Old Paul Chek Audio Interview – Parts 1 & 2
BIOGRAPHY:
Paul Chek is a world-renowned expert in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology. For over twenty years, Paul’s unique, holistic approach to treatment and education has changed the lives of many of his clients, his students and their clients. By treating the body as a whole system and finding the root cause of a problem, Paul has been successful where traditional approaches have consistently failed.
Paul is the founder of the C.H.E.K (Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology) Institute, based in California, USA.
SPEAKER AND CONSULTANT:
Paul is a sought after international presenter and consultant for organizations such as the Chicago Bulls, Australia’s Canberra Raiders and the US Air Force Academy. His information is not only cutting-edge, but also very applicable. Students leave his classes with information they can use, and achieve results with right away. Paul was the keynote speaker for the New Zealand Musculoskeletal Conference in 1998 and was and rated number one speaker by participants at the 1998 IHRSA conference, out of 85 speakers.
EDUCATOR:
Paul has produced over 50 videos and 16 advanced-level home study courses designed for the fitness and clinical professional. He is a regular contributor to several publications and websites, such as Mercola.com, Personal Training on the Net and New Zealand Fitness.
Paul is a strong believer in the essential role provided by practical training. He has developed four advanced level certification programs to provide hands-on instruction for the exercise and health industries. The CHEK Exercise Coach program introduces fitness and exercise professionals to an integrated approach to conditioning; the C.H.E.K Certification Program is a two- to four-year advanced level program teaching corrective exercise and high-performance conditioning; the Golf Biomechanics Intensive focuses on functional conditioning for golfers; Nutrition and Lifestyle Coaching Program is the newest course with three levels of education in how to reach optimal health from the inside out. Over 1000 people worldwide have been trained in one or more of these challenging and elite level certification programs.
INVENTOR:
Paul Chek has accrued three US patents for posture calibrating, hydrotherapy and equipment inventions and has also designed several pieces of functional exercise equipment.
AUTHOR:
Paul has written six books and one audio book:
How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy!, 2004
CHEK Mark for Success Vol. 1, 2001
CHEK Mark for Success Vol. 2, 2002
Movement That Matters, 2001
The Golf Biomechanic’s Manual; Whole in One Golf Conditioning, 1999
Awesome Abs!, A Muscle Mag publication, 1994
You Are What You Eat (audiobook), 2003
Forthcoming in 2005:
Under the Veil of Deception; What You Really Need to Know about Organic Foods and Farming
Golf, Eat and Be Healthy!
How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy on a Shoestring!
RECENT CONVENTION & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:
Paul is a sought after presenter at fitness, sports conditioning and medical conventions.
ECA Miami, November 11-14, 2004
Swedish Seminar Series, Halmstad, Sweden, November 4-7, 2004
Fitness Forum conference, UK, October 22-24, 2004
CanFitPro, Toronto, Canada, August 20-22, 2004
World Class clubs convention, Moscow, Russia, April 14-18, 2004
ECA New York, March 12-14, 2004
ECA Miami, November 13-16, 2003
PGA European Teaching Convention, Munich Germany, October 2-4, 2003
CanFitPro, Toronto, Canada, August 14-17, 2003
FitPro 2003, Loughborough UK, April 11-13, 200
ECA conference, New York, March 13-16, 2003
SPEAKING AND CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
Voted one of Top 100 Trainers in USA by readers of Men’s Journal, December 2004
Personal Trainer Educator Award and Best Male Presenter at the ECA 2004 OBOW Awards
Most Controversial Presenter at the CanFitPro 2003 conference
Featured speaker at the PGA European Teaching Convention, October 2003
Featured speaker at the PGA of Sweden Summit, March 2002
Featured speaker at the McTimoney Chiropractic Convention, Oxford, UK – October 2001
Rated Number 1 out of 85 speakers by participant evaluations in 1998. International Health, Racket and Sports Club Association (IHRSA)
Keynote speaker at the New Zealand Musculo-skeletal conference, November 1998
LECTURER AND/OR CONSULTANT TO:
Chicago Bulls Basketball Team
Denver Nuggets Basketball Team
Olympic Kayak and Canoe Teams
Canberra Raiders Rugby League Team, Australia
Canterbury Crusaders Rugby Team, New Zealand
Auckland Blues Rugby Team, New Zealand
Usaf Fighting Falcons
Usaf Swimming Team
US Army Boxing Team at Fort Bragg, NC
C.I.S.M. Military World Champion Boxing Team
Los Angeles Chiropractic College
UCSD Spine & Joint Conditioning Center
EFI Total Gym, San Diego, California
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Tafe College, Adelaide, Australia
Fitness Works, New Zealand
“PUMP” International, Les Mills World of Fitness, New Zealand
SELECT PRINT APPEARANCES:
Mens Journal, December 2004
On Fitness, Vol.5 No. 3, June 2004
Mens Health, December 2003
Mens Journal, November 2003
San Diego Union Tribune, June 27, 2003
Health Club Management, May 2003
Spa Magazine, September/October 2002
Shape, May 2002
Glamour, April 2002
Health and Fitness (UK), April 2002
SouthWest Airlines Spirit, March 2002
Outside Magazine, June 1999 and January 2002
Strive, May/June, 2001
Physical, November, 2000
The Mirror, (UK) September 21, 2000
Ms Fitness, September 2000
The Times, (UK) August 5, 2000
RECENT MEDIA APPEARANCES:
KCEO 1000, San Diego
- The Nature of Health, December 18, 2004
OLN and KPI TV
- Countdown: Survival 25, Episodes 8 and 10, August 2004
KGMI 790AM, Bellingham, WA
- Body Talk, July 30, 2004
KCEO 1000, San Diego
- The Nature of Health, June 5, 2004
KGMI 790AM, Bellingham, WA
- Body Talk, January 17, 2004
KCEO 1000, San Diego
- The Nature of Health, January 17, 2004
KGMI 790AM, Bellingham, WA
- Body Talk, October 11, 2003
KCEO 1000, San Diego
- The Nature of Health, March 22, 2003
KPBS 89.5, San Diego
- The Lounge, January 10, 2002
The Golf Channel
- Author interview, September 2001
Talk Radio, New Zealand
- Author interview, June 2000
SELECTED MAGAZINE / WEBZINE ARTICLES AUTHORED BY PAUL CHEK:
American Holistic Health Association
“Food and Exercise; the Drugs of Choice”, October 2002
Australian UltraFit
“Should Athletes Train Like Bodybuilders?”, Issue 50
Can-Fit-Pro InformAction
“Back Strong and Beltless”, August/September 2002
Fitness (Australia)
“The ‘Big Bang’ Exercise”, Issue 66, September 2001
Fitnesscommerce – www.fitcommerce.com
“You Are What You Eat”, December 2003
Fitness Focus (Australia)
“Training Jane, Not Tarzan”, Vol. 69, June 2002
Fitness Network (UK)
“Back Strong and Beltless”, Dec 2001/January, 2002
“What You Should Know About Constipation”, Feb./March, 2004
Fitness Trainer Canada
“Dynamic Rotator Cuff Conditioning”, August 2002
“Rehab Referral”, April 2002
Mercola.com, www.mercola.com
Regular contributor 2003-present
Ms. Fitness
“Melt Down and Tone up to Your Beauty”, Summer, 2001
Muscle Media
“Strong and Stable – Swiss Ball Training”, January 2003
“Flatten Your Abs Forever”, November 2002
“Training Jane, not Tarzan”, November 1998
“Jungle Gym Exercise Revisited”, August 1998
“Is Your Routine Out of Order?”, May 1998
“Your Healthy Back ‘Chek’ List”, April 1998
Muscle & Fitness
“Hitting Below the Belt”, Sept. 1996
“Hitting Above the Belt”, February 1997
“The Lowdown on the Pulldown”, February 1998
New Zealand Fitness Magazine
Regular contributor, 1996 to present
New Zealand Women’s Golfer
“Get a Leg Up on Power Leaks”, Vol. 2 Issue 3, 1999
OnFitness
“You Are What You Eat – So Eat Organic”, Vol. 5 Number 5, January 2005
“Beyond the Crunch”,Vol. 2 Number 3, July 2002
Personal Fitness Professionals
“Balancing The Autonomic Nervous System”, February 2004
“Empower and Heal”, December 2003
“Unlocking the Truth, Nutritional Principles to Live By”, July 2003
“Balance Training for the Elderly”, May 2003
“Wellness in a Mechanized World”, March 2003
“Unleash the Power Within – Tornado Ball Training”, January 2003
“The Chek Approach to Golf Conditioning”, October 2002
“Abs in or Abs Out?”, June 2001
“Healing Power of the Pool”, April 2001
“Gyms of the Future; Will History Repeat Itself?”, October 2001
Personal Trainer on the Net, www.PTontheNet.com
Regular contributor, 2000-present
Southern Californian PGA Magazine
“How to Resolve Chronic Swing Faults”, May 1999
“About Excessive Head Movement and Sway”, June 1999
Workout And Fitness (Denmark)
“Swiss Ball Training”, September, 2001
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