Mendoza, Mildred G.
BSA-1A
Activity:
1. Locomotor movements describes the bodily functions that enable an individual to move from
one location to another. These motions need the torso, arms, and legs to be synchronized in
order to move across space. It helps maintain cardiovascular health, endurance, balance,
coordination, the ability to enjoy sports, and a healthy weight.
2. Benefits of Locomotor Movement
a. Cardiovascular Health: Locomotor abilities, which include walking, running, and jumping,
are the ability to move from one location to another. Frequent use of these abilities
improves general heart health and cardiovascular fitness.
b. Endurance: Performing locomotor exercises promotes endurance. Running, skipping, and
galloping are exercises that improve resilience and endurance.
c. Balance and Coordination: Arm, leg, and total body coordination are necessary for
locomotor skills. By practicing them, you can enhance your motor coordination and
balance.
d. Healthy Weight: Moving around actively helps you burn calories and maintain a healthy
weight. It's a fun method to keep yourself in shape and maintain a healthy weight.
e. Independence: Being able to move independently is a result of mastering locomotor
motions. These abilities improve day-to-day living, whether it is via racing to catch a bus or
walking with confidence.
3. Types of Locomotor Movements
a. Walking is the process of lifting and lowering each foot separately while maintaining a
steady gait and never lifting both feet off the ground at once.
b. Running is a continuous series of steps with both feet off the ground during each stride,
making it quicker than walking.
c. Hopping is a single-footed leap in which the body is propelled upward by one foot.
d. Jumping is when with both feet off the ground at the same time.
e. Skipping is a rhythmic motion that includes hopping and stepping.
f. Sliding is a sideways motion in which one foot moves parallel to the ground and the other
follows.
g. Leaping is a strong jump that causes the body to shoot upward or forward.
h. Galloping is a dancing or sports move that combines a stride with a slide.
i. Crawling is usually utilized by newborns, crawling is movement on hands and knees.
j. Climbing is moving up a surface, such a tree or ladder.
4. For me, it takes self-encouragement to begin and achieve a certain physical activity every day.
5. I think that I don't engage in a wide variety of physical activities on a daily basis since I typically
finish up some housework before returning to my laptop to work on schoolwork.
6. As I said, I do a lot of schoolwork, and sometimes I'm on campus, though I do a little walking
around, but that is not a good range of physical activity to say that I am fit. Give a time to
perform some physical activity that makes my body fit.
7. Yes, it helps me to know that a little jogging or walking can do
8. Non-locomotor movements describes some movements the body does without shifting its
spatial location.
9. Individuals with enhanced proprioception are able to move more deliberately, modify their
body postures, and respond more quickly to environmental changes. Additionally, it helps to
improve one's awareness of body alignment and coordination.
10. Non-locomotor movements are vital for both children and adults, providing a variety of health
advantages including balance and stability. By performing exercises like bending, twisting, and
stretching, people enhance their postural control and general stability. Body Awareness:
Through these motions, people may experiment with different ways to move, control, and
balance their bodies. Understanding spatial connections is aided by non-locomotor abilities.
Improved coordination is a result of practicing non-locomotor motions. Enhancing physical
performance can be achieved by using a range of non-locomotor workouts.
