's head up.

With that said, there are positions that work better than others for most people. A 2018 study of 528 office workers found that taking frequent breaks from sitting, having a chair with lumbar and arm support, aligning the screen properly to avoid strain on the neck and shoulders were all associated with lower incidence of pain. Daily exercise and lower-stress work environments further protected office workers from pain.

We can thus see that certain elements of posture are important, but just as important, if not mores, are changing positions frequently, getting daily exercise, and managing stress.

Workplace ergonomics can help to make office workers more comfortable, but "good" posture is not a panacea. A healthy lifestyle that incorporates frequent movement and stress management are just as crucial to keeping your body happy during the work week.

Written by: Sam Martin PT, DPT, Kassidy Tonner

08/15/2025

Minimal equipment at home? Try this full body workout that only uses dumbbells!

Why train one side at a time? Unilateral exercises are those that predominantly work one limb, such as single-leg squa...
08/05/2025

Why train one side at a time?

Unilateral exercises are those that predominantly work one limb, such as single-leg squats, step-ups, and lunges. Exercises like these will improve strength, stability, and coordination by isolating the limb(s) of one side of the body. Incorporating unilateral training can improve balance, agility, and movement symmetry in sports and everyday life.

Neuromuscular Benefits

The benefits of challenging on one side or limb of the body include:
Improved motor unit recruitment (using more of the fibers in an individual muscle) on the working side, improving coordination and control of the body outside of its usual two-sided patterns.
Improving balance by engaging the stabilizing muscles in the hip, knee and ankle more than when both feet are on the ground.
Improved proprioception (joint position awarenesswithout visual feedback), which can improve bodily awareness and reduce the likely.
Cross Education effects

Neural adaptations from training one limb can also enhance the strength in the untrained limb by activating parts of the brain that improve strength and coordination on the opposite side. This is why we often spend some sets training the uninjured limb during rehab: the stimulation that occurs in the opposite side of the body and brain can "cross over" affect both limbs.

Load Distribution and Muscle Activation

Along with the increased muscle activation, unilateral training also changes the load across the spine. Challenging one side and not the other increases the demand on pelvic and spinal control because the athlete now has to resist some element of rotational, forward/backward, or side-to-side force. Single-arm and single-leg movements are thus a key part of our rehab approach to lower back and neck problems.

Unilateral training offers a wide range of benefits: improved coordination, strength, and neuromuscular control on both sides of the body. Whether you're recovering from injury or looking to improve overall performance, unilateral exercises are a key tool for building a more balanced, resilient body.

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02/07/2025

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7G-785 Sir John A. MacDonald Boulevard
Kingston, ON
K7L1H3

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Monday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Thursday 6:30am - 6:30pm
Friday 6:30am - 4pm

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