The effects of static stretching on running economy and endurance performance in female distance runners during treadmill running

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2170-2176

  Mojock, Chris D ^a   Kim, Jeong Su ^a   Eccles, David W ^a   Panton, Lynn B ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Flexibility; Musculotendinous unit; Sit and reach; Stiffness; Warm up

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDURANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUNNING; STRETCHING EXERCISE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRETCHING EXERCISES; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL EXERTION; RUNNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052770302     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181e859db     Document Type: Article

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