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Let's Talk About Flex Trivia Quiz

Are you flexible? Can you touch your toes? Can you arch your back? This quiz is all about being flexible. Before doing any exercises, one should consult their doctor to ensure they do not do anything they are not supposed to do.

A multiple-choice quiz by Ilona_Ritter. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
Ilona_Ritter

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
408,211

Updated
Mar 13 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
236

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Question 1 of 10

1. What type of exercises would best increase flexibility? Hint

stretching

cycling

swimming

bench pressing

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are you stretching if you stand with your foot behind you and pull your heel toward your buttocks? Hint

neck

biceps

quads

triceps

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Question 3 of 10

3. If you stand up straight and then lift your arm over your head and stretch it toward the other side, what are you stretching? Hint

calves

obliques

triceps

shoulders

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Question 4 of 10

4. Stand straight, put your elbow in the hand of the opposite side, pull across your chest. What are you stretching? Hint

posterior deltoid

neck

hamstrings

calves

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Question 5 of 10

5. Out of these, which exercise would be best to stretch your lower back, hip muscles, and hamstrings? Hint

forward hang

tree

arm reach

rowboat

6. Sit on the floor, bend your knees, and put the soles of your feet together. Pull your feet toward you and lower your knees toward the ground (don't go any further than is comfortable). What are you doing? Hint

butterfly wing stretch

butterfly groin stretch

butterfly torture stretch

butterfly sitting stretch

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Question 7 of 10

7. Stand up and cross your legs, but keep your feet as close as possible. Now, bend over and touch your toes. Which muscle is this NOT helping?

pectorals

calves

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Question 8 of 10

8. Lay on your back, and put your knees to your chest. Hold them there and rock back and forth. What are you stretching? Hint

quads and biceps

elbow and wrist

hip and lower back

knees and hamstrings

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Question 9 of 10

9. You can sit or stand for this exercise. Have your head up nice and straight. Now tip it to one side toward your shoulder as close as you can. Hold then tip it toward the other shoulder and hold. What muscles is this helping to become more flexible? Hint

abs

triceps

scalene

pecs

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Question 10 of 10

10. Have a seat in a chair. Sit up straight, rotate your upper body to one side and hold. Then move to the other side. What muscles is this helping? Hint

glutes and hamstrings

lower back and upper back

abs and obliques

pecs and quads

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What type of exercises would best increase flexibility?

Answer: stretching

Stretching helps improve your range of motion. Depending on the exercises done, it can help with building muscle tone as well.

2. What are you stretching if you stand with your foot behind you and pull your heel toward your buttocks?

Answer: quads

The quads (or quadriceps) are the muscles in the front of your leg on the upper half. There are four muscles, and they essentially allow you to walk and run with ease. At the same time, the hamstrings (in the back of your leg) are being contracted.

3. If you stand up straight and then lift your arm over your head and stretch it toward the other side, what are you stretching?

Answer: obliques

Your obliques are the muscles on the sides of your upper body that allow you to turn your upper body from one side to the other. Therefore this exercise helps you move your upper body better, improving posture.

4. Stand straight, put your elbow in the hand of the opposite side, pull across your chest. What are you stretching?

Answer: posterior deltoid

The posterior deltoid is one of the primary muscles in the shoulders. It needs to be stretched to make it easier to move your shoulders. It also helps the tension in the shoulders, making them more relaxed.

5. Out of these, which exercise would be best to stretch your lower back, hip muscles, and hamstrings?

Answer: forward hang

The forward hang is when you put your hands behind your back with fingers twined together, then bend forward and extend your arms. This is a good exercise for people that sit at a desk all day as sitting can often cause these muscles to stiffen. Also, this stretch can help with the digestive, urogenital, nervous, and endocrine systems by stimulating them.

Answer: butterfly groin stretch

The butterfly groin stretch will improve flexibility in the inner thigh adductor muscles. These are made up of five different muscles. Stretching them helps with having better balance.

7. Stand up and cross your legs, but keep your feet as close as possible. Now, bend over and touch your toes. Which muscle is this NOT helping?

Answer: pectorals

The calves are below the hamstrings and knee in the back of the leg. This exercise also helps the hamstrings, which are in the back of your leg above the knee.

8. Lay on your back, and put your knees to your chest. Hold them there and rock back and forth. What are you stretching?

Answer: hip and lower back

However, one shouldn't do this stretch if they have osteoporosis or a herniated disc, as it can cause your spine to have compression fractures. But if you can do this one, it can help with circulation and increase flexibility.

Answer: scalene

The scalene muscles are three pairs of muscles: scalenus anterior, scalenus medius, and scalenus posterior. By stretching these muscles, you improve flexibility in your neck, which helps move it easier and decrease tension in the neck.

10. Have a seat in a chair. Sit up straight, rotate your upper body to one side and hold. Then move to the other side. What muscles is this helping?

Answer: abs and obliques

The abs are the stomach muscles, and obliques are the muscles that run on the sides of your body. Doing this is important as the flexibility increase will help with walking balance and give you a better range of motion in the torso area.

Source: Author Ilona_Ritter

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