You’re always told your problems come from too much tension, whether it’s in your neck, traps, back, hip flexors, quads, or calves. This way of thinking has dominated since the beginning of exercise science.

At @fp.certified, we decided to ask a different question:

Where should you build tension, and where should you maintain it, to create optimal movement?

This is one of the biggest issues in the practice of chiropractic and other passive approaches to rehabilitation. Many people undergo spinal or joint mobilizations that may offer short-term relief, but without reinforcing proper mechanics, those effects rarely last. Without addressing how the body distributes tension through movement, dysfunction simply reappears in a different form.

Rather than chasing a single symptom, Dr. Berkus has been able to help her clients focus on building functional tension throughout the entire body, the kind that creates space, coordination, and balance so that problem areas can finally start improving.

This is what we teach in our online programs and in-person certification courses. It’s what allows FP practitioners worldwide to transform not just people’s bodies, but their lives.

Shoutout to @kimberlyberkusdc for sharing her experience here.