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A comprehensive overview of integrated fitness components, emphasizing the importance of a holistic approach to exercise. It delves into various aspects of fitness, including flexibility, core training, and movement preparation, offering valuable insights for fitness professionals and individuals seeking to enhance their understanding of exercise science. The document also explores different types of stretching techniques, such as self-myofascial release (smr) and static stretching, highlighting their benefits and applications in fitness programs.
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Integrated Fitness ✔✔Comprehensive approach combining all exercise components to help a participant achieve higher levels of fitness
The components of integrated fitness: ✔✔Flexibility
Cardiorespiratory
Core
Balance
Plyometric
Resistance
and in some instances:
Speed, agility, and quickness (SAQ)
Function ✔✔Integrated, muliplanar movement that involves acceleration, stabalization, and decelaration
Movement Preparation ✔✔is often used interchangeably with "warm-up", but it has more specific outcomes and purposes for the upcoming workout. A warm-up can be a few minutes of walking or jogging to bring the heart rate up, whereas movement prep takes into account specific exercises to assist in the improvement of movement efficiency, including flexibility, core, balance, plyometric, and sometimes, SAQ.
Flexibility ✔✔the normal extensibility of all soft tissue that allows for optimal range of motion (ROM) of a joint.
Integrated flexibility ✔✔Incorporates different forms of flexibility (i.e., self myofascial release (SMR), static, active, and dynamic stretching) based on class format, but SMR and static stretching are commonly used
Benefits of Self Myofascial Release (SMR) and static stretching: ✔✔- Correct muscle imbalances
Core training ✔✔all movements begin with the core
