Warm - up and Flexibility
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Athletes looking to improve sport performance or lengthen their athletic careers by modifying the risk of injury—as well as the exercising public—often focus on warm-up and flexibility routines in their training. Considerable research has been conducted on both of these issues and a surprising picture is emerging. The bulk of the current research is supportive of training and injury-prevention beliefs related to warm-up. Common beliefs about flexibility and stretching, however, are changing. This chapter summarizes what is known about the performance and injury-prevention benefits of warm-up and flexibility, since the two have complex relationships to performance and the risk of musculoskeletal injury. The chapter concludes with general recommendations for prescribing stretching exercises and programs. Warm-up and Flexibility
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