This is a video of XX at the gymnastics class. These last 2 weeks, he is in a better mood and is more enthusiastic in attempting the various exercises. The coach even commented that he's "come out of his shell".
These tumbling, jumping, swinging, hanging and walking exercises may look fun and simple but I realised that they take courage and strength to accomplish. XX still has not mustered up confidence to try some of the activities, like the 'bear crawl' (crawling on all fours on the parallel bars, 1.5m above ground). Therefore, being active is not the same as being agile and atheletic. By running around the house or even playing catching (called 'Tikki' here), the boys are burning up calories but not neccesarily training up their muscles or motor skills.
KK has shown a lot of interest in his gymnastics class and enjoys the session every time. After coming home, he'll continue to practice some pushups, somersaults and handstands. Gymnastics also trains the kids in balancing and endurance. KK is still not able to do an unassisted handstand now, but with continual practice, I believe one day he'll get there.
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