It’s needed for everything from driving to picking up objects. Unfortunately, hand-eye coordination can decline with age.
“Aging is associated with a loss of motor control,” Dr. Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko, an expert on aging and health and dean of the Graduate College at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, tells The Wall Street Journal. “Our movements start to lose precision and accuracy…Everyday tasks that require hand-eye coordination become more challenging, like flipping a hamburger over in a pan.”
This means it’s important to take steps to retain and improve these skills as the years pass. Maintaining the skill should be one of the many priorities associated with preserving function -- no matter what age you happen to be.
The good news is that there are things you can do to improve hand-eye coordination.
Take a look at these seven fun exercises that can do just that.