KIN 2504 Chapter : KIN 2504 5 1
15 Mar 2019
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Materials: exercise mat, yardstick or sit-and-reach box, a partner. Purpose: to assess your current level of lower-back, hip, and hamstring flexibility and your current level of joint mobility or range of motion. This test measures the general flexibility of your lower back, hips, and hamstrings. The results are specific to those regions of your body and do not reflect your flexibility in other body areas. Choose the box or the yardstick test based upon equipment availability and/or your instructor"s preference. You need not perform both assessments: warm-up. Complete 3 to10 minutes of light cardiorespiratory activity to warm-up your body and then perform light range-of-motion exercises and stretches for the joints and muscles that you will be using: prepare for the appropriate test. Box sit-and-reach test place the sit-and-reach box against a wall to prevent it from moving during the test. Sit without shoes behind the box, place your feet flat against the box at the.
