Type of ongoing task†| Description |
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Repetitive movement of upper body | Reaching out in front (alternating hands) Reaching up (alternating hands) Reaching down (alternating hands) Alternately reaching up, out and down Reaching out to the side Trunk twists (side to side, keep head looking forward) Swinging arms (alternating), as if 'brisk walking' |
Repetitive movement of lower body | Walking in place Shallow knee bends |
Cognitive tasks | Words beginning with a letter (e.g. 'A': "apple, arrive") Words belonging to a category (e.g. 'girls names': "Mary, Anne") Counting backwards by 3's Backwards alphabet ("z y x w v u t......") Words that rhyme with a specified word (e.g. 'chair': "air, hair, fair") Multi-syllable word spelling (e.g. 'Mississauga') Subtracting 13, 17 or 19 from a number Talk about a topic (e.g. "tell me about the last book you read") |
Held object‡ | Plastic shopping bag Umbrella Book Handbag (women only) |