Flexibility Highways
Chuck Wolf
- Introduction
- History of flexibility – most overlooked component of fitness
- Flexibility as a 3-D living entity
- Single joint vs. single muscle vs. fascia (cubic yard of knitting)
- Global 3-D chain reaction impact of stretching
- 5 Flexibility Highways
- Posterior
- Anterior
- Lateral
- Anterior X-factor
- Posterior X-factor
- Strengthening elements of the Highway together
- Assessing flexibility needs
- Personalizing a flexibility program
- When to do what?
- Research pointing to dangers of static stretching… where’s the truth?
- Active warm-up to emulate training to come
- Integrated movement patterns warm-up
- Static flexibility highway at end of sessions
- 85% of injuries due to LACK of flexibility somewhere in the body
This audio is part of the PTontheNET.com author symposium "The Truth About Stretching: When, Why and How - PART 2."