Static stretching alone can impair your reflexes and increase your risk for injury, but here’s how and when it can be used to your benefit. So we jumped on the phone with lead study author David Behm, ...

Numerous studies have shown that static stretching compromise a muscle’s ability to produce strength either isometric or isokinetic, and dynamic stretching, on the other hand, may improve muscle ...

1 Department of PG Studies and Research in Physical Education and Sports, Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India 2 Research Scholar, Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India ...

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You’ve seen it in every fitness class, sports movie, and gym session. People touching their toes, pulling their arms across their chests, and lunging side to side before their workout begins. Static ...

Many athletes stretch. This high incidence likely contributes to the perception that static stretching improves performance. Though athletic performance and static stretching receive research, a lot ...

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