Mobility & FlexibilityTwo words used interchangeably that describe different capacities.Body & healthFlexibility — passive rangeHow far a joint can be moved bysomething elseMeasured lying down or withassistanceImproved by holding stretchesCan exist without controlMobility — active rangeHow far you can move it underyour own powerRequires strength through therangeImproved by loaded movement atend rangeThis is what transfers to realactivityTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSA large gap between the two is a risk: range you cannot control isrange you cannot protect.Strength at end range is what closes the gap. Passive stretching alonewidens it.Mobility & Flexibilitylearnposters.com
Mobility & Flexibility — printable health wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Mobility & Flexibility poster

Flexibility — passive range against Mobility — active range, side by side.

Strength at end range is what closes the gap. Passive stretching alone widens it.

Questions about the Mobility & Flexibility poster

What’s on the Mobility & Flexibility poster?
Flexibility — passive range against Mobility — active range, side by side. Flexibility — passive range: How far a joint can be moved by something else; Flexibility — passive range: Measured lying down or with assistance; Flexibility — passive range: Improved by holding stretches; Flexibility — passive range: Can exist without control; Mobility — active range: How far you can move it under your own power; Mobility — active range: Requires strength through the range; Mobility — active range: Improved by loaded movement at end range; Mobility — active range: This is what transfers to real activity; A large gap between the two is a risk: range you cannot control is range you cannot p…. Strength at end range is what closes the gap. Passive stretching alone widens it.
Who is the Mobility & Flexibility poster for?
Mobility & Flexibility belongs to the Body & health section rather than to a school year, because health is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning movement can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Mobility & Flexibility poster?
Flexibility is how far it goes. Mobility is how far you can control it going. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Mobility & Flexibility belongs on the wall where that health work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Mobility & Flexibility?
Breathing Under Load, Common Injuries and The Core sit alongside Mobility & Flexibility in the Body & health section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.Breathing Under LoadCommon InjuriesThe Core
Is the Mobility & Flexibility poster free to download and print?
Yes. Mobility & Flexibility downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Body & health section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Mobility & Flexibility poster print at?
Mobility & Flexibility is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Mobility & Flexibility loses nothing.Printing guide

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