Components of Human Movement

INTERESTING FACTS

1. There can be no effieciency in movement, nor can there be realization of the full potential for the movement unless all three components - nerves, muscles, bones - perform with optimal facility.

2. By effectively we mean - minimum expenditure of energy to achieve desired goal.

3. The capacity of the skeleton for the internal mechancis of movement resides in its structure and alignment. If the mechanical balance of its alignment is good, the chance for efficiency - good movement with minimal muscle work - is increased.

4. Our voluntary influence on movement is limited to controlling starting, stopping, direction, range, speed, and force. We can and do set the goal for movement, but this is where voluntary control ends. The choice of muscles whose coordinated work will achieve the goal and the selection of the nerve pathways over which the message travel to these muscles reside in the nervous system.

For these reasons there is number of points each teacher of movement should always remember:

* the student is a unique personality with formed habits and beleifs

* learning implies change, but not neccesarily for better

* our ability to build on past experiences is one of our greatest assets, but it may also prove to be the greatest handicap if past experience is poor

* the subtle effects of the mind on movement can be a source of either serious error or great value

* traditional concepts and loyalties die hard

from Components of Human Movement (...cant find the author....)