Muscles

• Contract (short)

• Extend (long)

Building Muscle

• Must break down 1st

• Rebuild

Break Down-Recover-Rebuild

• It is ok to STRUGGLE and Break Down. • Don’t Quit. KEEP GOING !(ENDURE). • Start STRONG...RECOVER Finish STRONG !

Flexibility

I can define flexibility and identify activities that improve area flexibility

Flex

• Do Muscles Flex?

Joints flex.

Joints need fluid

• Like a bicycle chain needs oil, JOINTS need fluid to stay healthy and provide the most movement.

Arthritis

F-L-E-X-ibility

• What is flexibility?• How is the term flexibility used in the

movement/exercise world?• Are there any other uses for the term

flexibility besides people’s muscles?• Give examples

1st-5

• All of our movements show flexibility. • It is important to stretch but every movement

lengthens and shortens muscles. • Yoga (slow) gets the joints “oiled” and ready

for the activities.

Most of us know

• Flexibility is the distance or range of motion from a joint, which may be increased by stretching.

Range of Motion

• Another way to say range of motion is to see how far or how short (distance) our joints can flex (short) and/or extend (long).

Range of motion

• Why is range of motion important to our muscles?

• Muscles contract (shorten) and get strong.• Muscles extend (lengthen) and relax through

movement.

Activity 2

• Today you will perform the activity stations.• Were there any stations where you had

difficulty going through the full range? • Evaluate yourself…

Flexibility Rubric

• After performing these exercises, evaluate (rate or grade ) yourself using the following scale.

• 1. stiff as a board (difficulty bending, extending, holding, and completing)

• 2. Stretch Armstrong- • flexible, (extend and contract as well as hold…

wide range of motion and completed)