Flexibility

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How flexible are you? Do you accept change easily? Flexibility is defined as the ability to be modified; your willingness to adapt; your attitude.

Fitness
Try to get in 30 minutes of stretching every day. Your body is made to endure some tough situations, but it will tell you when it has had too much. Decrease the strain you put on your body by taking time out to breathe, relax, and stretch the elements of your body that hold stress and tension. ‘A little stretch goes a long way’.

Nutrition
Shake things up! Try to incorporate something new in your diet or exercise regime every week. Pre-planned meals or workouts give us a great tool to maintain healthy eating habits and lifestyles. Just add some new foods or exercises to try once a week to add variety to your menu and fitness goal. ‘Bend but don't break.'

Quick Facts
  • Stretching helps decrease risk of injury and improve daily physical performance.
  • Stretching decreases resistance in muscle tissue during activity and helps increase the flow of blood & nutrients to tissues, thus reducing degeneration of joints.
  • Stretching helps relax muscles (mind & body) and helps to enhance the enjoyment of other exercises and activities.
  • Flexibility is a thinking skill that focuses on the ability to adapt to change; it can be characterized by 5 main attributes: confidence, tolerance, empathy, positivity, and respect for others
  • Adaptation, versatility/improvisation, perception and strategy all contribute to the skill of flexibility and enhance the ability to work through different types of challenges/changes
  • Being willing and able to adapt increases your ability to communicate and build relationships with others.
From our friends at the Lee's Summit Health Education Advisory Board

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