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Enhancing Flexibility for Better Health & Fitness

Learn about the importance of flexibility, common muscles to stretch, ways to measure and improve flexibility, and its role in preventing injuries. Understand the benefits of flexibility in enhancing overall fitness levels.

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Enhancing Flexibility for Better Health & Fitness

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  1. FLEXIBILITY

  2. Defined • The ability of our muscles to stretch • Common muscles we need to stretch regularly: • Head/neck • Shoulder • Back (upper and lower) • Hip • Leg (upper and lower)

  3. How do we measure flexibility? • On the California Physical Fitness Test, we use the shoulder stretch, where we must put one hand behind our head and the other behind our back and touch fingertips • We could also measure using a “Sit and Reach” test

  4. Increasing Flexibility • There are a number of ways to increase flexibility: • Stretching exercises during warm up/cool down periods • Weight lifting • Aerobic activities such as walking and swimming

  5. Why is flexibility important? • People who are flexible avoid muscular injuries; when people are inflexible, they are more likely to injure themselves • Flexibility is ONE measure of a person’s overall level of fitness

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