Flexibility
Passive ROM available at a joint.
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Fitness: Flexibility & Mobility
Stretching vocabulary.
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Mobility
Active control through ROM.
Static stretching
Hold a lengthened position.
Dynamic stretching
Controlled movement through ROM.
Ballistic stretching
Bouncing stretches (higher risk).
PNF
Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation.
SMR / foam roll
Self-myofascial release techniques.
Warm-up
Prepare tissues and nervous system.
Muscle spindle
Sensor that detects stretch speed/length.
GTO
Golgi tendon organ; tension sensor.
Reciprocal inhibition
Agonist contracts; antagonist relaxes.
Autogenic inhibition
Tension leads to relaxation via GTO.
Joint ROM
Range of motion.
Posture
Habitual alignment of body segments.