Exam 5: Flexibility and Low-Back Health

What are the two principal types of connective tissue in a muscle?

Upon which does static flexibility depend?

Increased flexibility can improve performance in some sports by allowing a person to exert force through a greater range of motion.

Flexibility is not an adaptable fitness component.

Which is a disadvantage of active stretching?

Intervertebral disks maintain the spaces between vertebrae.

It is beneficial to increase muscle temperature before stretching.

Which structures absorb and disperse stress on the spine?

Girls gain how much of their adult bone mass by age 18?

When should a person perform stretching exercises?

What is the focus of dynamic stretching?

What determines flexibility?

Which benefit comes with flexibility?

Bed rest for 5 to 10 days is recommended in cases of acute back pain.

List and explain at least four strategies for preventing low-back pain.Then briefly describe the recommended strategies for managing acute and chronic low-back pain.

What are the yellow fibers that make connective tissue flexible?

Apply the FITT principle to flexibility training.Describe a complete stretching program for general fitness according to the FITT guidelines.

Which stretching technique is most commonly associated with injury?

Which stretching technique do experts recommend for general fitness?

Which type of stretching usually requires a partner?