| 摘要 |
A suspended motor-skill training apparatus comprises a substantially solid and weighty main body member defining in horizontally surrounding relation a hollow central region open for vertical passage therethrough and sized to permit the legs and pelvis of a trainee to pass therethrough. The main body member has left and right forwardly disposed attachment points and a rearwardly disposed attachment point defining a geometric center disposed within the hollow central region, and a center of gravity disposed substantially centrally between and rearwardly of the left and right forwardly disposed attachment points. Strap members connect the attachment points to a suspension mechanism mounted on an elevated support structure. A seat depends from the main body member such that the pelvic area of a trainee is received by the seat below the main body member and such that the center of gravity of the trainee is at an elevation adjacent or below the main body member. When the trainee leans outwardly, the trainee is physically precluded from falling out of the training apparatus by the main body member. The combined center of gravity of the trainee and the main body member remains within the triangle defined by the attachment points at an elevation adjacent or below the main body member, thus precluding the suspended motor-skill training apparatus from tipping more than a minor amount. Gross motor skills can be learned through repetitive motion, with the risks of injury and falling out being precluded.
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