{"id":344687,"date":"2025-04-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/finger-gym-exercises-from-graphotherapists\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T09:00:00","slug":"finger-gym-exercises-from-graphotherapists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ora-visio.com\/en\/finger-gym-exercises-from-graphotherapists\/","title":{"rendered":"Finger gym exercises from graphotherapists"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether it\u2019s dysgraphia or simple difficulty with writing, graphotherapists offer fine motor exercises to strengthen the muscles of the hand and fingers<\/strong>. They can be done anywhere and help develop ease and quality of movement. Indeed, professionals have often observed that the children they follow in remediation struggle to move their fingers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

What are the goals of finger gym?<\/h2>\n

Graphotherapists recommend fun fine motor exercises<\/strong> to help the child perceive and feel the muscles and movements of their fingers. Beyond improving coordination<\/strong>, this gym promotes concentration<\/strong>, precision<\/strong>, as well as rhythm<\/strong> and flexibility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

These exercises can be done at the practice<\/strong> with professionals, but also in the classroom<\/strong> with teachers or at home<\/strong> with parents. Children simply need to sit with their feet flat on the floor to practise them.<\/p>\n

Note that regularity is essential to see results<\/strong>: ideally, 3 short exercises should be done every day for a month \u2013 which shouldn\u2019t take more than 5 to 10 minutes a day.<\/p>\n

Which finger gym exercises should you try?<\/h2>\n

Beyond the fist, sideways figure-8, walking and piano exercises<\/a> detailed in another article, there are other finger gym exercises to add variety and playfully strengthen the muscles. Here are 7 more:<\/p>\n