Fitness Decathlon is a method for monitoring training and learning developed by Finnish teachers and coaches that helps develop motor skills and physical performance in various ways. The Fitness Decathlon Exercise analysis makes it possible to monitor the balanced development of locomotor skills.
Good locomotor skills provide vigilance and the ability to react quickly to unexpected situations.
One-foot vertical jumps reinforce the muscles and connective tissues of the legs and helps you move smoothly.
The agility track teaches you to move faster forwards and backwards as well as laterally. The exercise is also used to learn how to change the direction of movement effortlessly.
READ MOREBy developing manipulative skills, you learn how to use different tools more easily. In addition, the training helps to better understand the movement speeds and distances of other people.
Figure 8 dribbling is used to learn to handle the ball more skilfully and quickly. Practice makes it easier to perceive the speed of movement of the ball, in relation to one’s own movement.
Throwing and catching the ball develop important fine and coarse motor skills. The exercise also teaches you how to use force appropriately in your throws, in relation to your own location.
READ MOREBy improving body control, the ability of the body and the brain to learn new movements and movement paths can be improved.
The elasticity of the body makes physical activity smooth, and you can learn correct performance techniques.
By developing rhythm coordination, the learning capacity of the brain increases, making learning new skills easier.
READ MOREStrength training with your body weight makes it easier to move your body and the use of your body muscles becomes more versatile.
Hanging and pull-ups strengthen the upper body muscles while preventing the neck and shoulder areas from becoming stuck.
In particular, wall bar abs can be used to develop the strength of abdominal muscles and hip flexors and to maintain spine mobility.
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READ MOREDeveloping endurance promotes general coping and teaches perseverance. These qualities are needed when practising new skills in physical activity, studying and other areas of life.
Mastering the mid body muscles is the foundation of all movement. Muscle control, strength and endurance maintain good performance and prevent mispositions that are harmful to health.
Jogging strengthens both the body and the mind in a versatile manner. It teaches you to know the boundaries of your coping and to work longer at the pace that is right for you.
READ MOREFitness Decathlon helps develop both physical performance and learning and locomotor skills. Practical training and the Exercise analysis broaden your understanding of the true potential of your abilities.
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