Chapter 15: Achieving Flexibility
Due: Friday, April 5, 2013
Name:__________________________ Period: _______
*PLEASE PUT INTO CORNELL NOTE FORM ON YOUR OWN PAPER
Vocabulary- Please define each term completely.
1. Ball and socket joints
2. Ballistic stretching
3. Contract and relax stretching
4. Dynamic Stretching
5. Extension
6. Flexibility
7. Flexion
8. Hinge joints
9. Hyper flexibility
10. Ligaments
11. Muscle Imbalance
12. Muscles
13. Range of motion
14. Static stretching
15. Stretching
16. Stretch reflex
17. Tendons
Essential Questions: Please answer in complete sentences.
1. Why is flexibility important?
2. Identify 3 health problems associated with poor flexibility.
3. How can you increase your flexibility by applying the principles of training?
4. Describe two safety precautions you should take when participating in
flexibility exercises.