Is there any difference in flexibility of a child and an elderly person.
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Explanation:
Health Benefits of Stretching for Older Adults. ... Muscles and joints weaken and range of movement deteriorates as we age. Stretching benefits include development and maintenance of strength, improving flexibility, and increased circulation and blood flow, to provide a greater quality of life and healthy aging.
Explanation:
Yes. There is difference in flexibility of a child and an elderly person. Children are more flexible than the elder person. As the age advances, the joints and muscle becomes stiffer as the amount of lubricating fluid (synovial fluid in knees) around the joints decreases. Also the ligament tends to get shorten and the cartilage becomes thinner. All these changes leads to the decrease in flexibility of an elderly man. To remain flexible, one needs to stretch regularly.