Posture and movement guides
Every imbalance Kentro checks, explained: what it usually means, what is likely tight and weak, and the routine that helps. General education, not a diagnosis.
Standing posture
- Uneven shouldersOne shoulder sits higher at rest.
- Uneven hipsOne hip sits higher at rest.
- Head tiltThe head tilts to one side.
- Trunk shiftThe upper body sits shifted over one hip at rest.
- Forward head postureThe head sits forward of the shoulders (upper crossed pattern).
- Rounded shouldersThe shoulders sit forward of the hips, with a rounded upper back.
Squat pattern
- Knees caving in when you squatA knee caves in at the bottom of the squat.
- Shifting to one side in a squatWeight shifts toward one side at the bottom of the squat.
- Leaning forward in a squatThe chest falls forward more than the shins in the squat.
- Arms falling forward overheadArms drift forward of the ears in the squat.
- Heels lifting in a squatHeels come up at the bottom of the squat.
Single leg control
Flexibility and rotation
- Can't touch your toesIn a standing toe touch the hands stay well above the feet.
- Back rounding instead of hip hingingIn the toe touch, the back rounds a lot while the hips barely bend.
- Short cross-body reachReaching one hand across to the opposite foot falls short.
- Limited trunk rotationTurning the upper body to one side, hips square, is limited.
- Limited rotation and reachTurning and reaching an arm back to one side is limited.
- Tight hip flexorsIn the half-kneeling lunge, the back thigh cannot travel far behind the hip.
- Tight hamstringsIn the runner's stretch, with the front leg straight, the body cannot hinge far over the leg.
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