"Lateral exercises involve side-to-side movements ... which occur in the sagittal plane," notes personal trainer at The Fitness Group, Eryn Barber. "However, humans are also designed to move ...

Many of the exercises we do to target our lower body occur in the sagittal plane [front to back]. Neglecting the other two can, over time, create muscular imbalances and contribute to joint ...

More erect sagittal plane movement patterns are believed to increase injury risk. Whilst three-dimensional (3D) measurements are considered to be the gold standard, they are complex and ...

"If you go through your regular exercises and categorize each by its primary plane of motion, odds are you’ll find you are training almost entirely in the sagittal plane (squats, chest presses ...

Plane – sagittal, as there is flexion and extension of the knees, elbows, neck and spine. Axis – frontal, as there is rotation around a line running from left to right through the centre of ...

rather than the sagittal plane (front-to-back movements), which are all the exercises that we’ve included above. It’s important to include different movement patterns to reduce the risk of ...