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.