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Summary: Human movement appears remarkably simple when viewed from the outside. We stand, walk, reach, lift heavy items, and balance with little conscious effort, often taking these abilities for granted. Yet when we look beneath the surface, it becomes apparent that even the most basic movements rely on an extraordinarily complex interaction between the nervous system and the mechanical properties of the body. Nevertheless, most research either focuses on neuroscientific, muscular and/or tendon properties but their interaction is only sparsely addressed. Importantly, their interaction produces emergent properties that go beyond the sum of the individual systems. This presentation is structured in two parts: The first part offers a guided overview of the key structures involved in human movement. The second part takes a deeper look at how these structures behave and interact during movement and how they adapt through training.