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A plane joint (arthrodial joint, gliding joint, plane articulation) is a synovial joint which, under physiological conditions, allows only gliding movement. Plane joints permit sliding movements in the plane of articular surfaces. The opposed surfaces of the bones are flat or almost flat, with movement limited by their tight joint capsules.
The Oxford English Dictionary describes callisthenics as "gymnastic exercises to achieve fitness and grace of movement". [2] The word calisthenics comes from the ancient Greek words κάλλος (kállos), which means "beauty", and σθένος (sthenos), meaning "strength". [2] It is the art of using one's body weight as resistance to develop ...
The cross-crawl exercise is a simple yet effective movement that improves coordination between the left and right sides of the body. It engages the muscles of the core, shoulders, and hips while ...
The list below describes such skeletal movements as normally are possible in particular joints of the human body. Other animals have different degrees of movement at their respective joints; this is because of differences in positions of muscles and because structures peculiar to the bodies of humans and other species block motions unsuited to ...
The first of these joint-friendly exercises is the walking lunge. Walking lunges are an excellent exercise for strengthening the lower-body muscles while enhancing balance and stability.
Flies are used to work the muscles of the upper body. Because these exercises use the arms as levers at their longest possible length, the amount of weight that can be moved is significantly less than equivalent press exercises for the same muscles (the military press and bench press for the shoulder and chest respectively). [1]
Examples of a pivot joint include: Proximal radioulnar joint; Distal radioulnar joint; Median atlanto-axial joint; In contrast, spherical joints (or ball and socket joints) such as the hip joint permit rotation and all other directional movement, while pivot joints only permit rotation.
Muscles involved in the side plank include: Primary: transversus abdominis muscle, gluteus medius and gluteus minimus muscles (abductors), the adductor muscles of the hip, and the external and internal obliques. Secondary: gluteus maximus (glutes), quadriceps (quads), and hamstrings.