2. POSTURE FIRST
Stand erect
Balance your weight over your feet
Lift and broaden your chest
Shoulders back
Hold your arms near your body - elbows
bent
Relax hands and fingers - palms facing
your body
3. Now CORE
Recede the navel and lift the lower abs
Lengthen your lower back
Create “integrity” in the core muscles
Notice a feeling of lift and stability in the
mid body
Caution: No gripping, you must still be
able to breathe normally
4. Move from the CORE
Push your BODY forward first from the core
Peel the back foot off the ground and
swing it forward to “catch” your weight
as it “falls” forward
Your back foot propels you forward as it
pushes off mid foot.
In the old method your front foot pulled
you forward
5. Stride
Stride is shorter than normal as the back foot
stays on the ground longer
Allow the hip of the back foot to trail behind a
bit. If the core is engaged you will not be as
likely to do the “super model strut”
As you propel yourself forward from the core
you will gain momentum
Keep your stride short so feet stay under you
and increase the speed of steps instead.
6. Arms
Just as your feet stay in line with your body
so should your arms
Swing the arms to the back so they aid in
the forward propulsion
Old method you would swing them
forward to pull you forward
7. Stay Aware
Practice the technique
Keep concentrating on what your body is
doing
Feel the difference as you compare how
you would normally move and how you
feel as you employ the new technique
Don’t expect to master it all at once
Practice, practice, practice
