Match the best description to the following terms static stretching
active stretch
passive stretch
ballistic stretching
PNF stretching

A. stretch caused by the contraction of your own antagonist
muscles

B. Involves contracting the muscle before you stretch it to help the muscle relax so that it can be more easily stretched.

C. a series of quick, but gentle, bouncing or bobbing motions that are not held for a long time.

D. stretching slowly as far as you can without pain, until you feel a sense of pulling or tension, then holding the stretch for several seconds.

E. requires an assist from an external source such as gravity, a partner, or some other source.