Body Movements
This is the action of putting one foot in front of the other to move forward.
What is walking?
The part of the body that should stay in line with your toes during a squat.
What are the knees?
Good movement requires your back to stay straight and not do this.
What is rounding?
This professional studies how the body moves and designs safe exercises.
Who is a kinesiologist?
Humans usually have this many knees.
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A movement that involves bending your knees and lowering your body like sitting on an invisible chair.
What is a squat?
When landing from a jump, this part of your legs should bend to absorb the impact.
What are the knees?
Keeping your feet flat on the floor while squatting helps maintain this.
What is balance?
Professionals who help prevent injuries and improve athletic movement are called this.
Who are athletic therapists?
Your body does this automatically to keep you from falling when balancing.
Adjust posture
This fast movement helps athletes cover a short distance quickly, often used in races.
What is sprinting?
Squatting incorrectly can make your back round or your heels do this.
What is lift off the ground?
When observing a partner, you should give these, not criticism.
What are observations?
This career focuses on muscles, movement, and joint health for recovery and performance.
Who is a physiotherapist?
This part of your body helps absorb impact when you land from a jump.
Legs
A movement where you push off the ground with both feet to go into the air.
What is jumping?
Jumping itself is usually safe, but this part of the movement can be risky if done poorly.
What is landing?
This type of professional helps people recover from injuries.
Who is a physiotherapist?
This type of professional aligns joints and helps people move more comfortably.
Who is a chiropractor?
Squats are not just for athletes—they are done in this daily activity.
Sitting and standing
This movement involves rotating your arms in a circle, often used to warm up your shoulders.
What is arm circles?
This type of squat is exaggerated and unsafe, often used to show what not to do.
What is a poor form or “silly” squat?
A chiropractor primarily helps with these in your body.
What are joints?
Tracking how your body moves during a squat, jump, or sprint is an example of work done by this kind of scientist.
Who is a sports scientist?
Quiet landings during jumps help prevent this type of injury.
ACL or leg injury