0002 - Recognize critical elements of movement forms and patterns Flashcards
Define Basic Movement Patterns
Exercises grouped by the biomechanical demands of the human body
Define Push Exercises
Divided into horizontal and vertical pushes.
Define Pulling Movement
Horizontally or vertical pull, good examples of this are pushups and rows.
What exercises are you doing with horizontal and vertical pushes?
Push Exercises
What are you doing if you are doing horizontal and vertical pulls?
Pulling Movement
Define Twists
Related to rotation,
Define Lunges
Involves a bent-flat-footed forward leg with a trailing back leg.
Define Squatting
The muscles of the thighs and glutes are involved, usually with both legs together.
Define Gait Exercises
Involve walking and running
Define Pressing
Involves lifting items above the head
Define Rotations
A clockwise movement and of course counterclockwise counter rotation
Define Hip Movements
Using the ball and socket joint, allowing for an incredible range of movement.
Define Locomotor Movement
A type of movement in which the body travels through space from one location to another location. During this movement, the bod is not anchored in place and is moving through the transfer of weight from one area of the body to another. Ex. include walking, marching, jumping, climbing, running, hopping, sliding, skipping, galloping, leaping, side-stepping, army crawling, and crawling. A good rule of thumb for this is that all movements involving the feet taking your body from a starting point A to another point B.
Define Rhythm Locomotor Movements
Movements that occur on even beats, like walking, jumping, and hopping.
Define Uneven Rhythm Locomotor Movements
Movements that occur uneven beats like skipping and galloping