Basic Motor Skills: Understanding, Benefits, to How to Train It

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YOGYAKARTA - Lokomotor is one of the basic movements taught in the learning of Physical and Health Education. The basic motor skills of lokomotor must be possessed by children according to the child's development, especially from the age factor. This article will inform you about lokomotor movement.

In a study published in the Journal of Obsession: Journal of Early Childhood Education, it is explained that the basic motor movement is the ability of children to carry out physical activity by moving the rough muscles in their bodies.

Knowing the Basic Motor Force

Motor fundamental movements can also be understood as patterns of more complex, specific, and rhythmic motor skills. Motor locomotion can also be understood as the movement of moving the body from one point to another.

Many experts define locomotor movement as movement that will cause body displacement. This locomotor movement needs to be taught through guidance, practice, and development seriously. The goal is for children to be able to perform the skill correctly.

Benefits of Motor Skill

In the Journal of Physical Education Health and Recreation (Penjaskesrek) which was published in 2025, children who have basic locomotor movement will get several benefits as follows.

Improving the development of children's motor skills Self-awareness. Awareness of the idea of direction Improving agility and agility Improving skills and courage in performing basic movements Improving body strength and balance Improving the ability to recognize space Maintaining body health and fitness Examples of Lokomotor Basic Movements

Locomotor motion is characterized by the displacement of the whole body or the displacement of the center of gravity to another support plane. Examples of basic locomotor motion are as follows.

Walking Running Jumping Walking Jumping Crawling or creeping Sliding How to Train Basic Motor Skills for Early Childhood

In the research "titled How to Teach Locomotor Movement to Early Childhood?" which was published in the Journal of PAUD Agapedia, here is how to train basic lokomotor movement for young children.

Train the basic movement of walking

Walking is the most basic human ability. To train this basic movement, some things that can be done are as follows.

Walking while looking at the object in front by sticking the picture on the board, ask the child to walk towards the picture while keeping the body upright. Walk on a straight line, you can use tape or rope that is attached to the floor. Ask the child to walk following the tape. Walk with the tip of the foot (jinjit). This method is important to train the calf strength and body balance. Train the basic movement of running

This exercise is done to develop leg muscle strength, coordination, and endurance. Examples of exercises that can be done are as follows.

Short steps run. Run with the heels touching the buttocks. Run with thigh lifts. Run with step variations. Run following the track pattern, can be a circle, 8, or triangle.

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