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Dynamic stretching refers to the speed attained within a range of motion

   If you stop the average person on the street or in the grocery store and ask them “What does it mean to be fit?” or better yet “What are the five components of physical fitness?” you’ll get quite a variety of answers. Some will say aerobic health, strength training or even endurance are key components of physical fitness. And those are three of the five components of physical fitness, but almost no one will mention flexibility. Why is it that the average person does not think of flexibility as a key component of physical fitness? And when you tell them that flexibility and body composition are the other two fitness fundamentals they are completely surprised. Part of the answer lies in the lack of proper education about fitness and part in the emphasis placed on aerobic and strength training by most fitness programs and products. Now don’t get me wrong, I am not saying that aerobic and strength training are not an important part of a well rounded physical fitness prog...