improving motor skills?

[kle1n]

Hi guys,

 

I personally think that my motor skills are crap. You guys got any excersises for improving motor skills? I would be happy to hear some from you guys

 

thanks

[Sorynn]

Kle1n,

 

I have heard that the Body Flow series by Scott Sonnon is a very good way of enhancing your motor skills and overall body movement. I have just ordered the book, and may be able to tell you more after I read it and start practicing the movements.

 

Respectfully,

 

Sorynn

[CloudDragon]

Could you be more specific as to what you are having difficulties with. Motor skills can cover anything from walking without falling to being able to catch an arrow being shot at you. Also, what is your age? This may have a bearing on it too.

[Davantalus]

Indeed, you should specify your problem, Kle1n.

 

Blindly, I recommend learning to juggle. There's no better training for catching things (or not dropping them in the first place).

[kle1n]

i am 19 and its like catching things until drawing. they are generally not that good. anyone got any good advice?

[TheDevilAside]

catching things And drawing? I'm not really sure what you meant by "catching things until drawing" ..

[kle1n]

i mean that it ranges from catching flying objects and gets to the point of drawing or writing things on paper. Its just my motor skills overall that are quite bad.

[delta1]

Drills. Work on the drills in your systems. Start slow, and don't rush to get up to speed. Work on doing them right, then work up your speed. But never go faster than you can do the drills correctly. Pay attention to details and whole body coordination.

[TheDevilAside]

Yeah, when you practice forms or techniques, do them slowly and pay close attention to precision. Also, as for drawing, that doesn't have much to do with hand-eye coordination, it has more to do with how your brain operates.

[aefibird]

I work with children who have Special Needs, a lot of whom who have dyspraxia (a co-ordination difficulty disorder) and we concentrate a lot on shoulder girdle & posture exercises. These can improve co-ordination, motor skills, balance etc. I agree with Davantalus about juggling. It's a great way to try and improve co-ordination. Also, try using a gym ball (those big inflatable balls that look like an over-size beach ball). Practice sitting on it and excercising with it.

 

Just as an aside, we rigorously train all our new staff who work with dyspraxic children. One of the intro excercises we use is to get them to sit on a gym ball whilst copying out the Greek alphabet from an OverHead Projector onto a piece of paper using their 'wrong' hand (the one they don't normally write with). Doing that gives a bit of a feel for what day to day life and classroom situations are like for a dyspraxic child.