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Proprioception is the awareness of your body in space.

When you close your eyes, reach out your finger, and touch the tip of your nose, this is using the sense of proprioception to know instinctively where everything on your body resides. Some people have a poor sense of proprioception, and they end up missing their nose with their fingertip in this exercise. Some people are so in tuned to their bodies that they can point right to the very center of the nose with zero hesitation.

The sense of proprioception can impact the body’s movements, actions, and the sense of its location.