NU - Fundamental Movement Pattern Pre Activity

is a movement pattern where

you plant both feet on the ground, then

bend your legs to lower your body

down while keeping your chest up and

lower back straight.

• Squat

• Lunge

• Push

• Rotate

is single leg exercise movement

that requires one leg to step forward

and bend while the other leg remains

stationary.

• Pull

• Squat

• Lunge

• Hinge

exercise requires pushing

an external weight away from your

body, or your center of mass away from

the ground, like in a push-up.

• Squat

• Hinge

• Pull

• Push

is the opposite of a

pushing motion, in that you are pulling

weight toward your body.

• Pull

• Push

• Punch

• Arm Raise

are completed in two planes of

movement, either forward, or to the

side (sagittal and frontal planes).

• Rotate / Twist

• Push

• Pull

• Lunge

Bending is a movement pattern where

you bend your torso by hinging your

hips.

• Squat

• Hinge

• Lunge

• Rotate

Walking, jogging, or sprinting is called a

gait, which requires pulling, lunging,

and twisting motions to propel the

body forward.

• Gait

• Squat

• Lunge

• Push

patterns that allow the body to be coordinated in those simple, basic movement patterns of lateral motion, weight transfer, forward motion, up and down motion, and coordinating upper and lower body movements.

• Loco-motor

• Non-locomotor

• Fundamental Movement Pattern

• Exercise