Time to Move From Mandatory Stretching? We Need to Differentiate "Can I?" From "Do I Have To?"

doi:10.3389/fphys.2021.714166

. 2021 Jul 22:12:714166.

doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.714166. eCollection 2021.

Time to Move From Mandatory Stretching? We Need to Differentiate "Can I?" From "Do I Have To?"

José Afonso¹, Jesús Olivares-Jabalera^{2

3}, Renato Andrade^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto (FADEUP), Centre for Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Porto, Portugal.
² Sport Research Lab, Football Science Institute, Granada, Spain.
³ Department of Physical and Sports Education, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
⁴ Clínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre - FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal.
⁵ Dom Henrique Research Centre, Porto, Portugal.
⁶ Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 34366900
PMCID: PMC8340604
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.714166

Time to Move From Mandatory Stretching? We Need to Differentiate "Can I?" From "Do I Have To?"

José Afonso et al. Front Physiol. 2021.

. 2021 Jul 22:12:714166.

doi: 10.3389/fphys.2021.714166. eCollection 2021.

Authors

José Afonso¹, Jesús Olivares-Jabalera^{2

3}, Renato Andrade^{4

5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Sport of the University of Porto (FADEUP), Centre for Research, Education, Innovation and Intervention in Sport (CIFI2D), Porto, Portugal.
² Sport Research Lab, Football Science Institute, Granada, Spain.
³ Department of Physical and Sports Education, Sport and Health University Research Institute (iMUDS), University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
⁴ Clínica do Dragão, Espregueira-Mendes Sports Centre - FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Porto, Portugal.
⁵ Dom Henrique Research Centre, Porto, Portugal.
⁶ Porto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP), Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal.

PMID: 34366900
PMCID: PMC8340604
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.714166

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Keywords: cool-down; exercise prescription; injury prevention; range of motion; stretching; warm-up.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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[1] ACSM (2021). ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th Edn. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

[2] ACSM (2021). ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 11th Edn. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer.

[3] Afonso J., Clemente F. M., Nakamura F. Y., Morouço P., Sarmento H., Inman R. A., et al. . (2021a). The effectiveness of post-exercise stretching in short-term and delayed recovery of strength, range of motion and delayed onset muscle soreness: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Front. Physiol. 12:677581. 10.3389/fphys.2021.677581 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Afonso J., Clemente F. M., Nakamura F. Y., Morouço P., Sarmento H., Inman R. A., et al. . (2021a). The effectiveness of post-exercise stretching in short-term and delayed recovery of strength, range of motion and delayed onset muscle soreness: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Front. Physiol. 12:677581. 10.3389/fphys.2021.677581 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Afonso J., Ramirez-Campillo R., Moscão J., Rocha T., Zacca R., Martins A., et al. . (2021b). Strength training versus stretching for improving range of motion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Healthcare 9:427. 10.3390/healthcare9040427 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Afonso J., Ramirez-Campillo R., Moscão J., Rocha T., Zacca R., Martins A., et al. . (2021b). Strength training versus stretching for improving range of motion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Healthcare 9:427. 10.3390/healthcare9040427 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] American Heart Association (2020). Guidelines and Statements. Retrieved from: https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements/guidelines-a...

[8] American Heart Association (2020). Guidelines and Statements. Retrieved from: https://professional.heart.org/en/guidelines-and-statements/guidelines-a...

[9] Aune A. A. G., Bishop C., Turner A. N., Papadopoulos K., Budd S., Richardson M., et al. . (2019). Acute and chronic effects of foam rolling vs eccentric exercise on ROM and force output of the plantar flexors. J. Sports Sci. 37, 138–145. 10.1080/02640414.2018.1486000 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Aune A. A. G., Bishop C., Turner A. N., Papadopoulos K., Budd S., Richardson M., et al. . (2019). Acute and chronic effects of foam rolling vs eccentric exercise on ROM and force output of the plantar flexors. J. Sports Sci. 37, 138–145. 10.1080/02640414.2018.1486000 - DOI - PubMed

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