All children learn, grow and experience life through movement. Everyday children are required to solve and perform a variety of different movement problems. The level of competency in which a child moves will depict the level of participation in daily living activities and how effectively the child functions in his/her environment. Skilled movement is a fundamental component of human life and a child with confident movement skills will interact confidently with his/her environment and will consequently be confident in his/her social relations.
Mighty Muscles is an adapted physical activity program that is designed around meeting individual children’s physical development needs and is aimed at children with the following characteristics:
- Any delayed movement patterns
- Low muscle tone
- Poor postural control resulting in excessive fidgeting and the inability to stand still
- Sedentary lifestyles
- Weak ball/sport skills
- ‘Clumsy’ tendencies
- Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Mighty Muscles targets the following areas:
- Cardio-vascular and strength training
- Ball and sport skills
- Motor skills including jumping, hopping, throwing, aiming, catching and batting
- Motor fitness including balance, co-ordination ,flexibility and power
- Core training