Like a camera tripod, our feet are designed to be tripods. Proper alignment in standing means we have equal weight on the heel, the ball of the foot under the big toe and the ball of the foot under the 5th toe. If we do not have equal pressure under each leg of the tripod, the camera will be tilted.  In the body, this means altered alignment up the kinetic chain.

Stand with your weight on both feet in a comfortable standing posture.

  • Sense where the pressure is under each foot of your tripods.
  • Is your weight toward the heels or toes?
  • Is there more pressure under the big toe?  The little toe?

If so, fix it!  Try to keep your weight equally distributed between each foot.

  • Keeping the pressure equal under each leg of your two tripods, bend and straighten your knees 10 times and sense where the pressure goes.
  • If your pressure changes, try to keep the weight equally distributed on each point of your tripods as you bend your knees.
  • Stand on one foot. How challenging is it for you to maintain this alignment?
  • Bend and straighten the knee 10 times in single leg stance while again maintaining pressure in all three points of your tripod.

If we can emphasize the tripod nature of the foot, alignment and balance will improve.

Did this MoveCoLab Tuesday Tip help? Share your findings with us at info@movecolab.com

Tripod of the Foot

Tripod of the Foot

Faulty: Pressure on the big toe

Faulty: Pressure on the big toe

Faulty: Pressure on the 5th toe

Faulty: Pressure on the 5th toe

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Written on March 1st, 2016 ,

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