She notes that this study looked at only static body postures, but together with subsequent experiments — including one in which people watched
videos of gymnasts — it offers a possible mechanism for how the brain predicts what will happen a few seconds ahead of what we experience.
He said that P. E. teachers generally do a better job
of showing students what they expected and the preferred way
of performing: Here's how you swing a golf club; look at this
video of a volleyball serve; watch how this
gymnast maintains her balance.