The 5 Week Functional Foot Course

As a personal trainer, I was taught to coach with a muscle-first approach: how can I train each muscle group on its own? In over 10 years of working with clients, I've found that this one-sided approach isn't always successful, because nothing works in isolation, and that includes the feet.

The feet are one of the most neglected parts of the body, even though they are often our first connection with the ground. We spend most of our days standing, moving, walking, running and jumping on them. How your foot hits the ground, moves in space and changes shape has a direct effect on the rest of the body. Ankle, knee, hip and back issues can often be related to foot mechanics and mobility.

I want this course to be as interactive and practical as possible. I share a structured presentation each week, but our main focus is applying these concepts together in real time, on ourselves and on each other.

As a personal trainer myself, I know how often practical application is missing from education. That's what I aim to deliver over these 5 weeks.

— Rali

Functions of the foot, foot shapes, pronation and supination, the arches and the foot tripod, foot biomechanics and how they relate to the rest of the body. Resting foot pressures and assessment.

Dynamic assessments, foot pressures and movement analysis. Assessing the foot together with the rest of the body, and applying the assessment interactively.

Learning to coach the foot to pronate and supinate, exercise discussions and practical feedback.

Programming for foot function and integrating the rest of the body. Choosing exercises to improve foot mechanics and coaching the foot to land, load and push off.

Real-life case studies and putting the theory into practice, so you can apply the material right away.

• Wednesday, October 28 · 12pm ET / 4pm UK
• Wednesday, November 4 · 12pm ET / 5pm UK
• Wednesday, November 11 · 12pm ET / 5pm UK
• Wednesday, November 18 · 12pm ET / 5pm UK
• Wednesday, December 2 · 12pm ET / 5pm UK

Each call runs about 2 hours and includes a presentation, movement practice and Q&A.

• 5 live, interactive Zoom calls with Rali
• A recording of every call, shared within 24 hours
• Lifetime access to all material, including recordings
• Course slides and materials
• A private Slack community for questions, feedback and discussion
• Direct access to Rali via Slack and email

Slack is the main hub for the course: questions, shared resources and feedback. You'll get an invitation shortly after you sign up. It's free on mobile and desktop.

• Introductions: share who you are and why you joined
• Foot assessment: post your assessment videos and get feedback
• Weekly channels: Q&A and discussion for each week's content
• General questions and info: Zoom links, materials and course updates

Rali answers Slack questions Monday to Friday. She's based in the UK, so replies may take a little time.

She loves weight training, and her focus now is bringing functional movement, breathing, and foot mobility and strength together. Years of continuing education shaped her own model for working with 1-1 clients and small groups, built around her obsession with foot biomechanics and foot movement.

Her approach is full-body and principle-based, with assess and re-test methods to measure progress. The goal: better movement, fewer compensations, and clients who get stronger and function better without setbacks. She works with people of all ages.

I studied with Rali through the Empowered Performance program, engaged in private 1:1 sessions and completed her Foot course. I am a provider of 1:1 private movement coaching and manual therapy. Rali’s Foot course enhanced my understanding of working with my body, particularly through how I move through my feet. Her adept cuing and instruction enabled me to perceive my body’s unique movement patterns, informing tailored workouts and recovery strategies that support my physical goals and my well-being. These insights gradually permeated into my 1:1 coaching practice, allowing me to apply my learnings to guide clients in their programs. I recognize that my assessment skills have sharpened. I have greater confidence in designing personalized programs to help each individual sense, feel and work skillfully to improve their own physical strength and movement. I am very interested in this topic and there is still so much to learn. I am looking forward to future work with Rali.

Last year (2023) I joined the 4 weeks functional foot course with Rali and I was impressed how she could break down complex biomechanical knowledge in an understandable way. After the course I took an online coaching session with her - and I really enjoyed her way of coaching since she made me move in a better way without giving too much cueing. Her way of seeing things and understanding how a person moves and what strategies to use in order to improve that movement is very professional.

I can definitely recommend Rali and her courses :)

Rali’s course is a pearl in the biomechanics world.

It has been so useful to dive deep into foot mechanics and understanding how much it matters into the overall vision and evaluation of someone’s posture and movement.

This course is very well organized and Rali explains everything very clearly! I really suggest everyone belonging to fitness industry and physical therapy to take and enjoy this course!

Rali excels at observing movement and posture and understanding what people need to improve foot health and overall movement patterns. Her foot courses explain the anatomy and function of the foot in a way that is easy to understand. She has a clear and open communication style that makes her a pleasure to learn from and work with. I implement what I've learned from Rali for myself and in the fitness classes that I teach. Learning to access more of my foot tripod and learning to pronate and supinate have helped me to alleviate years of foot pain in a very short period of time! I know that she would say pain-relief is not something she can promise. Fair enough, but our feet are our foundation and if they are unstable or not moving well, we potentially have issues there and up the body. Gaining an understanding of the feet can help with overall strength and well-being. Rali's course is a game changer!

I’ve worked with Rali for nine months and I have no intention on stopping. I’m a movement professional myself, and I’ve trained with a lot of trainers, and I cannot express just how much I’ve learned from our sessions. I originally approached Rali after taking her illustrious foot function course (which I highly recommend), because I was still experiencing troubling knee pain that was continuing to worsen, despite physical therapy and a year of focused training. Within a few sessions, my pain started to improve, and nine months later, I am doing exercises that seemed impossible before training with her. Relatively quickly, my goals were able to progress to building functional strength, rather than simply addressing chronic pain - what a win! Her unique genius is her understanding of many biomechanical and pain resolution protocols, but never losing sight of the unique body in front of her. I truly believe that Rali can help anybody move with more function and comfort. She’s a trainer of trainers!

Live is best, since the calls are interactive. Every call is recorded and shared within 24 hours, so you can catch up if you miss one.

You get lifetime access to all course material, including the recordings.

No. The course is built for movement professionals, but you can also be your own case study and apply everything to your own feet and body alignment.

All calls start at 12pm ET: 4pm UK on October 28, and 5pm UK from November 4 onward.

Email Rali at [email protected] or message her on Instagram at @rali_fitnesscoach.