1 : rigidly firm in will or purpose : unyielding. 2 : not readily bent : lacking or deficient in suppleness. 3 : incapable of change : unalterable.

What is the opposite of stiffness?

Opposite of to make or become physically hard or harder. liquefy. ameliorate. ease. liquify.

inflexible(adj) incapable of change. “a man of inflexible purpose” Antonyms: adaptable, flexible, limber, pliant, supple, stretched, bendable, spinnable, flexile, pliable, negotiable, double-jointed, spinnbar, waxy, on the table.

SYNONYMS FOR inflexible 2 rigorous, stern, unrelenting, unremitting, stubborn, obstinate, intractable, obdurate, unbending, adamant.

The main reason why people have tightness everywhere in the body is simply the fact that they are weak. You see, flexibility is a form of strength. When you train all of your muscles properly and sufficiently in their full range of motion, the muscles will become quite flexible by proper training alone.

Even the most inflexible person can become flexible if they are willing to put the work into it. Flexibility is a skill that you can work on and improve at any age, you just need to believe that you can do it first. Flexibility begins with changing your mind first.

Stand up, bend at your waist, and try to touch your toes. Just that simple movement can help you determine where you’re starting from when it comes to flexibility, as well as if you maybe need to start stretching more regularly.

Effects of being inflexible Muscles that are inflexible tire more quickly, causing opposing muscle groups to work harder. Muscle fatigue can lead to muscular injuries and the inability of the muscles to protect joints from more severe injuries.

Starting around age 30 or 40, flexibility continuously decreases, with men losing flexibility more quickly than women. But this decline doesn’t occur uniformly throughout the body.

Flexibility and range of motion differences between the sides of our bodies is very common. The problem is, this can set you up for an injury. If you notice one leg is more flexible than the other, it means you’re overusing it, putting extra stress on that leg’s muscles, joints, and the soft tissues surrounding them.

If you lift weights, it takes about 18 months to lose flexibility. If you have an accident where your body was impacted, you can lose flexibility in a week. If you have surgery, you can lose flexibility before it heals. If you carry a backpack to school every day, you can lose flexibility within a few months.

Studies also strongly support the benefits of regular stretching and mobility training in order to improve flexibility and minimize any loss of range of motion—at any age. It’s never too late to start making improvements in your flexibility. And the sooner you start, the sooner you’ll see progress!

You CAN regain your flexibility at ANY age! You’ll have improved posture, improved balance and also decrease your chances of picking up a future injury. Not only this, we all know how good we feel after we stretch out our body.

It’s never too late to become flexible, but it does get more difficult with age. As we get older our tendons become more rigid, and the muscles and joints that allow for easy mobility become stiff.

While people do vary in their natural flexibility, everyone can become more flexible than they are. There is no such thing as someone who cannot become more limber. The most important thing to do when you want to improve your flexibility is to stretch when your muscles are really, really warm.

Age: Flexibility tends to diminish with age. Sex: Women tend to be more flexible than men. Activity level and type: Using muscles a lot can make them tight. Other high impact and high power activities can cause ROM restriction either through muscle tightness or size.

The benefits of being able to do a split are endless. But mostly, the splits keep you young. Stretching exercises like the splits have even been proven to help with major health issues like Parkinson’s and cardiovascular disease by encouraging muscle strength, motor control, and better circulation.

Beyond the momentary pain caused by forcing the body to do activity it isn’t ready for, athletes can hurt themselves attempting to put their bodies into supraphysiologic positions – like the splits. Muscles, hamstrings, and joints are all involved, and could be at risk for injury.

You will literally split. Said someone would suffer from a severe muscle injury simply because their muscles have been overstretched – they aren’t flexible and their muscles haven’t adapted to doing splits, and because they were forced into it without any prior warm up.

Front splits are easier for most people, because anytime you stretch your legs you’re preparing them for front splits. Many people are more flexible in one leg or the other, so when preparing for front splits, start with your more flexible leg.

However, most people report that it is easier to get the front splits. The side splits require you to stretch muscles you may not normally stretch like the inner thigh and groin. Thus, the side split is easier to get but it’s more common to stretch muscles required to do the front splits.

It’ll probably take a couple of months of regular stretching to get yourself there. But 30 days is enough to see some progress,” he says.

FAQ. I am 50 years old; can I still learn the split? The answer is ‘yes’. The problem is that the level of your flexibility will go down when you get older, so the older you are, the more difficult it will become to learn advanced exercises like the split.

There are two general forms of splits:

• Side splits are executed by extending the legs to the left and right of the torso.
• Front splits are executed by extending one leg forward of, and the other leg to the rear of the torso.

Not everybody is able to do the splits, whether it’s due to the bony anatomy of your pelvis or the amount of diligence needed to develop the right amount of flexibility. Everybody can make progress toward this goal, though — it’s just going to take you more tha n a week to get there.