Single-leg 'Arc, reach, & Hip-open'
Bodyweight (BW) unilateral leg-strength
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3m 48s
THE WHAT:
The 'Arc & Reach' is an integrated unilateral-stability & range-development context. It is comprised of a standing compression 'Arc' (pulling the STRAIGHT leg as HIGH as possible in the sagittal plane & drawing a half-circle to the back) & a unilateral, straight-leg 'hinge' pattern (the 'Reach').
Further to physical capacities, its practice develops transferable "soft" qualities such as structural, kinaesthetic & proprioceptive awareness, responsiveness, and adaptability toward cultivating functional 'dexterity'.
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