Motor skills include the coordination, speed, power or agility required to complete an activity. There are six components of motor skills related to fitness. These are agility, balance, coordination, power, reaction time and speed. A motor skill is associated with muscle activity. You carry out motor skills when your brain, nervous system and muscles work in harmony to move parts of your body in large or small movements. Motor skills improve with practice. These six components of motor skills define your athletic abilities. A well-rounded athlete seeks to constantly improve all six components equally.
Balance: is your ability to stabilize your body while standing still or
maintaining motion. Ice-skating, ballet, gymnastics skiing and bicycle riding are types of activities which require good balance. There are two types of balance – static and dynamic. Static
balance refers to remaining upright while staying still, like standing on one
leg, while dynamic balance deals with retaining balance while in motion.
Coordination: is the ability to move two or more body parts under control,
smoothly and efficiently. Good coordination is vital for sports
like tennis, baseball and squash. Professional dancing also requires good coordination.
Reaction
Time: Reaction time measures how swiftly you interpret and then react to
expected and unexpected events happening around you. An example of reaction
time to an expected event is the amount of time between hearing the starter’s
pistol and starting to run.
Speed:
Speed is the ability to move your body swiftly. It is possible to
improve on the components of reaction time and speed with one exercise, for
example, sprinting.
Power:
Power is essentially muscle strength. Weight lifting and strength training will
help improve your power.
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