הגמישות וטווח התנועה משתפרים עם המתיחה.

Because the subject is actually two things joined by ו:

• הגמישות = flexibility
• טווח התנועה = range of motion

Together they make a compound subject, so Hebrew uses a plural verb: משתפרים = improve / are improving.

Also, when Hebrew has a mixed-gender plural subject, it normally uses the masculine plural form. Here:

• הגמישות is feminine singular
• טווח is masculine singular

So the verb becomes masculine plural: משתפרים, not משתפרות.

Because משתפרים is a real verb meaning improve / get better.

Hebrew is not saying are improved here. It is saying that flexibility and range of motion improve. So the verb itself carries the main idea.

A very literal breakdown is:

• הגמישות וטווח התנועה = flexibility and range of motion
• משתפרים = improve / get better
• עם המתיחה = with stretching

So the sentence means something like Flexibility and range of motion improve with stretching.

It comes from the root ש־פ־ר, which is connected to improvement or becoming better.

The dictionary form is usually להשתפר = to improve / to get better.

So:

• להשתפר = to improve
• משתפר = improving / improves (masculine singular)
• משתפרת = improving / improves (feminine singular)
• משתפרים = improving / improve (masculine plural)
• משתפרות = improving / improve (feminine plural)

In this sentence, the plural subject requires משתפרים.

Because Hebrew very often uses the construct state (called סמיכות) instead of של.

So:

• טווח התנועה literally = range of the movement
• in natural English = range of motion

This is a standard Hebrew noun chain:

• first noun: טווח = range
• second noun: התנועה = the movement / the motion

In a construct chain, the second noun carries the ה־ for definiteness. That makes the whole phrase definite:

• טווח תנועה = a range of motion
• טווח התנועה = the range of motion

So even though טווח does not have ה־, the whole phrase is still definite.

This is because of that same construct structure, סמיכות.

In טווח התנועה:

• טווח is the first noun in the construct chain
• התנועה is the second noun

In Hebrew construct phrases, the first noun usually does not take ה־, even when the whole expression is definite. The definiteness is shown on the second noun.

So:

• טווח תנועה = a range of motion
• טווח התנועה = the range of motion

That is completely normal Hebrew grammar.

Hebrew often uses the definite article ה־ with abstract nouns or general concepts where English may or may not use the.

So הגמישות can mean flexibility in a general sense, not necessarily the flexibility of one specific thing in English.

This is very common. Hebrew often sounds more definite than English in these cases.

So in this sentence:

• הגמישות = flexibility
• המתיחה = stretching

Even though both have ה־, the meaning can still be general.

Literally, עם means with.

So עם המתיחה literally means with the stretching. In smoother English, that can mean:

• with stretching
• through stretching
• as a result of stretching

So the phrase is not necessarily talking about one single stretch. It can describe a general effect: flexibility and range of motion improve with stretching.

Not necessarily.

Just like הגמישות, המתיחה can be definite in Hebrew even when English would translate it more generally.

So עם המתיחה often means something like:

• with stretching
• when stretching is used
• through stretching

It does not have to mean one particular stretch in one particular moment.

A helpful pronunciation is:

ha-gmishut ve-tvaḥ ha-tnu'a mishtaprim im ha-metiḥa

A few notes:

• גמישות = gmi-shut
• טווח = tvaḥ
• תנועה = tnu-a
• משתפרים = mish-ta-prim
• מתיחה = me-ti-ḥa

The letter ח in טווח and מתיחה is the throaty sound heard in Scottish loch or German Bach.

It is simply the word and.

In Hebrew, ו־ is attached directly to the next word, so instead of writing a separate word for and, Hebrew writes:

• ו + טווח = וטווח

So:

• הגמישות וטווח התנועה = flexibility and range of motion

Yes. Hebrew word order is somewhat flexible.

This sentence uses a very natural order:

• subject: הגמישות וטווח התנועה
• verb: משתפרים
• phrase: עם המתיחה

But you could also move things for emphasis, for example:

• עם המתיחה, הגמישות וטווח התנועה משתפרים

That would still mean the same basic thing: With stretching, flexibility and range of motion improve.

Both are possible literally, but in this expression the natural meaning is motion.

So:

• תנועה by itself can mean movement, motion, traffic, or movement in general depending on context.
• טווח התנועה is a common expression meaning range of motion.

So even though the parts are literally range of the movement, the best translation is range of motion.

Because it is not a simple adjective phrase like the big house. It is a noun + noun structure in the construct state.

In a construct chain, Hebrew does not normally say:

• הטווח התנועה ✗

Instead it says:

• טווח התנועה ✓

The definiteness belongs to the whole phrase and is shown by the second noun.

That pattern is one of the most important things for English speakers to get used to in Hebrew.