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Locomotor Movement

The document defines and provides examples of non-locomotor and locomotor movements. Non-locomotor movements occur in the body or parts of the body and do not cause travel, and include swinging, twisting, rocking, turning, shaking, bending, and stretching. Locomotor movements cause travel through space using the feet or hands, and include walking, running, jumping, hopping, leaping, skipping, galloping, and sliding.

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Locomotor Movement

The document defines and provides examples of non-locomotor and locomotor movements. Non-locomotor movements occur in the body or parts of the body and do not cause travel, and include swinging, twisting, rocking, turning, shaking, bending, and stretching. Locomotor movements cause travel through space using the feet or hands, and include walking, running, jumping, hopping, leaping, skipping, galloping, and sliding.

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Non-locomotor movement and activities

It defined as “movements that occur in the body parts or the whole body and

do not cause the body to travel to another space.” However, some non-

locomotor activities can be combined with locomotor movements. Some of

the examples of non-locomotor activities are the following:

Swing – this is done by moving or walking in a pendular motion.

Twist – this is done by partially rotating the body or some parts

of the body around a base (for example, twisting the upper body

back and forth while keeping the feet firm on the ground).

Rock/Sway – the body is rocking by moving back andforth

sideways.

Turn – this is a full rotation of the body in place.

Shake – this is done by quick vibration motions of a body part.

Bend – done by flexing a body part at the joint

Stretch – this is done by extending the limbs or muscles.

Locomotor movement
Is defined as “movements where the body travels through space from
one location to another.” Through this definition, it can be said that this
type of movement mainly makes use of the feet but in other activities,
a person can move from one place to another using his/her hands.The
following are the examples of locomotor movements:
Even Rhythm
 Walking – using both feet to move forward by steps.
 Running – using both feet in a generally faster speed, one foot
must be off the ground at any given time while performing this
activity.
 Jumping – the body must push off from one or both feet in
performing a jump and then land on both feet. This can be done
either vertically or horizontally.
 Hopping – unlike the jump, hopping requires the body to push off
using one foot only and landing on the same foot.
 Leaping – the person takes off using one foot, covering a fairly
large distance and land on the ground using the other foot. This
can be preceded with a walk or run.
Uneven Rhythm
 Skipping – a combination of a step and a hop where the person
steps forward with a foot and hops using the same foot while
bringing the other foot forward to step and hop and switch.
 Galloping – a forward movement that starts with one foot forward
bent at the knee and pushing off from the ground before landing
on the position of the other foot.
 Sliding – this movement is done by stepping to the side or
forward or backward with one foot and then closing the distance
by sliding the other foot towards the former.

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