Get up… Stand Up!
Have you ever wondered why it gets “harder” to learn new movements as we age?
These and many other fascinating human movement questions keep me up at night!
If you take a quick peek at the above video clip, one of the biggest reasons is demonstrated quite clearly.
Did you figure it out?
If you said:
“The baby, after every time it fails, tries again”
You’d be right.
As adults, we are afraid of trying something new and then failing. We get embarrassed. And then we quit.
Infants and children in various stages of motor control development, don’t understand failure. They will keep plugging away until they actually succeed. Quitting is not an option for them.
Do like the babies do. Go out and try something new.
Pick one new movement a week. Even something as simple as changing the hand you brush your teeth with. If you’re more adventurous try swinging a kettlebell or lifting sandbags.
If you can’t do it right, keep working on it.
Don’t be afraid to fail. Be even less afraid of succeeding.
Yours in movement.
Dev Chengkalath
