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Flexibility Study Guide
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Value for Flexibility:
-Flexibility is an essential fitness component in both your functional life, as well as when you engage in
physical activity.
-It is important that you stretch to increase the length of both your muscles and tendons. The more
range of motion you have, the more your joints can move without injury.
-Stretching will not only help reduce the chance of injury, minimize muscle soreness, stimulate blood
flow, it is also a great stress reliever.
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Flexibility is:
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A joint in a human body is:
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The 4 types of joints in the human body are:
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3 things that limit flexibility are:
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List 5 reason why flexibility is important:
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Static Stretching:
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Dynamic Stretching:
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Ballistic Stretching:
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Isostatic Stretching:
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PNF Stretching:
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Principles of Training:
-Overload:
-Progression:
-Specificity:
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Flexibility Safety Precautions:
-Flexibility is an essential fitness component in both your functional life, as well as when you engage in
physical activity.
-It is important that you stretch to increase the length of both your muscles and tendons. The more
range of motion you have, the more your joints can move without injury.
-Stretching will not only help reduce the chance of injury, minimize muscle soreness, stimulate blood
flow, it is also a great stress reliever.
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FIT:
-Frequency:
-Intensity:
-Time:
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7 Ways to Improve Flexibility:
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