Question | Answer |
hyperflexibility | excessive amount of flexibility |
flexibility | joint's ability to move through full range of motion |
ballistic stretching | quick up and down bobbing movements in which stretches are held briefly |
passive stretching | stretching against a counter force. There is little movement |
elasticity | muscles and tissues that stretch |
adductor muscles | muscles in the legs that pull legs together |
reflexes | automatic responses that your nerves and muscles provide to various movements |
static posture | posture your body exhibits while resting |
static strectching | doing strectches slowly |
dynamic posture | body exhibits while in motion |
posture | alignment of the body |
core stability | stretching and strengthening of muscles around the spine and pelvic muscles |
stretching movements that challenge reflexes to adapt | reflex assisted strectches |
muscle imbalance | muscle group becomes to strong compared to the others |
range of motion | degrees of motion allowed around a joint |
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