We have always seen this in our stores or in the trade shows that we
participate in, whether its a baby in the mothers arm or a grown up
person, male or female, all just love to come and sit on the swings we
display. Seems like its a human tendency that we all get attracted to swings.
There ought to be logic to this, we thought and on research about this liking
of humans, this is what we found:
In his article: ‘What’s the Big Deal About Swinging?’ Tom Norquist says: “When
we think about why most humans truly enjoy swinging, we need to break
down what is actually happening. While swinging, we experience a full
range of sensations, from the calming rhythm of our to-fro movement to
the excitement of rapid travel through space and time. These experiences
are linked to pre-birth movement in the mother’s womb and the child’s
first sensation of gravitational forces.”
Norquist goes on to say: “Swinging stimulates our bodies’ sensory systems,
namely our vestibular and proprioceptive systems. Vestibular stimulation
occurs when we experience movement through time and space in
combination with the earth’s gravitational forces. During swinging, the
three semicircular canals in the inner ear are responding to movement
and acceleration in the horizontal, vertical and diagonal planes,
stimulation that is directly related to our sense of balance.
“When we think of man’s evolution, we are reminded of our relationship to
chimpanzees, which are reported to have 98.5 percent of the same genes
as humans and spent millions of years swinging and moving freely in the
tree canopy. During this time, the swinging stimulated the cerebellum,
further developing the balance, planning and language systems, and
improving the ability to establish emotional regulation. Swinging also
fires up the emotionally responsive connections of the brain in the
prefrontal cortex, helping us to feel calm and revitalised.
“Stimulation of the vestibular system through swinging helps us develop
and maintain the body’s proprioceptive system, which draws information
from our muscles and joints as our bodies move through space. This
information is processed by our central nervous system and causes us to
react to the stimuli.”
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