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CHAPTER 7. MOVEMENT ENERGY
UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION: can be described as the motion of an object along a circular path with a constant angular rate of rotation and at a constant speed.
ROTATIONAL KINETIC ENERGY: is usually described as the kinetic energy of an object while it is spinning around a single fixed axis of rotation. This energy can be expressed in terms of the moment of inertia and an object’s angular velocity. An object whose mass is far away from its axis of rotation would need more energy to gain angular speed.
CENTRIFUGAL FORCE: is an inertial force (also described as “fictitious” or “pseudo” force) directing a rotating body away from the center of rotation that appears to act on all objects when viewed in a rotating frame of reference.
How is this information relevant in aerial acrobatics and aerial calisthenics?
For example, when performing a one-arm spin (Chapter 10), the circular movement of the body "generates" rotational energy, meaning that our body is subject to a centrifugal force that we will then optimise and use to reach the desired ending position (nutcracker, meathook, back flag/side planche, etc.).
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