proprioception
noun
pro·pri·o·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən 
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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The first is your proprioception, or your body’s ability to feel and perceive the ground.
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Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
This sense is known as proprioception, or your body's ability to sense its movement and position in space.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
With a low stack height and only 4mm offset, the Switchback 2 is minimalist — and that close-to-ground trail feel allows for tremendous proprioception and capricious agility.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2020
Single-Leg Brushing and Dressing Standing on one leg develops balance, proprioception and muscle activation required for effective running—which is, itself, a series of one leg stances.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2022
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Laura Lancaster, Outdoor Life, 11 Apr. 2024
This sense is known as proprioception, or your body's ability to sense its movement and position in space.
—Colleen Murphy, Health, 22 Mar. 2024
With a low stack height and only 4mm offset, the Switchback 2 is minimalist — and that close-to-ground trail feel allows for tremendous proprioception and capricious agility.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 29 Dec. 2020
Single-Leg Brushing and Dressing Standing on one leg develops balance, proprioception and muscle activation required for effective running—which is, itself, a series of one leg stances.
—Jonathan Beverly, Outside Online, 4 Jan. 2022
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proprioception
noun
pro·prio·cep·tion
ˌprō-prē-ō-ˈsep-shən
: the reception of stimuli produced within the organism
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