Flexibility is the ability of the body to move the joints (and the muscles that are attached to the joints) freely through a full range of motion.

    People who are flexible can bend, stretch, and twist so that they can do their daily activities such as dressing, eating, reaching, running, playing and doing chores. Flexibility keeps us limber so that we don’t hurt ourselves by stretching too far.
 
 

Your joints are where your bones meet each other.

There are many kinds of joints. Some move a lot, and some don’t move at all.
 
 

    Bones help you to live and grow. When your bones grow longer, you grow taller. To keep your bones strong you need plenty of calcium (milk products).

    There are 206 bones inside your body. They are many shapes and sizes. Some are long, like in your arms and legs and some are short, like in your hands and feet. Some are round, like your ribs and some have odd shapes, like your backbone.

Bones Protect

    Bones that are called ribs protect soft organs like your lungs, heart, and stomach.

 

Your Skeleton

    All your bones together form your skeleton. Your skeleton is the framework of your body. It holds the body up. Your body grows up with you.

Bones, muscles, and joints all work together

    They work together to let you twist and turn and jump. It would be hard to jump without bending your knee or throw a ball without bending your elbow. It would be hard to brush your teeth without bending your elbow. It would be hard to get dressed or tie your shoes without bending at the hips.

It is now time to take a rest from your climb to complete Stop #4.

Sit down,
take your backpack off ,
get your pencil out,
have a drink of water
and complete

You are now ready for stop #5.