Physical Activity for Health and FitnessHuman Kinetics, 1999 - 367 pages |
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... Flexibility is very specific : you may be flexible in some joints and not very flexible in others . the right shoulder through wider ranges of mo- tion . There are different types of flexibility . Passive flexibility is the range of ...
... Flexibility is very specific : you may be flexible in some joints and not very flexible in others . the right shoulder through wider ranges of mo- tion . There are different types of flexibility . Passive flexibility is the range of ...
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... flexibility . For them , as for many athletes , the importance of flexibility in performance is that they are able to produce force ( i.e. , that they can use their strength ) throughout the necessary working range of motion . Even ...
... flexibility . For them , as for many athletes , the importance of flexibility in performance is that they are able to produce force ( i.e. , that they can use their strength ) throughout the necessary working range of motion . Even ...
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Allen W. Jackson. in flexibility can be reduced by regular physical activity , including stretching exercises . So , what can you do to improve flexibility or , as you get older , to maintain flexibility ? First , we must consider what ...
Allen W. Jackson. in flexibility can be reduced by regular physical activity , including stretching exercises . So , what can you do to improve flexibility or , as you get older , to maintain flexibility ? First , we must consider what ...
Contents
How much of health and fitness is related to heredity | 4 |
Cardiorespiratory Fitness | 17 |
Muscular Fitness | 45 |
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