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wrists, hands, and fingers – oh my!
Good morning! Today we wave “Goodbye!” to our week and “Helloooooo!” to our weekend by focusing on our wrist joints, hands, and fingers!
We want to be sure that we keep our wrists, hands, and fingers healthy, dexterous, agile, and strong (so that we can continue to do all that we want to do)! How do we do this? By dancing them, of course! We want to integrate the whooooole body (including every little knuckle of the fingers) as we move. Keeping our hands and fingers involved (as we dance our legs and core) keeps our nervous system challenged (must coordinate all that is going on), our heart rates up (since all major body parts are moving), and our upper extremities healthy and fit.
Sometimes we incorporate specific hand and finger techniques (e.g., spear finger, balance finger, fist, palm directions, etc.) as we dance in class. These specific techniques from the Nia 52 Moves ensure that we condition our arms, hands, and fingers in a variety of ways. For example, creepy crawlers conditions our hands and fingers for increased mobility… Webbed spaces conditions our hands and fingers for increased flexibility… Claw hand conditions our hands and fingers for increased strength… Catching flies conditions the hands and fingers for increased agility… (to name a few…)
