This book presents some of the best information known on what is involved in flexibility and how it can be trained in the safest manner. Many different methods of stretching are discussed and described.

More specifically, the book content is as follows:

• A Definition of Flexibility
• The Effects of Stretching
• The Neuromuscular System and Flexibility
• Components of Joint Flexibility
• Parameters of Flexibility
• Soft Tissue Biomechanics and Flexibility
• Flexibility, Stability and Muscle Activity
• Exercise and Connective Tissue
• PNF As a Training System
• Stretching Techniques
• Low Flexibility vs Non-functional Muscle Tension
• The Stretching Matrix System
• The Movement Matrix System
• Dynamic Stretching
• Stretching and Warming up
• Conclusion