Our Physical Therapists and Exercise Physiologists understand the special set of needs and goals you bring to the table.  What will emerge from a health and fitness consultation will be an educated you, empowered by the knowledge and understanding of how your body performs best for life, sport, and recreation.

The Complete Forster Structure Program© is the foundation of all of our personal training and exercise programs. The Forster Structure Program will bring your fitness to a peak as you progress through the comprehensive phases of Periodization training. Following your head-to-toe Structural Exam performed by a Physical Therapist, you will receive a personalized training program for your use at home or in your own fitness center, as well as four personal training sessions at PHASE IV to instruct you in core strength, posture exercises, Periodization weight training, stretching, and plyometric exercises specific to each phase. This program will start by providing the basic stretching and strengthening exercises required to prevent injury and provide the structural essentials to remain healthy and maintain joint function and stability. This will lead to efficiency and injury prevention for sport and general health. Delivered with the professional guidance of an experienced Sports Physical Therapist & Exercise Physiologist, this program includes the essential exercises necessary to achieve functional and balanced joint stability, advanced flexibility, and core strength.

Unlike any typical gym, at PHASE IV Physical Therapists oversee all personal training sessions. Training experiences are supportive, effective, educational, and safe. Data collected from your Structural Examination, Consultation, and other assessments is utilized to customize your periodized Prescription fitness, conditioning, strength, and metabolic program; and every session is executed together with your PHASE IV certified exercise physiologist. EveryPersonal Training Session is designed to bring your fitness to a peak and meet your goals for health and sport. This is what PHASE IV does better than any one else; and why discerning coaches and clients continue to turn to PHASE IV to create prescription training programs for their world class athletes as well as recreational competitors, and anyone who believes fitness is a priority in their life.

Intense training schedules, pressures to be the best, and painful even fatal injuries prevent more than 3.5 million student athletes under age 15 from reaching their personal goals. PHASE IV is the leader in scientific health and fitness training programs for adolescents. Our programs are overseen by Physical Therapists, Exercise Physiologists & Credentialed Coaches. We utilize the most advanced scientific training technologies to gain an ethical performance edge. For more than 35 years our programs have provided students the critical foundation for all Jr. High School, High School, and NCAA sports programs. PHASE IV Fitness Academy for 13-18 Year olds is open to all skill levels:

• Builds strong bodies protected from injury
• Age-appropriate strength, flexibility, nutrition and cardio program to build the necessary foundation in core strength, joint stability, flexibility, power and speed applicable to all sports
• Proven to protect against injury, improves posture and performance
• Sports-specific Periodization training programs
• Nutrition programs A Sports Nutritionist will guide each athlete on how to properly fuel for their training and competitions
• Every student athlete in an individual program is evaluated by a Physical Therapist before being instructed in exercises

Honed over the last thirty five years in the results driven world of elite athletics, and every day with clients just like you, we know that the essential foundation of exercise is the FORSTER STRUCTURE PROGRAM© Strength and Flexibility Training. The vital component of fitness is healthy resilient joints and muscles, with increasing flexibility and strength to adapt to life, sport, and aging. Flexibility: During exercise our muscles shorten; therefore, the connective tissue must be stretched to maintain full range of motion and good posture. As we age, connective tissue naturally tightens and begins to lead to functional limitations. These limitations lead to altered mechanics of the joint and eventually joint wearing (Arthritis). It is the one aspect of aging we can reverse. Discover the safest and most effective stretching techniques to help you perform better, prevent injury, improve your range of motion, and aid in your recovery from exercise. In this video you will learn:

• The safest and most effective stretches for each part of your body
• How to incorporate a safe and effective stretching routine into your active lifestyle
• The importance of stretching in developing healthy joints and muscles for life
• How stretching aids in the recovery process and helps to prevent injury
• The performance benefits of a proper stretching routine in sport and training
• How stretching improves your range of motion, improving athletic performance

Exercise is only half the battle when it comes to achieving health, fitness, and body you desire. Food is the other. Just like with exercise, a science-based approach to what you put in your body and when you do, has a great effect on your ability to achieve your health and fitness goals. The PHASE IV approach to health and fitness involves guided exercise and an easy-to-follow, “close-to-the- earth” diet. Both are designed for one singular goal: metabolic efficiency—to make you a better butter burner. But where do you start? How DO YOU construct a dietary program that addresses your unique personal physiology, genetics, lifestyle, and metabolism? Our thorough understanding of the intricate synergistic relationship between nourishment, lifestyle, exercise and enhanced metabolic function, will result in a science based program that defines exactly how to fuel your body, and the exact calories you need to fuel your workouts and lifestyle while managing your weight goals. With PHASE IV individualized programs and support, you will achieve your goals and create the body you’ve always wanted!

Few people would take up tennis or golf without first taking some lessons from a pro. Most runners, however, mistakenly think that because running is a basic human function, and since we all did it as children, we do not need to be taught how to run. While it’s true that the human body has evolved to be an efficient running machine able to cover long distances with a well-honed economy of motion, our civilized life style has robbed us of the built in efficiencies that evolution provided. Our muscles have shortened and weakened, our joints have tightened, and movements have become corrupted by hours of sitting and a lack of stretching. To exploit the gifts that evolution has given us, we need to learn to run in a way that benefits energy conservation and keeps us protected from injury. The PHASE IV Gait Analysis is performed by Physical Therapists with expertise in joint function, human movement patterns, and in the myriad of ways that runners get hurt. We will video your stride frequency, knee rise, foot and leg position at foot strike, and upper body carriage to identify bio-mechanical deficiencies and correct them. We will assess whether your shoes are appropriate for your mechanics and provide you with drills to maximize your efficiency and increase your speed.