Balance Activities

Balance activities – we need good balance to enable us to take part in daily living skills, sports, games and playing with others safely without causing injury (using the protective responses).

Balance skills include:

• core strength
• gross motor skills
• visual motor skills
• proprioceptive input
• vestibular input

What is static and dynamic balance

Both static and dynamic balance are used in everyday life.

• static balance – when you can hold your body stationary in a position or posture. It provides the foundations of balancing skills before adding movement.
• dynamic balance – when your body is in motion. Both are required to enable us to do daily activities.

Here are a few activities to help this area but there are many more!

• playing outdoors (playground, climbing)
• throwing games
• trampoline
• crawling games
• balance beam
• yoga animal walks
• egg and spoon race
• hopscotch
• spacehopper

More ideas to aid balance:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=an3TwVRFqkA

https://www.treetopsoccupationaltherapy.co.uk/balance-activity-ideas/