Patent Document ID: 8794975
Application ID: 12010639
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of developing motor and cognitive skills, comprising the steps of: a) providing a plurality of exercise mats ranging from a first exercise mat through a last exercise mat, each of the exercise mats consisting of a single, one-piece structure having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite the upper surface defining a thickness therebetween, and a periphery, wherein each mat includes: i) at least three sequential exercise positions disposed upon the upper surface of each of the exercise mats, each of the exercise positions having a first indicia spaced from the periphery and defining a location boundary; ii) a plurality of second indicia forming exercise instructions disposed upon the upper surface of each of the exercise mats, the exercise instructions having a single instruction at each of the exercise positions and being located within the location boundary, wherein the indicia forming the exercise instruction comprises a position and orientation for a pair of feet positions, the exercise instructions designating exercises in increasing order of exercise difficulty from the first exercise mat through the last exercise mat; iii) a plurality of third distinct indicia indicating the sequential location of the exercise position in the plurality of sequential exercise positions and being located within the location boundary; and iv) a plurality of fourth distinct indicia indicating the sequential location of the exercise position in the plurality of sequential exercise positions and being located within the location boundary, wherein the fourth indicia comprise a series of sequential alphanumeric characters; wherein each exercise mat includes a unique combination of first through fourth distinct indicia, each combination of first through fourth distinct indicia providing apredefined level of cognitive skill difficulty and motor skill difficulty; b) selecting a series of the exercise mats according to a desired level of cognitive skill difficulty and motor skill difficulty ; c) arranging the selected series of exercise mats in increasing order of cognitive skill difficulty and/or motor skill difficulty, wherein the exercise mats may be arranged in order of increasing cognitive skill difficulty without a corresponding increase in motor skill difficulty, and further wherein the exercise mats may be arranged in order of increasing motor skill difficulty without a corresponding increase in cognitive skill difficulty; and d) directing at least one user to perform a series of exercises corresponding to the instructions of the selected exercise mats, wherein the at least one user performs the series of exercises corresponding to the instructions of the selected exercise mats, in progressively increasing difficulty of exercise performance.