CREATED BY
Sheena Nadeau
Fitness professional for over 15 years, specializing in pain-free movement. Inventor of the Vertebar Posture Guide and creator of Neutral Spine Method.
Table of Contents
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The What and Why
Video demos of NSM & Vertebar Posture Guide
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3 Modules, 2 customizable.
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Get certified, certify, host certifications.
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Customize a library of exercises and optional format flow
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2022 Catalog
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BIO & CONTACT
The Neutral Spine Method is an approach to fitness that utilizes kinesthetic feedback to find, maintain, and move with a neutral spine, allowing the entire body to move more efficiently and pain-free.
Retrain your body to prefer moving with a neutral spine to prevent pain and injuries.
NSM was created to bring the Vertebar Posture Guide (VPG)
into the fitness world.
Learn stress-free mechanics
Move freely, not robotic.
The purpose of wearing the VPG to bring your body into a more efficient, stress-free posture while guiding the hip join to disassociate from the pelvis and lower back.
Prevent lifting related injuries, especially in the low back.
Wear a Vertebar Posture Guide (VPG) during a workout or heavy lifting to keep your spine in a neutral range.
keep your spine dynamic and pain-free
Our bodies were designed to move in every direction.
Unfortunately, our movement mechanics can create excess stresses in our joints and muscles, leading to pain and injury.
Align your entire body to neutral.
Realigning the body from a neutral spine gives you the freedom to move freely, without pain during every day or recreational activities.
This patented device provides immediate kinesthetic feedback
to let the user know they are maintaining a neutral range of spine position while working out or lifting heavy.
The VPG is a must-have accessory to any workout that involves sagittal and frontal plane movements.
in Action
Pilates
VPG is the next best Pilates prop top bring to your studio! Ensure a plumb line when required with the VPG. Remove for spinal articulation work.
At the Gym
Any exercise performed in the frontal and sagittal planes can be done wearing the VPG. Spinal flexion, hyper extension, and rotation are not recommended while wearing VPG.
Strength in Neutral
Flagship group fitness format to accompany the Vertebar Posture Guide. Strengthen the entire body from a neutral spine. This format combines upper and lower body exercises for a comprehensive workout.
Education Modules
NSM Education Program consists of 3 modules. Completion of the NSM: Strength Program offers movement professionals ability to teach Vertebar Posture Guide movement to clients and in group fitness classes. Here is what the modules cover:
What and why a neutral spine
What a neutral spine is, why use a neutral spine, how to find, maintain and move with a neutral spine
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30 traditional exercises using the Vertebar Posture Guide
strength in neutral
Strength In Neutral group fitness format using the Vertebar Posture Guide
Module I: The Spine in Neutral
The human body is under constant stress. Due to our current society, we do not move our bodies as freely as it was designed for, creating muscular imbalances all over.
These imbalances put us at risk for joint and muscle injuries. Learning how to find, maintain, and move with a neutral spine can rebalance the connective tissues throughout the entire body. This realignment can help awaken inhibited muscles, allowing the body to perform at its best, while decreasing risks of injury, for life.
In this module, a neutral spine is defined and multiple methods of moving with a neutral spine are introduced.
Module II: MOVE in Neutral
This module goes over 30 basic exercises using Vertebar Posture Guide. The Vertebar Posture Guide is the only posture device that allows you to workout while maintaining neutral spine guidance. Teach your body to perform common fitness exercises with a neutral spine. Experience the Vertebar difference by using the guidance of the Vertebar Posture Guide during movement and weighted exercises.
Module III: STRENGTH in Neutral
This module provides a format of strength training while wearing the Vertebar Posture Guide. This fitness format involves combining upper body and lower body exercises. Multiple progressions of each exercise will be provided to ensure maximum results with minimal risk of injury. Completion of this module and practical fulfills requirements to become a Strength in Neutral certified instructor.
Certification Programs
Get Certified
Become a Certified Instructor
Complete Neutral Spine Method: Strength Certification education and practical online or in-person.
NSM Certification qualifies practitioners to teach clients how to safely use the Vertebar Posture Guide (VPG).
Receive discounts on VPG equipment.
TRAIN THE TRAINERS
Become an NSM Master Instructor
Complete Neutral Spine Method: Strength Certification education and practical online or in-person.
Assistant teach 3 certification workshops, and teach 3 certification workshops supervised to graduate to Master Instructor to lead NSM certification workshops.
NSM Certification Benefits
exclusive discounts
Current NSM Certified Professionals receive discounts on Vertebar Posture Guide equipment and apparel purchases.
Neutral Spine education
Learn the science to explain the importance of neutral spine fitness in reducing pain and the risk of injuries.
Commission
Refer clients and movement professionals to NSM and VPG to receive commission on related sales.
INCREASE YOUR REVENUE
NSM and VPG are great assets to attract new clients. Prevent injuries in clients long-term to keep clients coming in.
NSM App
Certified professionals can use NSM app to access exercises, self-massage techniques, and stretches for clients as well as develop custom workouts to share.
Add this revolutionary class to your gym or studio group fitness classes. Get your fitness professionals certified by hosting a training.
Modules I and II are the perfect supplement to your fitness education program.
Module II and III can be catered to your studio offerings. Partnerships to create education modules teach your format with the Vertebar Posture Guide are available. Examples: NSM + Kettlebell, NSM + Pilates, NSM + Barre etc
Add this revolutionary class to your gym or studio group fitness classes. Introduce the Vertebar Posture Guide to your community. Workshops include self-massage with YTU Massage Therapy Balls, VPG exercises, corrective exercises and stretches.
Based in San Diego, NSM Creator Sheena Nadeau is available to teach ongoing NSM group fitness classes at your gym/studio. Add this revolutionary class to your community moving pain-free.
NSM PRODUCTS
Click THE LINKS TO LEARN MORE
NSM EDUCATION MODULES
VERTEBAR POSTURE GUIDE
NSM WORKSHOPS
NSM GROUP FITNESS
NSM APP
NSM APPAREL
BIO
SHEENA NADEAU
is a fitness professional for over 15 years, specializing in pain-free movement. Her career is focused on bridging the gap between physical therapy and fitness. Sheena earned both a BA and MA in sports medicine from University of the Pacific in her hometown of Stockton, CA.
She holds many certifications including Pilates, Booty Barre, Yoga Tune Up, Roll Out Method, NESTA Biomechanics Specialist, Titleist Performance Institute, NESTA & NASM personal trainer.
Sheena invented the Vertebar Posture Guide (VPG) in 2013, which was awarded both utility and design patents by 2020. She also created the Neutral Spine Method, a fitness education program to provide movement professionals the science behind using the VPG and how to use it safely with clients.
Sheena enjoys staying active through barre, Pilates, and skateboarding. She grew up playing golf, tennis, softball, and studied Karate and Aikido. Her life mission is to keep aging populations moving, living, and playing pain-free.
