rest position
Neutral body alignment
Rest position is the neutral stance or configuration something returns to when not actively engaged.
In music, it's where an instrument is held when not being played.
In anatomy, it describes muscles or joints in their relaxed, default state.
Dance and military contexts use it for a standardized neutral posture: Return to rest position between exercises.
The term implies a baseline from which movement begins and ends.
- neutralNot favoring any side
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
- equilibriumState of balance
- idleWithout activity or purpose
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
standing still · home · home base · default · relaxed · zero · zero point · starting · starting point · baseline · pause · at the ready · standing · ready · settle · slack · dormant · reset
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- stancesstance, athletic stance, boxing stance, fighting stance, defensive stance
- crash forensicscrash scene, collision, skid marks, point of impact, debris field
- balance pointfulcrum, pivot, center of gravity, center of mass, centroid
- nautical signalssignal flag, signal flags, golf flag, semaphore, substitutes
rest, position, rested, resting, rests, restful, restless, restfulness, restlessness