TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of stretching on the performance and injury risk of
long distance runners
AU - Baxter, Claire
AU - McNaughton, Lars
AU - Sparks, Andy
AU - Norton, Lynda
AU - Bentley, David
PY - 2017/1/2
Y1 - 2017/1/2
N2 - Stretching, either prior to exercise or at the end, or both, is typically carried out by all
individuals undertaking sporting activity whether they be elite or recreational athletes. The
many forms of stretching available to the athlete, either passive or active, have long been
thought to improve performance, decrease injury and generally be advantageous to the
athlete. This review examines the current state of the literature and evaluates what athletes
can and should do with respect to this controversial topic.
AB - Stretching, either prior to exercise or at the end, or both, is typically carried out by all
individuals undertaking sporting activity whether they be elite or recreational athletes. The
many forms of stretching available to the athlete, either passive or active, have long been
thought to improve performance, decrease injury and generally be advantageous to the
athlete. This review examines the current state of the literature and evaluates what athletes
can and should do with respect to this controversial topic.
KW - Performance
KW - flexibility
KW - injury
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U2 - 10.1080/15438627.2016.1258640
DO - 10.1080/15438627.2016.1258640
M3 - Article (journal)
SN - 1543-8627
VL - 25
SP - 78
EP - 90
JO - Research in Sports Medicine: An International Journal
JF - Research in Sports Medicine: An International Journal
IS - 1
ER -