The science and physiology of flexibility and stretching implications and applications in sport performance and health
Stretching is a fundamentally important part of sport and exercise, playing a role in improving performance, and preventing injury and rehabilitation, but its scientific underpinnings have, to this point, been overlooked in book publishing. The Science and Physiology of Flexibility and Stretching is...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2019.
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009623430606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Types of stretching and the effects on flexibility
- Mechanisms underlying acute changes in ROM
- Training-related range of motion changes and mechanisms
- Recommendations for stretching prescription
- Stretching effects on injury reduction and health
- Does stretching affect performance?
- Effect of stretch training on performance
- Other flexibility enhancing techniques
- Stretching exercise illustrations.
