Stretching types, mobility work, and flexibility assessment concepts within a personal trainer's scope of practice.
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- What type of stretching involves holding a position at end range for 15 to 60 seconds?
- Static stretching
- What type of stretching uses controlled movements through the full range of motion and is typically performed before activity?
- Dynamic stretching
- What does PNF stand for in stretching terminology?
- Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation
- In PNF stretching, describe the hold-relax technique.
- Move muscle to stretch, client performs isometric contraction, then moves further into stretch
- In PNF stretching, describe the contract-relax technique.
- Move muscle to stretch, client contracts against resistance through range, then relaxes and stretches further
- What is ballistic stretching?
- Rapid bouncing or rebounding movements at the end range of motion
- What is flexibility?
- The range of motion available at a joint or series of joints
- What is mobility?
- The ability to actively move a joint through its full range of motion with neuromuscular control
- How are flexibility and mobility related?
- Flexibility is a component of mobility; mobility also requires stability and neuromuscular control
- What is the primary purpose of the sit-and-reach test?
- Assess hamstring and lower back flexibility
- What measurement tool uses a protractor-like device to measure joint angles?
- Goniometer
- What is the Thomas test used to assess?
- Hip flexor tightness and hip extension range of motion
- What is the difference between active and passive range of motion?
- Active ROM is movement initiated by the client; passive ROM is movement applied by the trainer
- What is end-feel in joint assessment?
- The sensation or type of resistance felt at the end of a joint's available range of motion
- Why should dynamic stretching be performed before a workout rather than static stretching?
- Dynamic stretching increases body temperature and neuromuscular activation without reducing force production
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