Flexibility test

Mobility in joints - flexibility is a person's ability to perform movements with a large amplitude.

Flexibility depends on the elasticity of the muscles, tendons and ligaments and is determined by the total mobility in the joints of the whole body.

If to speak about joints, it will be more correct to determine their mobility. For example, mobility in the shoulder joint, ankle, etc.

Flexibility is necessary for a person with various movements and performing certain actions, it is interconnected with such qualities as speed, plasticity, agility.

There is a passive and active manifestation of flexibility in .Passive is the ability to perform certain movements that require a large amplitude in the joint under the influence of external tensile forces, for example, with the help of a partner. For this, various burdens are used.

The active is a manifestation of flexibility only due to the activity of the human own muscles.

Flexibility can manifest as static - in poses or dynamic - in motions.

It should be noted that in one and the same person the mobility in the joints is not always the same.

With age, mobility in the joints worsens and therefore a person must constantly monitor and strive to keep their mobility to the extent possible.

Flexibility is affected by muscle tone and the magnitude of the tension of the antagonist muscles, which means that the manifestation of flexibility depends on the ability to arbitrarily strain and relax certain muscle groups, from improving intermuscular coordination.

Flexibility changes during the day: in the morning it is less, and in the evening and in the day more.

The flexibility of the environment also affects the temperature: it is better at a temperature of +20. .. 30 ° C and worse at +5. .. 10 ° C.When fatigued, the flexibility indicators deteriorate.

Mobility( flexibility) of the spine is of particular importance.

A slender figure always caresses the eye, and the person himself feels confident and free. To keep a slim figure to 70 or more years is quite difficult, but possible.

Numerous studies have shown that exercising, physical work and sports from a young age allows you to keep yourself in shape for a long time.

There are fairly simple tests in order to be able to assess the level of development of a particular quality.

Flexibility is needed by a person throughout his life. It can often be seen how not yet very elderly people are no longer able to freely zip up their shoes, bend hard to lift anything off the floor. And keep the flexibility is not so much;it is difficult, but do not give up the will of laziness.

• stand on a small bench;

• take a centimeter ruler in your hand;

• Make a tilt forward below the bench( O).

• every centimeter below the bench - 1 point;

• from 3 slopes you need to take the best result. Rating:

for men

for women

There is another test - according to E. Yegunova.