Functional Movement Screen (FMS)

What is FMS?

The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is a tool used by health and fitness professionals to help them identify limitations or asymmetries in an individual’s body.

FMS uses objective and validated standards to check the movement baseline and build foundations for lifelong movement success. Therefore, certified professionals can discover the best opportunities to improve movement and identify how to train with purpose and precision for individuals to achieve their fitness, sports performance or return from injury goals.

The FMS is the screening tool used to identify limitations or asymmetries. It measures seven fundamental movement patterns that are key to functional movement quality in individuals with no current pain or known musculoskeletal injury.

Using FMS scoring results, movement principles are then put into action to make programming decisions and guide purpose-driven exercise selection. The FMS is that ongoing feedback tool that makes the entire training process, both short-term and long-term, both effective and efficient.