Exam 6: Flexibility and Low-Back Fitness

There is the least potential for overstretching,soreness,and injury with the ballistic stretching technique.

Most people are more flexible in the morning.

Your friend has heard that maintaining good posture and body mechanics are related in walking,sitting,standing,lifting objects,and even sleeping.With this in mind,provide your friend with several suggestions that might aide his posture through improvements of body mechanics in these areas.

Stretching every day can be harmful and may actually hurt the development of flexibility.

Most fitness experts agree that you should perform stretching exercises a minimum of ________ times per week.

The human spine is made up of seven sections.

Which of the following is true of hypermobility?

Inflammation of the joint,usually involving damage to its cartilage-covered surfaces,is referred to as ________.

Identify several important factors in preventing low back pain.

Joints such as those found in the hips and shoulders that move more freely than other joints in the body are called ________ joints.

The position of body parts in relation to each other is called ________.

Explain the exercise prescription recommendations for a basic flexibility program.

Flexibility is often a neglected component of fitness.

In active stretching,you allow an outside force to assist in the stretching.

One technique in which the force for a stretch comes from an object,partner,or other body part is known as ________ stretching.

What type of stretching involves using a slow,steady stretch with a hold at the end of the range of motion?

The ________ disk is a fibrous,gel-filled disk found between vertebrae that acts as a shock absorber and allows for spinal movement.

Being overweight is a risk factor for back pain.

Sciatica refers to a condition in which an intervertebral disk degenerates and no longer provides a cushion between the vertebrae.

Flexibility is highly variable-it differs from person to person and joint to joint.