Types of Tasks
Continuous tasks: activities like swimming, bicycling, running; the performance level is just as proficient as before even after years of no use.
Discrete tasks: an instrument or a sport, the performance level drops significantly but will be better than a new learner. The relationship between the two tasks is that continuous tasks usually use gross motor skills and discrete tasks use finer motor skills.
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