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Lab 6

Lab 6. Flexibility. Flexibility. It is a measure of the range of motion at a specific joint. No single test can adequately represent overall body flexibility. Sit-and-reach test of flexibility. Most commonly used measure Measures the flexibility of the low back and hamstrings

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Lab 6

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  1. Lab 6 Flexibility

  2. Flexibility • It is a measure of the range of motion at a specific joint. • No single test can adequately represent overall body flexibility.

  3. Sit-and-reach test of flexibility • Most commonly used measure • Measures the flexibility of the low back and hamstrings • Requires the subject to reach forward, stretching the muscles of the low back and hamstrings

  4. Sit-and-reach test examples • Female 20 years, sit-and-reach of 39 cm, percentile = 70 • Male 19 years, sit-and-reach of 34 cm, percentile = 50.

  5. Percentile norms for the sit-and-reach (cm) in age/gender groups Women 18 19 20 21 Percentile Men 18 19 20 21 99 95 90 85 80 75 70 65 60 55 50 50 45 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 49 45 43 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 49 46 43 41 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 50 45 42 41 40 39 38 36 35 35 33 52 47 46 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 38 52 47 45 43 42 41 40 40 38 38 37 51 46 45 43 42 41 39 38 38 37 37 50 46 44 43 42 42 40 39 38 37 36

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