Designing the Flexibility Programme

An effective flexibility training programme is one that can address the
client’s areas of insufficient flexibility, muscle tightness, and/or postural
misalignments. There are many benefits that can be gained from regular
and deliberate flexibility or stretching workouts.
As a personal trainer, it is important to have a clear understanding on
and sound knowledge of how to plan and formulate specific, safe and
effective stretching exercises that can help the client. Flexibility training
can definitely be a very enjoyable and relaxing part of the client’s
workout.
After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

Understand health benefits of flexibility training.

Understand anatomy of stretching.

Understand basic principles for flexibility training.

Demonstrate various stretching methods.

Plan and instruct flexibility-based activities and safe effective
stretching exercise.