Motor skills naturally decline with age as the body slows down and becomes less coordinated over time. Older adults also take longer to learn and remember new motor skills due to typical age-related declines in cognitive processing speed and working memory. However, regular physical activity and exercise can help offset some of these effects of aging on motor performance and learning by maintaining muscle strength, flexibility, balance, and cognitive abilities into older adulthood.

1. Motor Development, Motor Learning
and aging