The CFES
Personal Trainer Course
Chapter 11
Flexibility Training
Program Design
In this chapter you will learn about:
1 Benefits of Flexibility Training
1 Factors that affect Flexibility
1 The Physiology of Stretching
Elastic and Plastic Properties
Proprioceptors
Muscle Spindles
Golgi Tendon Organs
1 Types of Flexibility Training
Ballistic Stretching
Dynamic Stretching
Static Stretching
Static Active Stretching
Trainer Assisted Stretching
1 Program Design
1 Flexibility for Postural Dysfunction
Chapter 11 Flexibility Training Program Design