Fitness for Life 1 Quarter 1 - Steinert_1: Assignment #7.2 Flexibility Development/Maintenance

Assignment #7.2 Flexibility Development/Maintenance

Assignment 7.2
Flexibility Development/Maintenance

Objective	Standards: Minnesota State Physical Education Benchmarks 4 Students will demonstrate their knowledge of flexibility development and maintenance by email a friend about the proper order of stretch and stretches they could for each of these areas.

Resources	Maintaining your flexibility is important. After completing the last lesson you should be familiar with a few stretches the benefits of maintaining flexibility. Now it is time to learn more about how to develop flexibility. Read the websites below to learn more about the steps to developing and maintaining flexibility. The first website gives a detailed summary of the steps involved. The next five are broken down into the individual steps. Developing and Maintaining Flexibility Websites Summary of How to Stretch Warm-up Aerobic Warm-up Duration of Stretch Breathing During Stretch Order of Stretching

Assignment	Part #1 Make a list of stretches that would follow the "Order of Stretching". Be sure to include one stretch for each area. *Be sure to use the Order of Stretching website listed above and the Flexibility Activities websites listed below when completing this part of the assignment. Flexibility Activities #1 When you get to this site, click on a muscle group under Exercise Illustrations, than choose a stretching exercise. Flexibility Activities #2 Part #2 Write an email to a friend describing the five steps to proper stretching. You should assume your friend knows nothing about how to improve flexibility. Make sure to address and sign your email. Assignment Instructions:

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