Flashcards
flexibility
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- 1What is static flexibility?range of movement around a joint , WITHOUT reference to speed of movement.
e.g. - splits
IT UNDERLINES ANY MOVEMENT ( reduce risk of injury) - 2What is static ACTIVE flexibility?performer completing voluntary contraction to move a joint just beyond its point of resistance.
- 3what is static PASSIVE flexibility?assisted by partner or aid to move joint just beyond point of resistance
- 4What is DYNAMIC flexibility?range of movement around a joint , WITH reference to speed of movement
e.g. straddle jump, high jump - 5What are the 4 factors affecting flexibility?- age
-gender
- type of joint
- connective tissue ( length and elasticity) - 6what is a stretch reflex?stops over stretching by causing pain
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- AS level pe anatomy and physiology Flashcards on flexibility, created by Ellie Dempsie on 08/04/2017.
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