What is Flexibility?
By: Kirk Siryon
Flexibility refers to the ability to move joints through their entire range of motion.
Benefits of being flexible
- decreased risk of injury to muscles,joints, and ligaments
- stretching improve blood flow
- also good for habit such as posture on the body
- increase blood flow within the body
Different Types of Stretches
Performing different kinds of stretches can and will help with various parts of your body.
Athletes
Many athletes such including myself will jump right into a game without stretching. On the other hand stretching has a really good benefit to us. Helps prepare us for the activity we are about to do.
Text to Self
Being flexible reminds of hat kind of effect it will have on my soccer life and soccer games. The fact that its kind of mandatory for athletes to stretch to prevent injury and to increase mobility. Its different from life because in the morning when I stretch it is different compared to when I stretch preparing for a game or physical activity or competitive sport. I have had situations where i played without stretching and it felt as if my body was reacting much slower compared to when i am hype and energized. Stretching can help with that such as dynamic stretching.