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Gym Ch 5 #1

Improving Flexibility

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The ability to move joints freely through their full range of motion Flexibility
5 Structural Limitations to movement: ____ of bones, stiff muscles, connective tissue, _____, tight skin Shape; Tendons
Stretch _____ (contraction) limits to flexibility include: Muscle spindles, ________, Golgi tendon organs Reflex; Proprioceptor
The INVOLUNTARY contraction of a muscle due to rapid stretching that muscle Stretch Reflex
An example of Stretch Reflex is when the doctor taps you below the knew with a rubber hammer, your knee _____ Extends
Stretch reflex is _____________ to flexibility Counterproductive
You can avoid the stretch reflex by ______ the muscles and tendons _______ Stretching; Slowly
Benefits of flexibility include: increased joint ______, more efficient body movement, better posture and prevention of lower ______ pain (LBP) Mobility; Back
Lower back pain (LBP) is a ________ disease Hypokinetic
The position of your joints that you hold while standing or sitting Posture
______ posture= body alignment Good
Good postures means holding a position that places the ______ amount of ____ on supporting muscles and ligaments of a joint Least; Strain
____ posture= body out of alignment Bad
Bad posture means holding positions that stretch muscles on one side of joint while ______ them on the other side (leads to joint damage over time. Shortening
______ strength and flexibility exercises help _____ imbalances and prevent future problems Routine; Correct
No _____ test can measure total body flexibility Single
Flexibility tests include: ____ and ____ test and the Shoulder flexibility test Sit; Reach
Sit and Reach tests measures ability to flex the ______ and focuses on the lower back muscles and ______ Trunk; Hamstrings
Shoulder Flexibility Test measures range of motion of the ______ Shoulder
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