Prone quadruped to lateral floor-roll
Floor-entrance (FEN) & floor-exit (FEX) patterns
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4m 4s
THE WHAT:
A transitional pattern facilitating movement in and out of the floor from a quadruped position to floor-contact. The main work here is developing the structural awareness & patterning (notably the “folding” of the arm to bring the body closer to and enter the floor and coordination of the lower body in the various context) toward qualities of efficiency & “softness” and the aesthetic of “effortlessness”.
An important topical warning – this context, while not strength-oriented, does place a lot of angular pressure on both the wrist and the elbows and will expose any symptoms of elbow tendinopathy or wrist pain. Proceed with reflective awareness and choose your variations accordingly, dropping the context and turning to appropriate pre-/rehabilitative tools if/where necessary and revisiting at a later time.
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