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Bodily-Kinesthetic

Definition: Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence is the capacity to use one's hands or body skillfully.  

Usually found in: athletes, sports stars, actors, dancers, inventors, surgeons, outdoor workers, craftsmen, builders, mechanics, race car drivers, mime artists, martial artists

Famous examples: Tiger Woods (golf), David Beckham (soccer), Bruce Lee (martial arts), Michael Jordan (basketball)

Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence traits:

• likes to move about 
• like to touch
• like to take action 
• good at control of objects 
• great control of body 
• learns best by moving and taking part 
• remembers what was done more than what was said or shown 
• plays with objects while listening 
• gets fidgety if made to sit still too long
• good with hands, good at handicrafts
• mechanically minded
• loves doing sports

Exercises to strengthen bodily-kinesthetic intelligence:

• embody the thing you are learning about, act as if you are it 
• incorporate dancing to learn 
• include movement in lessons 
• act out what you are learning about 
• change your 'state' frequently and take breaks
• add more sports, PE, and physical activities into curriculum 
• mentally review while working out, swimming or jogging
• listen to audio instruction programs while on the move
• practice a martial art to develop concentration and focus
• learn maths and science with practical tools, toys, and things you can 'handle'
• read all kinds of novels, stories and jokes
• ideal classroom is outside and on the move, so include field trips 
• play classroom games 
• do drama and role plays 
• get your body moving: finger snapping, stamping, jumping, clapping, climbing

 

Wily Walnut - FREE articles to unleash your Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence and every facet of your genius!

The physical (bodily-kinesthetic) learning style
Overview of the bodily-kinesthetic learning style, including language clues, with graphics showing different intelligences and their influence on your preference for learning.

Writing and Multiple Intelligences
Gerald Grow's paper on the clues that people high in bodily-kinesthetic intelligence reveal in their writing, and how advertisers use this style of writing to profoundly influence our body-minds.

Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence career choices
A short list of example careers for people high in bodily-kinesthetic intelligence. This provides an initial guide but you should be able to figure out hundreds of other potential career choices that will be satisfying.

Bodily-kinesthetic overview
Reveals main characteristics of bodily-kinesthetic intelligence and technologies that can support and nourish this intelligence.

Raising the bodily-kinesthetic child
Lots of parents make the mistake of thinking they have problem-children, because their kids seem to mess about and get into trouble more than other children. If your kid never stops, always wants to move about and fidgets, it could be that his strong bodily-kinesthetic intelligence is not getting the support it needs. Here's how to cope.

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