Training in Motion

Preface

Our innate desire to be in constant motion is a key survival characteristic of humans. People pace when forced to stand in a line or doodle on a piece of paper if caught in a boring meeting. Certainly, technological gadgetry and the expectation that we need to be in constant contact with the world is partly to blame, but at the heart of all this caged up “gotta move” behavior is a basic, instinctual need for movement.

The activities and exercises offered in this book are all grounded in this instinctual need to involve our bodies in the learning experience. Solid research and my experience as a learning professional back this kinetic connection, as well as support the assertion in this book that introducing movement into learning experiences ...