Benefits: Physical, Physiological and Neurological adaptations.

1. Cardiovascular/respiratory endurance – The ability of body systems to gather, process, and deliver oxygen.

2. Stamina – The ability of body systems to process, deliver, store, and utilize energy.

3. Strength – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply force.

4. Flexibility – the ability to maximize the range of motion at a given joint.

5. Power – The ability of a muscular unit, or combination of muscular units, to apply maximum force in minimum time.

6. Speed – The ability to minimize the time cycle of a repeated movement.

7. Coordination – The ability to combine several distinct movement patterns into a singular distinct movement.

8. Agility – The ability to minimize transition time from one movement pattern to another,

9. Balance – The ability to control the placement of the bodies center of gravity in relation to its support base

10. Accuracy – The ability to control movement in a given direction or at a given intensity.

Remember, neurological adaptation is one of the most profound ways to increase your
flexibility quickly. The expression of ROM  (range of motion) is often not limited by the length of the muscle
itself but by the nervous system’s reluctance to allow a position from which the body is
ill-prepared to recover. By strengthening the body in these difficult positions, the nervous
system becomes less likely to create a stretch reflex when the positions are approached
because the muscular tension experienced becomes more “normal.”