As she did a pirouette, she was center stage. All eyes on her and she did a pirouette and landed in fifth position. She prepared for this day making sure her muscles were strong and she was more flexible than she was just a month ago. How is she able to improve her flexibility in just a short amount of time? Well, flexibility has to do with our joints, our muscles, and even our diet.
Joints are an important part to our flexibility. There are two different main kinds of joints, immovable and moveable. Immoveable joints are joints that cannot be moved. These joints have little or no movement at all, there is not a joint cavity present in these joints. Immovable joints can be broken down into two types of joints, which are fibrous joints and cartilaginous joints. When you break down fibrous joints there are two types of joints. There is a suture joint and a gomphoses joint. Suture joints are joints in the skull. They are found between the skull bones, and they are held together by special fibers called sharpey's fibers. This only allows little to no movement. Then there is a gomphoses joint, this is also an immovable joint. This type of joint is found in our teeth. Yes this type of joint is found in our mouths. This joint has very little movement. The only way that they can be moved is over time and that is why we use braces to move our teeth around.
Moveable joints are what we think of when we hear joints. There are four main types of moveable joints which are Pivot, Ball and Socket, Hinge, and Gliding. How do these joints work? Well a joint is where a bone moves on another one. These to bones are held together by ligaments and ligaments are pretty much elastic bands that keep the bones in place. Then muscles lengthen and shorten...
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In this project I wanted to find a way to improve my flexibility and I came up with a plan to help increase it. My plan was to do some sort of cardio on the days that I didn’t have dance beforehand. Then my goal was to improve both my splits so I ended up focusing on stretching my leg muscles. Considering I stretched my muscles really hard over summer and improved a ton I didn’t see much of improvement. I would like to continue to stretch outside of dance at least five days a week to continue to keep my muscles loose.
You can do anything if you set your mind to it. So if you come up with a plan like wanting to get your right splits and plan out a time to work on your goal you will most likely see improvement. Also it is very important to not only look into the future but look at the steps and what it takes to get there.
The knee is a hinge-type, diarthrotic, or freely moveable joint. Also referred to as a synovial joint, the 2 articulating ends of bone are encased in a capsule that lubricates the joint with synovial fluid to reduce friction.
What: Engage in cardiovascular training, resistance training, flexibility training, and balance training. It may be useful to set up a planning worksheet to help organize what activities you should be engaging in on a daily basis.
The knee joint is a complex organ which allows for a multidirectional movement of the joint including an internal/external rotation, flexion/extension and a variety of valgus movements.
The hip joint is the articulation between the pelvis and the femur, characterized by the joint surface opposition of the acetabulum and the head of femur creating a synovial ball and socket joint. It is one of the largest and most stable joints in the body.
Pivot Joint This type of joint is also known as a rotary joint and allows only one type of movement, rotational movement which occurs when bone rotates on or around another bone, an example of this type of joint includes the joint of the first and second vertebrae of the neck that allows the head to move back and forth, the joint in the wrist which allows the palm to be turned facing upwards and facing downwards, this type of joint is incredibly important because it allows the bones to move freely while rotating, without this type of joint we wouldn’t be able move our head or our hands and wrists. The bones in a pivot joint are connected by ligaments to allow flexible side to side movement. Different types of bones are connected in a joint, for example, irregular bones like the vertebra and the skull is connected in a pivot joint. Hinge Joint
The main function of the coccyx is to serve as a place of attachment for some crucial muscles and ligaments. It also serves as a weight-bearing structure along with the...
Kerr (2012) states that there are 3 main types of exercise which are aerobic, strength/resistance training and flexibility exercises. Aerobic exercises will help keep the heart, lungs and muscles healthy, and when paired with a healthy diet will aid in weight loss. Appropriate resistance training will help to improve strength, posture and balance as well as causing the participant’s body to look more toned. Also the build up of muscle will aid with weight loss as at rest muscle burns more calories than inactive tissue. These exercises should be done two or three times a week. Flexibility exercises are important because if a muscle isn’t stretched then overtime it will shorten and become less elastic. Therefore joint mobility will decrease and the likelihood of injuries to muscl...
... and can lock the joints in painful positions. Often, teens are fitted with special braces to ensure flexible joints and tendons (the strong, rubber band-like tissues that attach muscles to bones). Surgery is sometimes used to reduce pain and increase movement from contractures.
The skeletal system is composed of many bones, joints, cartilage, ligaments, and tendons. The key functions of the skeletal system are to supply a supportive frame for the body, to shield the internal organs such as the heart and lungs. Providing attachment points for muscles is also another function as this enables the parts of the animal to have good locomotion, the long bones produce bone marrow. However, for this report, I will be concentrating more on the joints of the canine skeletal system. The joints are the articular exteriors at the end of the bones, they are shielded by a coating of cartilage. There are three main types of joints within the canine skeletal system they consist of the fibrous joints, these do not allow any movement
The skeletal system has several functions as well as some serious diseases and disorders. The skeletal system serves the purpose of supporting the body as well as protection for vital organs. The skeletal system is composed of 206 bones both male and female have the same amount depending on age. There are some interesting facts about human bones, for an example humans and giraffes have the same number of bones in their neck. The Femur is stronger than concrete and its hollow! The skeleton has several functions like supporting the body, protection for vital organs, and the production of blood cells. For support the skeletal system uses a series of bones like the femur, fibula, tibia, and the vertebral column (figure 1). The skeleton has a few joint throughout the body, such as the hinge joint found at the patella and the elbow joint. Both of these joints are referred to as Ginglymus or hinge joint. The other joint is the ball-and-socket which is located at the shoulder and neck. The skeletal system has two means of protection. The ribs are curved bones in the mid to upper cavity of th...
For us to measure motion of an anatomical joint “a kinematic model for the joint must first be established. The joint model will have from one to six degrees of freedom” (Kinzel & Gutkowski, 2009). The model determines the measurement technique and how we describe the motion of the joint.
After Swimming: Do 5 minutes of easy freestyle swimming and do full-body stretches for flexibility.
The body was designed to perform a variety of tasks while actively using muscles. Sustained muscle activity robs the muscles of life giving blood flow. It is very important to actively stretch during breaks to flush out toxins that build up in the muscles that were used for sustained posture.
push myself to become stronger, to become faster, and to improve my health in as many
Today, millions of people have discovered the benefits of stretching. Over the last years, studies have shown that people that live these active lives live fuller lives. In fact, studies show that a lack of physical activity directly relates to many major illnesses and death. Before the Industrial Revolution, people actually had to work hard to get their needed amount of movement. After the Revolution, it became a different story. People no longer needed to work physically to make a life for themselves. With this lack of movement came lack of flexibility. Now, everywhere you look, you see people out jogging, hiking, and playing golf, tennis, and other sports to stay active. The fitness trend is in; but it’s not a trend anymore. Now, it’s a way of life. Stretching is an important part of this way of life that many people leave out.