1. Circulation- stretching increases blood flow to various parts of the body and helps ypur body recover after physical exertion.
2. Stress Relief- helps you relax the muscle and relax the mind.
3. Flexibility- Your muscle and tendons move very easily. Allows you to be comfortable in your everyday life.
4. Range of Motion- Each of your joints in your body has a range of motion, determining to how far it can extend.
<em>PART 2</em>
1. Ligaments-a short band of tough, flexible, fibrous connective tissue that connects two bones or cartilages or holds together a joint.
2. Muscle-a band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.
3.Tendons-a flexible but inelastic cord of strong fibrous collagen tissue attaching a muscle to a bone. The hamstring of a quadruped
<em>Part 3</em>
1. Ballistic Stretching- uses the momentum of a moving body or a limb in an attempt to force it beyond its normal range of motion. This is stretching, or "warming up", by bouncing into a stretched position, using the stretched muscles as a spring which pulls you out of the stretched positiong down. This type of stretching is not considered useful and can lead to injury. It does not allow your muscles to adjust to, and relax in, the stretched position.
2. Dynamic Stretching -improves dynamic flexibility and is quite useful as part of your warm-up for an active or aerobic workout. Dynamic stretching consists of controlled leg and arm swings that take you to the limits of your range of motion. Ballistic stretches involve trying to force a part of the body beyond its range of motion. In dynamic stretches, there are no bounces or crazy movements.
3.Passive stretching- also referred to as relaxed stretching, and as static-passive stretching. A passive stretch is one where you assume a position and hold it with some other part of your body, or with the assistance of a partner or some other apparatus.
4.Isometric stretching - a type of static stretching (meaning it does not use motion) which involves the resistance of muscle groups through isometric contractions (tensing) of the stretched muscles. The use of isometric stretching is one of the fastest ways to develop increased static-passive flexibility and is much more effective than either passive stretching or active stretching alone. Isometric stretches also help to develop strength in the "tensed" muscles (which helps to develop static-active flexibility), and seems to decrease the amount of pain usually associated with stretching.
out of the four the two best are :
1. Passive Stretching
2. Dynamic stretching
<em>Part 4</em>
1. Coordination- the ability to use the senses together with your body during movement.
2. Balance- The ability to control or stabilize the body when a person is standing still or even when moving. EXAMPLE line- skating
3. Agility- ability to change and control the direction and position of the body while maintaining a constant rapid motion.
4. Reaction Time- The ability to reach or respond in a quick matter to what you hear, feel, and see.
5. Power- The ability to move the body parts swiftly while applying maximum force of the muscles. Power is a combination of both speed and muscle strength.
6. Speed- the ability to move your body swiftly. Many sports rely on speed to gain advantage of the opposing team.
