263 Adam McAtee: Do we need corrective exercise?

263 Adam McAtee: Do we need corrective exercise?

From Mindful Strength by Kathryn Bruni-Young

December 29, 2025 · 49 min · Season 2025 · Episode 263

About this episode

Kathryn and Adam discuss the concept of corrective exercise and how to assess movement faults.

In this episode Kathryn and Adam talk about what corrective exercise is, why we see some movements as faults and others as safe, and how to assess whether something actually needs to be corrected. Take this as an example... a client walks into the gym and they stand with their feet turned out. We might have been trained to look at that as an imbalance, a movement fault, something that should be corrected. But is that person's natural position actually a problem, or does their body just not conform to the alignment we were taught in our textbooks? This podcast is for the movement teachers, anatomy nerds, trainers and coaches who want to challenge the way they think about exercise. Adam is a pilates teacher, teacher trainer, physical therapist and business owner who is passionate about bringing better evidence into the studio and gym. To learn more about Adam's work click here. To listen to Adam's podcast click here. To listen to Episode 222 with Adam on motor learning and teaching, click here. _____________ If you want to start strength training our Mindful Strength Membership is an incredible place to begin! We have tutorials, classes you can work out along with, and a monthly…

People in this episode

Host: Kathryn Bruni-Young

Guest: Adam McAtee

Topics covered

  • corrective exercise
  • movement assessment
  • fitness training
  • anatomy
  • exercise philosophy

Keywords

  • corrective exercise
  • movement faults
  • fitness
  • anatomy
  • exercise assessment

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Organizations: Mindful Strength, Mindful Strength Membership

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