Exercise has wonderful physical benefits. It provides numerous benefits, from maintaining your cardiovascular system to your blood sugar levels. In addition to this, exercise also helps to regulate your sensory and secondary nervous system and boost self-esteem and mental health. Furthermore, it can benefit people facing Neurodevelopmental Motor Disorders. Here are some Top 5 Exercises to improve Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Bear Crawls:
It helps you develop body awareness, improve body coordination, and improve motor planning. It also builds strength in the truck and upper body.
- Start this exercise by kneeling with your hands under your shoulders, knees under hips
- Then, spread your hands wide to ensure optimal support, and extend your legs as far as possible.
- Next, walk with your feet and hands across the floor.
- Maintain the same position and walk backward.
- You can try out switching up speed and direction for better results.
Star Jumps:
Jumping exercises are great full-body exercises. They improve cardiovascular endurance, increase body awareness, and strengthen the legs and core.
- To begin the exercise, sit in a squat position with knees bent and arms towards your chest.
- Then, jump from the squat position at the count of 3. Extend the arms and legs wide open. Make your body look like a symbol x.
- On landing on the floor, repeat the same squat position and repeat the exercise.
Mirror Exercise:
Autism individuals face issues while interacting with others or the environment. Mirror exercise helps them mimic what others are doing, which helps to increase their coordination and social skills.
- Stand facing a partner, hands by your side.
- Ask them to make slow motions with their arms. First, try using simple arm patterns, and then gradually progress to more complex ones.
- When you are ready, try to mimic your partner. For example, if your partner raises their left arm, you raise your right arm.
- Try to do this activity with other body parts.
Arm Circle:
Arm exercises are great upper-body exercises. It helps to increase the flexibility and strength of the shoulder.
- Stand with your feet shoulder apart and arms by your side.
- Slightly extend your arms to the shoulder level.
- Keep your arms straight and start making circular motions.
- First, do it in a clockwise direction, then in the anti-clockwise direction.
Medicine Ball Slams:
Throwing heavy objects like medical balls helps to increase the core strength and balance.
- To begin with, start holding the ball with both your hands.
- Then, raise the ball above your head.
- Slam the ball down the ground with as much force possible.
- Then, bend your knees, pick the ball, and repeat the movement 20 times.
Summing up:
Exercise has many benefits for people with Neurodevelopmental Motor Disorders. Hence, if you are facing similar issues, follow these exercises to enhance your overall quality of life.
