HOPPING FOR LENGTH

Stand on one leg.

Keep spine long and alive and keep awareness on the three points of contact of the standing leg.

Compress the ankle, knee and hip.

Swing arms and drive bent leg up and forwards, concentrating on length.

10 hops on each leg.

BENEFITS
BENEFITS

Proprioception and Balance.

Spatial awareness.

Weight baring.

BEGINNERS ADVICE
BEGINNERS ADVICE

Bend knee over second toe.

Drive with the bent leg.

Keep eyes focussed on something still.

Imagine hopping over a river.

CHALLENGE
CHALLENGE

Count how many hops over a set distance and reduce it by one on the way back.

Hop from a line to a specified point, go further on the next hop.

A nice contrast is to Hop up hill and then down hill.

ADJUSTMENTS / WHAT TO LOOK FOR
ADJUSTMENTS / WHAT TO LOOK FOR

Knee tracking away from foot.

Long spine.

Head bouncing.

Bending knee up and down and not in the cycle motion.

Loss of balance.

Running.

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