Feet and Finger SpeedSit on your chair so that you are not touching the back. Stretch your legs out as far as they will go. Notice that your upper body moves backward as your legs move forward. Tuck your legs under your seat. Notice that your upper body moves forward as your legs move to the rear. Place your legs in a normal position with your lower legs vertical and your feet flat on the floor. Again, your upper body adjusts. When you move your feet, you change your center of gravity and your upper back will move to compensate. When your upper back moves, it changes the distance that your arms must stretch to reach the keys. To compensate for the change in distance, you could simply adjust your arms, but that is wrong, wrong, wrong. It will force you to start using slightly different muscle movements. That will negate all of the benefits of muscle memory, and it will slow you down. The only correct thing to do is to adjust the distance of your machine to your body. If you stretch your feet out and your shoulders move back, then you should pull the machine closer the appropriate distance. If you tuck your feet under your chair and your shoulders move forward, then you should move the machine away an appropriate distance. Align yourself properly after you switch positions and your hands can happily continue to write at their top speed. Anna Mae Tedley | 