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Musculoskeletal Benefits

SkyView Physical Education Department

+There are numerous benefits to our Musculoskeletal System

What is our Musculoskeletal System?

- A musculoskeletal system (also known as the locomotor system) is organ system that gives animals (and humans) the ability to move using the muscular and skeletal systems. The musculoskeletal system provides form, support, stability, and movement to the body.

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So what could some of these benefits be?

+What happens to our Muscles and Bones

Improves the thickness of cartilage in joints

Improves the strength of connective tissue Includes ligaments and tendons Helps to decrease the risk of injury n such places as knee,

shoulder, etc…

+In Muscles

Increases the size of skeletal muscle Allows for greater strength during

contraction

Increases muscle strength overall

Increases muscle endurance overall

Maintains and increases muscle and joint flexability

+Bones and Joints

Slows the rate of joint degeneration if one has osteoporosis

Increases bone density by depositing more calcium in bones Helps to make bones

stronger Decreases the risk of

osteoporosis later in life Slows bone loss due to

the aging process Provides protection

against injury

+Other Positives

Enhances muscle tone and physique

Improves posture

Build and maintains lean body mass Increases overall level of

muscle strength

+More Positives

Helps to alleviate low-back pain

Reduces the likelihood of developing lower-back problems

Helps to prevent and relieve stresses that cause carpal tunnel syndrome

Strengthens and reduces the risk of hip problems, especially in the elderly