Pareja, Jonnie Vi S.

SY15110
October 14, 2015
Physical Education 1 Mrs. Jennifer Pascua
The Back-Arching Abdominal Stretch
The same hazards are present in the back-arching abdominal stretch exercise. This
exercise can stretch the hip flexors, quadriceps, and shoulder flexors (such as the
pectorals) as well as the abdominals, but it has the additional problem of possibly
hyperflexing the knee joint, because of the arm pull. If your goal is stretching the hip
flexors and quadriceps, try substituting the hip and thigh stretcher. If used for the
shoulders, substitute the PNF pectoral stretch

Alternative:
Pectoral stretch
The pectoral stretch is designed to improve the flexibility of the pectoral muscles. To
begin with, the stretch should be held for 15 seconds and repeated 4 times at a mild to
moderate stretch pain free. Generally the stretch should be performed 3 times daily. As
your flexibility improves, the exercise can be progressed by increasing the frequency,
duration and intensity of the stretch provided it is pain free.