Factors Influencing Flexibility. (Practice)

Are more flexible than men.

Age, gender, and joint structure cannot be changed.

All of these activities involve assuming and holding precise forms and positions. Holding these controlled positions require a level of static flexibility beyond that required by everyday activities.

Muscle tightness.

Neck pain, back pain, muscle tightness.

Regular exercise helps keep muscles healthy and in good shape. Muscle stiffness that reduces flexibility often results from the overuse of muscle, but inactivity also weakens muscles and can make them more susceptible to injury. Regular exercise keeps muscles strong and makes it less likely that simple activities will overwork or injure them.

Stiff and tight muscles can construct nerves in the back. When these nerves are constructed, it can result in sensations of pain throughout the back, especially the lower back.

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Poor flexibility can make body movements, such as kneeling and bending over, far more difficult. This can make daily activities that use these movements more difficult. Accomplishing activists like cleaning the house can require bending over and kneeling, so when poor flexibility negatively impacts these activities, it makes larger tasks more difficult.

Static flexibility is the ability to assume and maintain an extended position, such as gymnast who can perform the splits or a ballerina who can assume and hold a complicated ballet position. Dynamic flexibility involves the ability to move a joint through a full range of motion without much resistance and is influenced by strength, coordination, and static flexibility. Static flexibility is a contributing factor to dynamic flexibility.