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Gait level surface:
Walk at your normal speed from here to the next mark (20ft).
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Change in gait speed:
Begin walking at your normal pace (for 5ft), when I tell you “go”, walk as fast as you can (for 5ft). When I tell you “slow”, walk as slowly as you can (for 5ft).
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Gait with horizontal head turns:
Begin walking at your normal pace. When I tell you to “look right”, keep walking straight, but turn your head to the right. Keep looking to the right until I tell you “look left”, then keep walking straight and turn your head to the left. Keep your head to the left until I tell you, “look straight”, then keep walking straight, but return your head to the centre.
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Gait with vertical head turns:
Begin walking at your normal pace. When I tell you to “look up”, keep walking straight, but tip your head and look up. Keep looking up until I tell you, “look down”. Then keep walking straight and turn your head down. Keep looking down until I tell you, “ look straight”, then keep walking straight, but return your head to the centre.
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Gait and pivot turn:
Begin walking at your normal pace. When I tell you, “turn and stop”, turn as quickly as you can to face the opposite direction and stop.
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Step over obstacle:
Begin walking at your normal speed. When you come to the shoebox, step over it, not around it, and keep walking.
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Step around obstacles:
Begin walking at normal speed. When you come to the first cone (about 6ft away), walk around the right side of it. When you some to the second cone (6ft past first cone), walk around it to the left.
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Steps:
Walk up these stairs as you would at home.(i.e. using a rail if necessary. At the top, turn around and walk down.
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