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
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Right side
SETUP:
Feet hip width apart.
MOVEMENT:
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Focusing on your right foot
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Rotate the bone just in front of your ankle (Talus) to the right
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Extend your knee as your weight drifts back towards your heel
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‘Pull up’ on your knee cap
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Your right heel bone should tuck under (invert)
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Your right arch should raise
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Make sure that your big toe joint (1st MPJ) stays on the ground
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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
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Keep your skull facing forward with your eyes of the horizon
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Return to centre
LEFT SIDE
SETUP:
Feet hip width apart.
MOVEMENT:
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Focusing on your left foot
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Rotate the bone just in front of your ankle (Talus) to the left
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Extend your knee as your weight drifts back towards your heel
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‘Pull up’ on your knee cap
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Your left heel bone should tuck under (invert)
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Your left arch should raise
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Make sure that your big toe joint (1st MPJ) stays on the ground
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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
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Keep your skull facing forward with your eyes of the horizon
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Return to centre