About Muscle Memory
Muscle Memory, a form of procedural memory, is the “ability to repeat a specific muscular movement with improved efficiency and accuracy that is acquired through practice and repetition.”1
Young children repeat physical activities over and over during play to build muscle memory. At first, activities require a lot of brain power, but with repetition they build automaticity and the activities become easier. Picture a toddler tentatively climbing a flight of stairs for the first time. Now imagine that same child, six years later, zipping up those stairs like a playful mountain goat.
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Jeff Johnson is an early learning trainer, podcaster, and author and the founder of Explorations Early Learning and Playvolution HQ.
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