Excerpt from <span class="chinese-post-title">十三勢行功要解</span> the Important Explanations for the Accomplishment of the Thirteen Postures by <span class="chinese-post-title">武禹襄</span> Wǔ Yǔxiāng

力由脊發,步隨身換.

"Power is emitted from the spine; steps follow the transformations of the body."

By Wǔ Yǔxiāng (武禹襄), based on the translation by Yang Jwing Ming (楊俊敏) presented in the book Tai Chi Secrets of the Wu & Li Styles (太極拳武李氏先哲秘要) and various translations on the internet.