Chapter 4 - Integrated Fitness Flashcards
Integrated Fitness
Comprehensive approach which combines multiple types of exercise to help a participant achieve higher levels of function.
Components of Integrated Fitness
- Flexibility
- Cardiorespiratory
- Core
- Balance
- Plyometric
- Resistance
- speed, agility, and quickness (SAQ) sometimes
Function
integrated, multiplanar movement that involves acceleration, stabilization & deceleration.
Movement Prep
- sometimes referred to as the warm up
- includes specific movements/exercises to best prepare students for the type of movement they’re doing in class
Flexibility
the normal extensibility of all soft tissue that allows for the optimal range of motion (ROM) of a joint
Different forms of flexibility
- self-myofascial release (SMR)
- static stretching
- active stretching
- dynamic stretching
Neuromuscular control
unconscious, trained response of a muscle
- can be limited range of motion is there’s been a loss of flexibility
- or muscles/joints can function well because muscles are flexible
Self-Myofascial Release (SMR)
- Using the body to apply pressure to tender “knots” (adhesions) for 30 seconds to relax muscles.
- Often accomplished through foam rolling
Static Stretching
taking a muscle to a point of tension & holding 30 seconds
-used in most cases to stretch muscles
Active Stretching
An agonist muscle (the prime mover) moves a limb through a full range of motion, which allows that muscle to stretch
Dynamic stretching
movements that happen at higher speeds and in more than one plane, and allow for a full range of motion for the muscle that is being stretched
- example: walking lunges with a medicine ball rotation
- reserved for advanced classes/exercisers.
Importance of the Core
- All movement begins with the core
- stabilizes the spine, pelvis & hips
- absorbs & transfers forces to & from upper & lower extremities
—see page 63 for stabilization & movement muscles
Drawing in Manuever
pulling the navel into the spine and away from the waistline of your clothing
Abdominal Bracing
tightening the ab muscles
-can cause fainting so should be done carefully and sparingly
Proprioceptively Enriched Environments
unstable but controllable environments
-example: standing on a balancing disk, or doing an exercise standing on one foot instead of two
Balance
a person’s ability to maintain the body’s center of gravity within it’s base of support
Static Balance
ability to maintain equilibrium in place with no external forces
Dynamic balance
ability to keep balance while moving and while external forces cause shaking or other disturbances
Balance Training
- helps reduce the risk of falls and injury
- helps prevent other types of imbalances in the kinetic chain
Plyometric Training
- uses quick, powerful movements which involve eccentric muscle contractions. A movement with an explosive concentric contractions follows directly after.
- helps body learn to respond realistically to changes while doing functional activities.
Rate of Force Production
ability of muscles to exert maximal force in a minimal amount of time