6 research outputs found
Partitioning the work of breathing during running and cycling using optoelectronic plethysmography
From Grounded Foot to Leaping Foot
This research project developed from a realisation that there was a missing link between movement work for grounding and the next demand on the student to jump. Debbie Green and Ita O'Brien began their research, ‘From grounded foot to leaping foot’ in February 2009, proposing the statement ‘grounding is a pre-requisite’ as the premise from which to start the investigation into how the use of the feet can be developed to take the actor from this deeply grounded place to jump and leap safely. The work is explored within the context of fundamental movement for the acting student with the aim of maximising the actor's physical choices within her/his expressive work. From being grounded to leaping is quite literally a big ‘leap’ for acting students to make. Following nine months of research (March–December 2009), Green and O'Brien led a series of six practical sessions with nine volunteer actors between January and March 2010 to develop the progression from the ground, through the rigour and preparation required to take the body into a jump and leap, to the strength and articulation required to land safely. The work was then presented as a Practice and Pedagogy Forum, to an invited audience within the Research Events programme at Central School of Speech & Drama on 26 October 2010. The work has subsequently been taken back into the classroom. This article is the culmination of the research into the progression of work, ‘From grounded foot to leaping foot’
The Influence of Varying Hip Angle and Pelvis Position on Muscle Recruitment Patterns of the Hip Abductor Muscles During the Clam Exercise
Alterações posturais em atletas brasileiros do sexo masculino que participaram de provas de potência muscular em competições internacionais
The measurement and lateral comparison of the peak torque caused by the fast abduction exercise of stretched upper extremities in normal and trained adults
A postura de atletas de ginástica rÃtmica: análise através da fotometria
A postura apresenta relação com o tipo de modalidade esportiva praticada, acompanhada de caracterÃsticas próprias. Por isso, este trabalho teve como objetivo verificar a postura e suas possÃveis alterações em atletas de ginástica rÃtmica. Trata-se de um estudo de fotometria - fotografias retiradas de pontos especÃficos demarcados no corpo da atleta, sendo analisados pelo software de avaliação postural (SAPO). Participaram do estudo 27 indivÃduos do sexo feminino, entre sete e 15 anos, atletas de uma equipe GR de Maringá, PR. Foram verificadas alterações em todas as atletas, sendo que algumas mostraram-se maiores, que podem ser justificadas pelos aspectos caracterÃsticos da modalidade, e necessitam de novas análises. Portanto, a avaliação postural das atletas de GR torna-se importante como medida profilática para identificar os possÃveis desalinhamentos posturais