Pre-exercise stretching does not impact upon running economy

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1227-1232

  Hayes, Philip R ^a   Walker, Adrian ^b  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Gateshead International Stadium   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endurance; Oxygen cost; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RUNNING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38049031095     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-19545.1     Document Type: Article

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