BASIC TRANSITION

TRANSITION IS THE PHASE OF GAIT WHERE THE FOOT MOVES FROM A MOBILE STRUCTURE TOWARDS A RIGID STRUCTURE. IT MOVES FROM THE POSITION OF MAXIMUM PRONATION BACK TO NEUTRAL.

Golden rule: Keep your whole foot on the ground at all times throughout this movement

You should feel it: In the outside of the hip, in the outside of the ankle and even in your obliques

Tips and tricks: Your pelvis rotates to the right over the top of your thigh bone (femur), the whole leg DOES NOT rotate outwards

SETUP:
Feet hip width apart.

MOVEMENT:

Focusing on your right foot
Rotate the bone just in front of your ankle (Talus) to the right
Extend your knee as your weight drifts back towards your heel
‘Pull up’ on your knee cap
Your right heel bone should tuck under (invert)
Your right arch should raise
Make sure that your big toe joint (1st MPJ) stays on the ground
Allow your pelvis and trunk to the right as you pivot on the ball of the left. You can use your left arm to reach across to the right
Keep your skull facing forward with your eyes of the horizon
Return to centre

SETUP:
Feet hip width apart.

MOVEMENT:

Focusing on your left foot
Rotate the bone just in front of your ankle (Talus) to the left
Extend your knee as your weight drifts back towards your heel
‘Pull up’ on your knee cap
Your left heel bone should tuck under (invert)
Your left arch should raise
Make sure that your big toe joint (1st MPJ) stays on the ground
Allow your pelvis and trunk to the left and you pivot on the ball of the right foot. You can use your right arm to reach across to the ft
Keep your skull facing forward with your eyes of the horizon
Return to centre