Table 2-7 (continued)
The Test What to Do You Have Good Your Flexibility Your Flexibility
Flexibility If... Needs Work If... Needs A Lot
of Work If...Shoulder Reach your You can clasp Your fingertips You aren’t
right hand your hands almost touch. within an inch
behind your together. of touching
back and your your fingertips
left hand together. This
across your means you’re
back toward susceptible to
your right shoulder and
shoulder blade. neck pain.
Try to clasp
your hands
together behind
your back.Calf and Sit on the floor Your toes move Your toes bend so You can barely
ankle with your legs enough toward they are just in bend your toes
straight out in you so that they line with your toward you. You
front of you. are beyond per- ankles (exactly may be suscep-
Flex your foot pendicular to the perpendicular to tible to ankle
so your toes floor. the floor). injuries.
move toward
you.Shin Sitting in the Your toes touch Your toes come to Your toes
same position or nearly touch within an inch or barely move
as the calf- the floor. so of the floor. toward the
and-ankle test, floor. You may
point your toes be susceptible
and stretch to shin splints
them toward (see definition,
the floor. Chapter 24).Top, front Lie on your Your straight leg Your leg, when Your straight
of hip; back and hug rests on the floor straight, rests leg doesn’t
buttocks one knee to directly in line along the floor touch the floor,
your chest; with your hip, but to the outside and you can’t
clasp your and you can of your hip, and bring your knee
hands around easily hug your you can almost to within a few
your shin just bent knee to hug your knee to inches of your
below your your chest. chest. chest. You may
knee. Keep be susceptible
the other leg to upper-back
straight. and shoulder
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