COURSE OVERVIEW
Effective training starts before the main workout and continues after the session ends. How well a client prepares for movement, manages fatigue and recovers between sessions affects movement quality, performance and long-term participation in exercise.
Fundamentals of Movement Preparation and Recovery is a two-day practical course designed to help exercise professionals prepare clients for training, support physical recovery and build movement capacity for life.
Day 1 introduces the RAMP framework: Raise, Activate, Mobilise and Potentiate. Participants will learn how to assess movement readiness, improve mobility and stability, activate key muscle groups and prepare clients for the physical demands of training.
Day 2 focuses on the science and application of recovery. Participants will explore stretching flows, assisted stretching, PNF techniques, self-myofascial release, relaxation strategies and recovery programming.
Movement and longevity principles are integrated across both days through the Sitting-Rising Test, ground-to-stand transitions, centre-of-mass control, coordination activities and restorative floor postures. These practical tools help clients maintain confidence, mobility and independence as they age.
The course provides a complete training approach:
- Prepare the body before exercise.
- Improve movement quality during exercise.
- Support recovery after exercise.
- Maintain movement capacity between training sessions.
INSIGHTS
- Explain the principles of movement preparation, physical recovery and long-term movement capacity
- Apply the RAMP framework to prepare individuals and groups for different types of training.
- Observe mobility, stability, coordination and centre-of-mass control during movement.
- Administer and interpret the Sitting-Rising Test within their professional scope.
- Coach safe ground-to-stand transitions from supine, prone, seated and kneeling positions.
- Integrate archetype rest postures, including squatting, kneeling, cross-sitting and side-sitting, into movement preparation and recovery sessions.
- Select suitable activation, mobility and potentiation exercises based on the client’s needs and planned training session.
- Apply stretching flows, assisted stretching, PNF stretching and self-myofascial release safely.
- Use breathing, relaxation and low-intensity movement strategies to support recovery.
- Assess basic recovery needs using factors such as sleep, fatigue, soreness, stress and resting heart-rate trends.
- Modify preparation and recovery activities for different ages, fitness levels and movement abilities.
- Design integrated movement preparation, recovery and home-practice programmes for individual clients and groups.
- Combo of:
• Fundamentals of Movement Prep
• Fundamentals of Recovery
With Bonus:
• Movement and Longevity - Credits: 1.6 ACE | 14 NREP
- Upcoming Intake:
26-27 September 2026
9AM-5PM - Course fee:
Early Bird: S$780 (Ends 16th Aug 2026)
Regular: S$840
- Eligible for UTAP claims
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
This course is suitable for:
- Personal trainers who want to improve how they prepare clients for training and support recovery between sessions.
- Group fitness instructors who want structured preparation and recovery strategies for group classes.
- Strength and conditioning coaches seeking practical methods to improve readiness, movement quality and recovery.
- Sports coaches who want to prepare athletes for training and manage physical fatigue more effectively.
- Movement coaches who work with mobility, coordination, stability and functional movement.
- Exercise and rehabilitation professionals seeking practical preparation and recovery tools within their professional scope.
- Coaches working with older adults who want to improve floor confidence, coordination, balance and functional independence.
- Fitness professionals working with beginners, sedentary adults or clients returning to exercise after appropriate clearance.
- Fitness enthusiasts with a sound understanding of exercise who want to learn more about movement preparation, physical recovery and lifelong movement.
EDUCATOR
Jacq Ng
Jacq is committed to promoting health and wellbeing for all through fitness, driven by the belief that exercise is medicine. This passion has guided him into education, where he can reach both current and aspiring fitness professionals to help them elevate their coaching. Jacq’s approach is deeply influenced by years of learning from leading global experts, which he has refined into an adaptive style tailored to his participants.
Experienced in delivering highly engaging courses, Jacq excels at making the complex simple. He is a sports scientist specializing in exercise physiology and strength and conditioning. Currently, he serves as the Head of Education for FTI Global and is an elite fellow for the Faculty of Sports and Exercise Sciences at Universiti Malaya, where he is also an alumnus.