Basil Butcher
CHEK IV, FDM, CNMT
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Pain Relief, Weight loss & Performance Enhancement for life/sport Expert

Basil Butcher Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Pain Relief, Performance Enhancement for Life/Sport, Integrated Weight Loss
- Career Focus
- Integrative Performance Enhancement Coach, Seminar Presenter, Sports Teams/Organization Consultant
- Affiliation
- CHEK Institute, Healthexcel, IDEA, NASM, Functional Medicine University, Institute of Functional Medicine
Basil Butcher is a former National level under 19 cricketer and tennis player in his native Guyana. Basil has been educated in the health and fitness fields by the CHEK Institute; C.H.E.K. Level IV Practitioner and Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level III. National Academy of Sports Medicine; Sports Fitness Specialist and International Sport Sciences Association as a Fitness Trainer, Fitness Therapist and Specialist in Sports Conditioning. He is also a certified Neuromuscular Therapist(St. John Method), certified Advanced Metabolic Typing Advisor Level II, certified in Functional Diagnostic Nutrition and Functional Diagnostic Medicine.
Basil has consulted with the following organizations: Guyana National Cricket Team, Demerara Cricket Board, New York Cricket Region Youth Cricket Program. He is the Physio/Trainer for the Atlantic Cricket Region U-19 and Senior cricket teams. He was the Physio/Trainer of the USA National U-19 Cricket team that played in the 2006 ICC Youth World Cup in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
He has worked with West Indies cricketers such as Ramnaresh Sarwan, Reon King, Colin Stuart and Neil McGarrell. He has worked with 7-time World Masters Power Lifting Champion and world record holder Ellen Stein, LPGA Golf Pro Mary Enright, World and National Masters swimming champio Kristin Gary and drummer Cindy Blackman. He has worked with people from all walks of life and athletes from sports such as baseball, basketball, cricket, cycling, golf, power lifting, wrestling, swimming, soccer and American football.
Basil has presented seminars and lectures in Guyana and throughout the New York Metro area on topics such as Functional Back Training, Functional Shoulder Training, Holistic Program Design, Stress and Your Health and From Injury to the Playing Field.
Basil has maintained an Integrative Performance Enhancement Coaching private practice in New York City for the past 12 years.
Basil specializes in the following areas:
Personal Training/Coaching
Rehabilitation Conditioning for Back, Neck, Shoulder, Hip and Knee Conditions/Pain.
Integrated Weight Loss/Functional Diagnostic Medicine
Advanced Metabolic Typing
Performance Enhancement for Life/Sport
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Exercise Methods for Obese Population: Is Walking or Jogging Appropriate?
One of the first recommendations given to an obese or overweight person is to add exercise to your lifestyle and a good start is walking or jogging. The aim of this blog is to examine such a recommendation. Let us look at the some of the bio-mechanical challenges of walking and/or jogging. In normal gait one generates 3 times their body weight of force crossing the hip joints and when someone jogs the force goes up. Now if someone has proper mechanics from foot up and minimal compensation their body welcomes these forces and dissipates them efficiently.
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A Functional Medicine Approach to Hypothyroidism
The thyroid gland has an important affect on the rate of metabolism in the body by the production of a hormone called T4 and the peripheral conversion of T4 into the more metabolically active T3 or reverse T3. The hypothalamus is constantly checking the need for more metabolic energy in body and in response to falling levels of T4 and T3 it releases a hormone called Thyroid Releasing Hormone (TRH). The only significant role of TSH is that it stimulates the thyroid gland to produce thyroid hormone.
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Weight loss Conditioning and Nutrition for Long Term Success
Obesity has become epidemic like here in the United States and is becoming a world wide problem and along with it has grown a weight loss cottage industry. It almost seems everyday a new weight loss diet fad or exercise fad hits the media and this has caused confusion among potential consumers which approach is best for their situation. Obesity has been correlated with several factors by research and these factors together or sometimes singularly can cause obesity. The factors that have contributed to the obesity epidemic are the following: * Poor dietary choicesr
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Basil Butcher
Training is an Education. What we see is just a projection of our thoughts which are either from the guidance of the memory of our true selves or the ego. Change your mindset change your life.
Contacting Basil Butcher
Phone: 917-415-6800
Email: basil@trai 2vitality.com
How to get started
I can be contacted either by phone 917-415-6800 or email basil@trai 2vitality.com for a free consultation.
Other highlights
Functional Detoxification
- 21 Days to promoting Health and Wellness
- Experience an introduction to a healthier way of life
- Begin to rid yourself of physical and emotional toxins
Integrated Weight Loss
Fad diets, fad weight loss detoxification programs afford weight loss. However they do not address the multi- faceted nature of weight/fat gain, so the weight comes back and you are frustrated again.
Let a client-centered approach that seeks to find your unique pathway to weight/fat gain and correct it for the long term.
Pain Relief and Performance Enhancement for Life/Sport
- Are you suffering from back pain
- Are you overweight and want to lose weight
- Are you frustrated with poor results from previous exercise programs
- Are you an athlete wanting to enhance your performance
- Are you a weekend warrior wanting to take your performance to the next level
- Are you lacking in energy and want to change that
- Are you interested in slowing down the aging process and restore vitality of years past
If you answered yes to any of these questions this program is for you!