FRONTAL PLANE COGS
JUST LIKE THE COGS IN A MACHINE, YOUR BODY HAS MANY SETS OF IT’S OWN. ADJOINING PARTS THAT WORK SIMULTANEOUSLY BUT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS TO ONE ANOTHER. THIS EXERCISE IS A SYNCING EXERCISE FOR THE SKILL, TRUNK, PELVIS AND FEET.
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SET UP:
Stand with you feet shoulder width apart and your arms by your sides
INDIVIDUAL MOVEMENTS:
Pelvis: Bend you left knee which will drop the left side pelvis and hiking your pelvis on the right, the switch it over by bending your right knee
Trunk: Drop your right shoulder towards the ground, creating a ‘C’ shape in your right side waist, then drop your left shoulder
Skull: Your skull should stay level with your eyes focused forward. But you can slightly drop your left ear towards your shoulder, then drop your right ear towards your right shoulder.
** Take care not to move your pelvis or ribs sideways **
WHOLE MOVEMENT: Repeat for 1 minute
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Bend your left knee which hikes the hip on the right, bring your right shoulder down and keep your head centered with your eyes level
Then reverse it
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Bend your right knee which hikes the left hip, bring your left shoulder down and keep your head centered with your eyes level