Physical Activity And Flexibility FVS

Some instances in which you should not stretch are following muscle strains or ligament sprains, when joints or muscles are infected, inflamed or hurt, after a recent fracture, or when sharp pains are felt in the joints or muscles.

Static stretching is the most common type of stretching in which you hold a stretch as far as you can stretch it. Passive stretching is when an external force is applied to the limb such as a parter, gravity, or a body weight. *Responses will vary. A sample response follows:* Both static and passive stretching are similar in that limbs are moved into and held in a stretch position. In static stretching, a person actively holds their own limbs in the position, while in passive stretching, a partner moves and holds limbs in the stretch position for the other person.

It is a form of stretching while moving, so it uses your momentum to increase the range of motion, which will help you in a physical activity because you will be moving. *Responses will vary. A sample response follows:* The controlled movement of limbs through a full range of motion reduces muscle tightness and increases the range of motion of those particular muscles. By going through dynamic stretching of muscles that are going to be used in an activity, the body is prepared for that specific activity. When muscles are loose and relaxed for an activity, it reduces the risk of injury, as well as muscle soreness and fatigue.

C. trunk lift

D. Static

It is important to assess it before and during to see how much you have improved. *Responses will vary. A sample response follows:* In order to accurately evaluate progress in a flexibility workout regimen, it is important to establish a baseline level of flexibility and then to track progress during the regimen from that starting point. A baseline establishes where an individual is before starting a program; without a baseline, it would be difficult to know how much progress has been made as a result of the workout regimen. Tracking progress during a regimen is important because that information establishes the effectiveness of the regimen.

D. overload

Progression is gradually increasing the amount and type of stimulus applied to the muscle during each exercise. Overload is increasing the amount of activity such as the weight, duration, speed, and distance. *Responses will vary. A sample response follows:* Both progression and overload are concerned with slowly increasing the intensity and challenge of the exercises of a workout. Overload arises from the need to increase exercise intensity to maintain a challenging workout: as a body adapts to a given exercise level, the difficulty must be increased to keep challenging the body and making progress. Progression is closely related to overload and also requires that an exercise program gradually become more difficult. Progression, however, is focused on the increased goals of an exercise program rather than the adaptation of the human body.

D. ballistic stretching

B. Resting between workouts helps to prevent injuries.

Dynamic flexibility tests are hard to do because they measure the amount of stress on a muscle that is in motion, and it is difficult to assess this among many people and to get an accurate picture. Static flexibility tests are easy to compare and measure because they have concrete measurements and take out any discrepancies between athletes. *Responses will vary. A sample response follows:* Static flexibility tests are more common than dynamic tests because they are easier to replicate. It is difficult to standardize motion-based tests between different subjects, while static tests are simple and easy to standardize because the metrics are fixed and not open to interpretation.

B. assuming and holding a stretch position

True

A. gradually increase the difficulty of a workout

B. The stretch involves using a partner to apply force against your contraction.

A. Dynamic flexibility tests involve more subjective measurements.

A. to assess flexibility progress

A. Dynamic stretching features slow, deliberate, controlled motions useful for activity preparation and reducing muscle tightness.

B. Women are generally more flexible than men.

False

False

False

B. Progression deals with increasing fitness goals rather than the physical challenge of a workout.

C. the need for a partner

True

C. alleviates boredom