Flexibility Training

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Author(s):  
Punna Mari ◽  
Lappalainen Raimo ◽  
Kettunen Tarja ◽  
Lappalainen Päivi ◽  
Muotka Joona ◽  
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Autism ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 440-449 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marieke de Vries ◽  
Mathilde GE Verdam ◽  
Pier JM Prins ◽  
Ben A Schmand ◽  
Hilde M Geurts

Previously, a total of 121 children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) performed an adaptive working memory (WM)-training, an adaptive flexibility-training, or a non-adaptive control (mock)-training. Despite overall improvement, there were minor differences between the adaptive and mock-training conditions. Moreover, dropout was relatively high (26%). In the current study we explored potential predicting and moderating factors to clarify these findings. The effects of intelligence, autism traits, WM, flexibility, reward sensitivity and Theory of Mind on dropout, improvement during training, and improvement in everyday executive functioning (EF), ASD-like behavior, and Quality of Life (QoL) were studied. None of the predictors influenced dropout or training improvement. However, 1) more pre-training autism traits related to less improvement in EF and QoL, and 2) higher reward sensitivity was related to more improvement in QoL and ASD-like behavior. These findings suggest that these EF-training procedures may be beneficial for children with fewer autism traits and higher reward sensitivity. However, the exploratory nature of the analyses warrant further research before applying the findings clinically.


2004 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S345
Author(s):  
Dain P. LaRoche ◽  
Lindsay Bilodeau ◽  
Justin Crowe ◽  
Shane Lynch

Author(s):  
Estélio H M Dantas ◽  
Mario C de S C Conceição

Introdução: A flexibilidade é um dos componentes que compõem o condicionamento físico. Contudo, dentre todos os componentes, ainda, é um dos menos estudados.Objetivo: Analisar a qualidade física flexibilidade e suas respectivas metodologias de treinamento.Conclusão: O controle das intensidades de treinamento da flexibilidade permite a diferenciação entre os trabalhos de alongamento e flexionamento, que é fundamental para a realização de um bom planejamento e preparação física. Flexibility: Myths and FactsIntroduction: Flexibility is one of the components that make up physical conditioning. However, among all components, it is still less studied.Objective: Analyze questions pertinent to the physical quality flexibility and their respective training methodologies.Conclusion: The intensities control on flexibility training allows the differentiation between stretching and flexing exercises, which is fundamental for the accomplishment of a good planning of physical preparation.


2019 ◽  
pp. 156-170

The objective of this research was to analyze whether flexibility training can improve agility, speed, and power performance, during physical education classes or not. This is a quantitative, descriptive and field research, with 5th grade students duly enrolled at Prof.ª Hilda Romazini Melo School, União da Vitória- PR, in the year 2018. In order to perform the study, the students were divided into two different samples, sample A for the experimental group, which did flexibility training for 8 weeks, and sample B, control group, both of them did the pre and post test of the physical capacities. In order to collect data, pre and post-tests were performed for each physical capacities analyzed: square agility test, to measure agility, Wells Bank to measure flexibility, 20-meter test to measure speed and Long Jump test to check power. Furthermore, it was observed that the training improved besides the flexibility, the power of the students in 100%. Nevertheless, it was possible to realize that the training helped the students to keep the speed and it is not possible to say whether the training benefits the agility of students or not. Thus, the research leaves the suggestion of giving sequence to its elaboration, since this subject, has extreme relevance and should gain prominence in Physical Education and related areas.


Author(s):  
Natanael Cervantes Hernández ◽  
Liliana Aracely Enríquez del Castillo ◽  
Luis Alberto Flores Olivares ◽  
Ramón Candia Luján ◽  
Susana Domínguez Esparza

Flexibility is one of the physical capacities associated with improved performance in jazz dancers girls. However, jazz training being a complex physical activity is not only based on flexibility training, it also focuses on the development of motor skills, technique, posture, and rhythm. Therefore, it is important to demonstrate whether a passive stretching training, with minimum frequency, generates favorable results on flexibility. The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of flexibility training on active and passive range of motion (ROM), as well as joint mobility in girls jazz dancers by chronological caracterizar la muestra age group. 30 jazz dancers with an average age of 8.5 ± 1.6 years with no more than four years practicing professional sports practice, enrolled in an integrative flexibility training program developed once a week for 12 weeks, and were assessed for active and passive hip joint mobility through goniometry in conjunction with six flexibility tests. There was an increase in all flexibility variables with a moderate size-effect, except for the joint ROM in active and passive left abduction and active right flexion, which had a high effect. In conclusion, training focused on static exercises can be considered an effective strategy to develop ROM, because it's possible to increase flexibility and stretch in lower extremities with a frequency of once a week in jazz dancing girls.


2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 688-710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessika I. V. Buitenweg ◽  
Renate M. Van De Ven ◽  
K. Richard Ridderinkhof ◽  
Jaap M. J. Murre

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