Hi, I’m Yuri Tomek

Human Biomechanics Specialist

I work with clients in Central London, helping them improve posture, walking mechanics, and overall movement using the Functional Patterns methodology.

I’m originally from Slovakia, and movement has shaped my life from the start — gymnastics as a kid, then karate, and eventually competitive kickboxing, where I placed in the Slovak Championships two years running.

After university, I moved to London and became a personal trainer in 2013. Like most trainers, I followed the traditional model — heavy squats, deadlifts, bench press. The “big three.” Get people leaner, stronger, fitter.

And it worked.

But almost every client who came to me wanting fat loss or muscle gain also had something hurting — a shoulder, a hip, a lower back that never quite settled.

Because weight loss and muscle gain are mostly driven by diet and consistency outside the gym. But when someone’s pain improves because of how you train them — that’s skill. That’s what pulled me deeper into understanding human movement.

THE SHIFT

I’d known about Functional Patterns for years but never properly explored it.

In 2021, after completing a course in stroke rehabilitation, I came across a post by Naudi Aguilar, the founder of Functional Patterns, about a woman who had suffered a stroke 30 years earlier. After six months of Functional Patterns training, she was walking independently and turning confidently — something many stroke survivors struggle with long-term.

That got my attention.

I started with the 10-week online course and applied it to myself first.

- My chronic low back pain disappeared.
- My clicking shoulder stopped clicking.
- Persistent knee tightness resolved.
- I could stand upright without strain.

I began applying the system to clients — and their pain started reducing too.

In March 2024, I completed the Functional Patterns Human Foundations course in London. During that course, the instructor made it clear: at some point you have to decide — either commit fully to FP or stop mixing it with conventional weight training. She was right. I went all in immediately after that course and haven’t looked back since.

WHAT I DO NOW

I train exclusively using the Functional Patterns methodology.

That starts with me continuing to refine my own movement. I train weekly with a practitioner and work on my biomechanics almost daily — whether through targeted myofascial release or structured movement training. The deeper I go into the system, the more I understand how small imbalances can affect the body in a big way, influencing posture, rotation, load redistribution and gait.

With clients, everything begins by assessing movement patterns to identify restricted ranges of motion, excessive compression, and gaps in muscular activation.

We address those issues first. That means targeted myofascial release and positional corrections to improve coordination and force transfer throughout the body. From there, we build dynamic movement around standing, walking, running and throwing mechanics.