Kapanlagi.com - Perhaps you have often heard the term flexibility in everyday life. However, do you already know what it means? Flexibility has quite a few meanings.
After being absorbed into Indonesian, flexibility becomes flexibility. Flexible itself means flexible or flexible. Therefore, it can be understood that flexibility means flexibility or agility.
This refers to a person's body condition and their ability to interact. Considering that flexibility has more than one meaning, there is nothing wrong with you understanding the explanation below. That way, you will be able to use this term correctly in everyday conversations.
1. Meaning of Flexibility

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Flexibility means flexibility. In Indonesian, the word has been absorbed into 'fleksibilitas'. According to the Great Indonesian Dictionary (KBBI), this word has several meanings. The first meaning is flexibility and the second meaning is easy and fast self-adjustment; flexibility; awkwardness.
Finally, in sports, flexibility is the ability to move body joints through maximum range of motion without excessive tension. Thus, it can be understood that flexibility has a meaning related to physical fitness. Someone's flexibility will affect physical activity to be more effective.
Not only that, good body flexibility will also reduce the risk of body injury when doing activities. Flexibility can also be understood as flexibility. This relates to a person's ability to adjust when taking action. People who can quickly adjust and avoid awkwardness are called flexible.
2. Body Flexibility Factors

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Flexibility means the flexibility of the body. Therefore, you also need to know what factors affect it in the following information.
- Age: Increasing age will affect a person's flexibility. The older a person gets, the less flexible they become because the elasticity of the connective tissue in the muscles will shorten.
- Gender: Women's bodies are generally considered more flexible than men's because the variations and anatomical structures of the joints they have are different.
- Joint type: Joint type can affect a person's flexibility, which is specific and varies in each individual. Joints located in the upper body, such as the shoulders and hips, are more flexible than those in the lower body, such as the legs. Each person also has their own level of joint mobility.
- Physical exercise: Joint flexibility can be trained through physical exercise, especially body stretching. People who regularly train themselves in sports, especially those that prioritize flexibility such as yoga, will have high flexibility.
- Pregnancy: A pregnant woman's flexibility will be affected because the pelvic joints and ligaments are in a relaxed state and have greater joint mobility. During pregnancy, the body will produce the hormone relaxin, which will decrease after pregnancy. At that time, the ligaments will also become tight again.
- Body fat: the amount of fat in a person's body will affect flexibility, especially the body fat tissue around the joints and muscle tissue. Excess body fat tissue increases movement resistance. In addition, freedom of movement will be hindered due to contact between the body surfaces.
3. Benefits of Body Flexibility

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Flexibility means suppleness and agility. Of course, this is a positive thing that has many benefits, including:
- Reducing pain
When exercising, you won't feel too much pain because your muscles will be more relaxed and not tense. You will also avoid muscle soreness and cramps.
- Improving posture
The next benefit of body flexibility is related to posture. Your body posture will improve as your muscles and joints become more flexible. This will affect the length of your shoulders, spine, legs, and so on.
4. Flexibility Factors in Agility

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As previously mentioned, flexibility means adaptability. There are several factors that contribute to a person's adaptability in social life, such as the environment of their home or workplace.
- Being polite: getting used to being polite is key. This will impact your adaptation to new environments and help you to thrive in the future. With that, you will easily find friends to help each other.
- Socializing: making an effort to socialize with people around you is important. You can start by introducing yourself when you are in a new environment. Also, make it a habit to smile when passing by others. The right time to socialize is during breaks at work or when there are activities together in the residential environment.
- Don't be afraid to ask: when you encounter difficulties, don't hesitate to ask for help. Being initiative like that will make you quickly familiar with people around you.
- Mindset: instead of hoping to be understood by people around you, it is better to try to understand others. With that, you have a better chance of placing yourself.
KLovers, that is the explanation of the meaning of flexibility. Flexibility means flexibility in the body and adaptability during the adaptation phase.
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Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.