Physical Intelligence
There are several kinds of physical intelligence. Seeing the iMax movie of Michael
Jordon is seeing poetry in motion. Highly trained athletes like him have a particular and
high degree of physical intelligence including coordination, quick response time, supreme
eye-hand coordination, endurance, etc.
My definition of physical intelligence is rather different and is based on the ability to
listen to your body. It could be as basic as knowing when you're hungry or when you're
full. It's recognizing the gut reaction in response to a decision-making moment. It's a way
to know how you feel emotionally and anticipating an emotional response before
responding inappropriately. It's knowing how to "turn up the volume" on the language of
the body to make it easier to hear its voice.
More interesting than that, physical intelligence engages the body to train neuron
pathways to help you change an inappropriate emotional response to an appropriate
response.