The comparison of flexibility in the Czech population aged 18-59 years

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HRAZDÍRA Eduard GRASGRUBER Pavel KALINA Tomáš

Year of publication 2012
Type Appeared in Conference without Proceedings
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Faculty of Sports Studies

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Description The aim of this study was to compare flexibility in the Czech population in age 18 - 59. The values of isometric strength were obtained using a sit and reach test (measuring of maximal reach in sit). In comparison with previous standards of sit-and-rech test are our results higher than average. Higher level of flexibility reach women, sporting people and younger age. The most decreasing flexibility was described among young men. The reached results are affected by body characteristics, mainly by obesity degrese and waist-to-hit ratio.
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