ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
A Survey on Stretching Practices in Women and Men from Various Sports or Physical Activity Programs.
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- Acute Effects of Short Static, Dynamic, and Contract-Relax with Antagonist Contraction Stretch Modalities on Vertical Jump Height and Flexibility.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The acute effects of dynamic stretching on the neuromuscular system are independent of the velocity.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- What We Do Not Know About Stretching in Healthy Athletes: A Scoping Review with Evidence Gap Map from 300 Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2024Article
- Effects of stretching in a pilates program on musculoskeletal fitness: a randomized clinical trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2024Article
- The knowledge of movement experts about stretching effects: Does the science reach practice?PloS one · 2024Article
- Dynamic and static stretching on hamstring flexibility and stiffness: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2023Article
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- The effect of static stretching on key hits and subjective fatigue in eSports.Journal of physical therapy science · 2021Article
- Exploring Shank Circumference by Stretching after Training among Volleyball Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
Recommendations for prescribing stretching exercises are regularly updated. It appears that coaches progressively follow the published guidelines, but the real stretching practices of athletes are unknown. The present study aimed to investigate stretching practices in individuals from various sports or physical activity programs. A survey was completed online to determine some general aspects of stretching practices. The survey consisted of 32 multiple-choice or open-ended questions to illustrate the general practices of stretching, experiences and reasons for stretching. In total, 3546 questionnaires were analyzed (47.3% women and 52.7% men). Respondents practiced at the national/international level (25.2%), regional level (29.8%), or recreationally (44.9%). Most respondents (89.3%) used stretching for recovery (74.9%) or gains of flexibility (57.2%). Stretching was generally performed after training (72.4%). The respondents also indicated they performed stretching as a pre-exercise routine (for warm-up: 49.9%). Static stretching was primarily used (88.2%) but when applied for warm-up reasons, respondents mostly indicated performing dynamic stretching (86.2%). Only 37.1% of the respondents indicated being supervised. Finally, some gender and practice level differences were noticed. The present survey revealed that the stretching practices were only partly in agreement with recent evidence-based recommendations. The present survey also pointed out the need to improve the supervision of stretching exercises.
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