Elements of Fitness: Flexibility
- POSTED ON: 16 Mar, 2019
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- POSTED BY: Jenny Varghese
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Being flexible is an important part of being fit. In fact, it is one of the five elements of fitness. But what is flexibility? Flexibility is the ability of each joint in the body to move through the available range of motion for that specific joint. Stretching exercises help improve flexibility, allowing muscles and joints to bend and move easily.
Why are stretches important:
– It can help prevent injuries
– It helps your body recover after exercise, hence it is very important to stretch before and after exercising
– It helps your body remain flexible as you grow
– Flexible people are able to move quicker, easily and perform better as well
– It reduces muscle tension
– It increases blood flow to the muscles
Stretches don’t have to be very complicated. Unravel these images to get an idea of some of the stretches you could try.
It should come as no surprise that even animals need to stretch from time to time. Unshuffle the following images to see a few.