The document discusses two types of basic body movements: locomotor movements which involve traveling from one place to another such as walking, running, hopping, and jumping, and non-locomotor movements which are performed in place like bending, rotating, raising, stretching, and swinging. Locomotor movements include walking, running, leaping, galloping, jumping, and hopping while non-locomotor movements involve bending, rotating, raising, and stretching the various parts of the body. These basic movement skills are important for performing a wide range of physical activities.