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A motor mechanism attributed
primarily to early development
in babies and toddlers can also
help older adults improve move-
ment accuracy, according to
new research from Ben-Gurion
University of the Negev (BGU).
In an article published in Nature
Scientific Reports, the researcher
shows that an infant’s exploration-
exploitation process can work in
older adults as well.
“In early development, babies
seem to make random movements
in all directions until they learn
to purposefully reach for objects,”
says Dr. Shelly Levy-Tzedek, a lec-
turer in the BGU Department of
Physiotherapy. “Their movements
are variable until they find a solu-
tion for the problem at hand, like
reaching for that Cheerio. When
they find a good movement plan,
they exploit it.”
In the study, the arms of older
adults (ages 70+) were connected
to a sensor that measures the
rotation of the arm at the elbow.
Participants were then asked to
make rhythmic movements of the
forearm in a “windshield wiper”

motion while trying to maintain
certain speeds and arm amplitude,
with and without visual feedback.
At first “their movements were
too slow and too small,” says Levy-
Tzedek. “We then encouraged
them to make movements that
were larger and faster, and their
performance on the original task
improved significantly.”
The researchers hypothesized
that older participants would not
be able to maintain an increase in
speed and amplitude of movement
over time due to fatigue, but were
surprised to discover that making
mistakes helped improve future
task performance. They also found
that once a better movement pat-
tern was established, the variabil-
ity dropped. Making exaggerated
movements actually helped them
fine-tune their control.
“We haven’t tested it directly
in physical therapy, but perhaps
getting older adults to make exag-
gerated movements can help fine-
tune their performance on specific
tasks that they find difficult to
accomplish otherwise,” Levy-
Tzedek says. •

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Seniors Can Use Babies’
Strategies To AidMovement

ing for healthy programs for their
children with special needs,” said
Zorn, a Fuse45 client who proposed
the idea for the new classes.
Karen Kelman and Samantha
Friedman, mother-and-daughter
owners of Fuse45, welcomed the
opportunity to work with Zorn to
develop classes that would challenge
and encourage participants with
developmental challenges.
“We learned very quickly that
teaching these kids physical fitness
was really no different than teaching
our neurotypical clients,” Friedman
said. “They require instruction, care
and motivation like everyone else.
“The response has been amaz-
ing,” she added. “The improve-
ments we’ve seen in physical fit-
ness, participation, interaction,
task fluency, teamwork and self-

confidence have been incredible.”
Zorn said, “This is my favorite
hour of the week: seeing my children
and other children I’ve known for
years participating, interacting and
thriving in a fitness class, and being
encouraged to do the workouts like
any other person.”
These classes are expanding and
welcoming children, teens and
adults from the community to take
part, get fit and have fun with new
friends. There are opportunities
for teens and adult volunteers to
encourage and workout alongside
participants. •

Fuse[FORCE] will hold its first annual fundrais-
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information, email info@fuse45.com. Find
class schedules and enrollment information
at bit.ly/FuseFit.