Introduction: Why Side-to-Side Control Matters Every step you take demands stability—not just forward and back, but side to side. Whether you’re walking, lifting, or climbing stairs, your body needs to control how your weight shifts laterally. When it doesn’t,...
You’ve probably heard the phrase “go back to basics,” but in the world of human movement, we mean it literally. Before you ever stood on two feet, your body followed a brilliant sequence of primitive reflexes—automatic movement responses that helped build posture,...
Imagine standing barefoot on a balance beam. Now close your eyes. What’s keeping you upright isn’t just your muscles—it’s an ancient blueprint wired into your nervous system. And it all starts with your feet. But not just any part of the foot—the tripod. This isn’t...
Imagine you’re wearing a Ruc pack™ and you clip a water bottle to the front strap with a carabiner. Now walk. That bottle starts swinging side to side like a little wrecking ball. It tries to pull you off balance. But when your body is organized the right way,...
Introduction Week 12 marks the final chapter of Fluid Health and Fitness’s Applied Fundamentals program—a 12-week structured progression through the biomechanical planes of motion. This concluding week examined the final components of the transverse plane in swing...
