CHAPTER 9: TWO TYPES OF BODY

MOVEMENTS

LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
NON-LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
TWO TYPES OF BODY MOVEMENTS

• 1. LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS
- THESE ARE MOVEMENTS WHERE THE BODY TRAVELS THROUGH SPACE
FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. LOCOMOTOR MOVEMENTS PRIMARILY
USE THE FEET FOR SUPPORT HOWEVER, THE BODY CAN TRAVEL ON OTHER
PARTS SUCH AS THE HANDS AND FEET.
 EVEN RHYTHM

A. WALK - IS A TRANSFER OF WEIGHT FROM ONE FOOT TO THE

OTHER. USUALLY THE HEEL TOUCHES FIRST. SHIFTING ONE’S
WEIGHT FROM ONE FOOT TO THE OTHER.

B. RUN - IS A TRANSFER OF WEIGHT FROM ONE FOOT TO THE

OTHER. HOWEVER, THE BODY IS PROPELLED INTO THE AIR AND
SUSPENDED BETWEEN RUN STEPS.
C. JUMP – IT REQUIRES THE BODY TO PUSH OFF
FROM ONE OR BOTH FEET. MOST COMMON IS A
TWO FOOT TAKE OFF AND TWO-FOOT LANDING.
A JUMP CAN TAKE OFF ON ONE FOOT AND LAND
ON TWO OR TAKE OFF FROM TWO FEET AND
LAND ONE FOOT; GOING UP AND DOWN, WITH
BOTH FEET IN THE AIR AT ONCE.
D. HOP - THE HOP REQUIRES A PUSH-OFF
FROM ONE FOOT AND LANDING ON THE
SAME FOOT. SPRINGING ON ONE FOOT
AND LANDING ON THE SAME FOOT.
E. LEAP - A LEAP IS PERFORMED BY PUSHING OFF FROM ONE FOOT AND
LANDING ON THE OTHER FOOT. THE BODY IS SUSPENDED IN THE AIR
BETWEEN THE PUSH OFF AND THE LANDING. IT CAN BE COMBINED WITH
A RUN OR WALK. SPRINGING ON ONE FOOT AND LANDING ON THE
FOOT-WIDE STRIDE
 UNEVEN RHYTHM

A. SKIP - A COMBINATION OF A STEP AND A HOP

ON THE SAME FOOT FOLLOWED BY A STEP AND
HOP ON THE OTHER FOOT. THE RHYTHM IS UNEVEN
LONG -SHORT. LONG (THE STEP) AND SHORT (THE
HOP).
B. GALLOP - A FORWARD MOVEMENT WHERE ONE FOOT
LEADS THE GALLOP WHILE THE OTHER FOOT FOLLOWS.
THE LEAD FOOTSTEPS WITH BENT KNEES AND PUSHES
OFF INTO THE AIR AND LANDING ON THE TRAILING
FOOT. THE RHYTHM IS UNEVEN, LONG -SHORT. LONG
(THE STEP) AND SHORT (THE LANDING). STEPPING ON
ONE FOOT AND CUTTING THE OTHER, EITHER SIDEWARD
OR FORWARD.
C. Slide
- Is similar to a gallop performed with the right or left foot leading.
The rhythm is uneven, long -short. Long (the step) and short (the landing).
2. NON-LOCOMOTOR – MOVEMENTS THAT PERFORM IN STABLE POSITION. IT IS
NOT REQUIRE TO MOVE THE BODY IN PLACE TO ANOTHER PLACE

A. SWING
- A PENDULA MOTION OF A BODY PART THAT
CAN MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD OR
SIDE TO SIDE. A PENDULA MOVEMENT BELOW
AN AXIS.
B. TWIST - A PARTIAL ROTATION OF BODY PARTS AROUND
AN AXIS. MOVING A PART OF THE BODY AROUND A LONG
AXIS, USUALLY FOR HEAD AND BODY
 C. TURN - A FULL
ROTATION OF THE
BODY AROUND A
VERTICAL OR
HORIZONTAL AXIS.
FULL, HALF OR
QUARTER TURN
D. BALANCE – AN EVEN DISTRIBUTION OF
WEIGHT ENABLING YOU TO REMAIN UPRIGHT
AND STEADY.

E. BEND - A FLEX OF A BODY PART AT A JOINT.

MOVING THE MUSCLES AROUND THE JOINT
WHERE 2 BODY PARTS MEET
F. STRETCH - EXTENDING A BODY PART OR THE
WHOLE BODY. DONE BY STRAIGHTENING OR
EXTENDING ANY PART OF THE BODY FROM THE
JOINTS.

G. ROCK OR SWAY - SHIFT OF THE BODY WEIGHT

FORWARD, BACKWARD, SIDE TO SIDE OR IN A
CIRCULAR PATHWAY. A PENDULA MOVEMENT ABOVE
AN AXIS.