Flashcards
Flexibility Terms
Flashcards do conjunto (15)
- 1hyperflexibilityexcessive amount of flexibility
- 2flexibilityjoint's ability to move through full range of motion
- 3ballistic stretchingquick up and down bobbing movements in which stretches are held briefly
- 4passive stretchingstretching against a counter force. There is little movement
- 5elasticitymuscles and tissues that stretch
- 6adductor musclesmuscles in the legs that pull legs together
- 7reflexesautomatic responses that your nerves and muscles provide to various movements
- 8static postureposture your body exhibits while resting
- 9static strectchingdoing strectches slowly
- 10dynamic posturebody exhibits while in motion
- 11posturealignment of the body
- 12core stabilitystretching and strengthening of muscles around the spine and pelvic muscles
- 13stretching movements that challenge reflexes to adaptreflex assisted strectches
- 14muscle imbalancemuscle group becomes to strong compared to the others
- 15range of motiondegrees of motion allowed around a joint