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What is Fundamental Movement Skills?
Have you heard that sports can help a child in his/her intellectual and physical development? But what sport exactly? The truth is it is not the sport itself but the fundamental movements that build onto the sport!
Read on and discover how it benefits your child and promote bonding time in your family!
Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) are basic motor skills in which different body parts such as arms, legs, head and trunk are used to execute an action.
FMS is the foundation to more advanced and specific movement activities that can be found in Sports & Games, Gymnastics and Dance.
There are three types of Fundamental Movement Skills. They are:
Why is it important to learn Movement Skills?
How do you feel about yourself when you are good at what you do, especially when others consult you about your niche?
Children who possess proficiency in these movement skills exude high level of confidence, and are able to participate in a wide variety of physical activities.
FMS lays the foundation for the development of more complex skills that are required in sports and physical activities (Gallahue & Osmun, 2006). This allows them to participate in different sports and games.
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Children who are more proficient in FMS have more active lifestyles when they grow older. With the good habit of leading a more active lifestyle, the chances of developing illnesses such as cardiovascular diseases are significantly reduced.
In Movement Heroes, we believe that FMS is acquired through nurture, and not by nature. Improvement in these movement skills is nurtured by participation in different games and activities that allow children to demonstrate these skills.
