Is there a “window of opportunity” for flexibility development in youth? A systematic review with meta-analysis

O Donti, A Konrad, I Panidi, PC Dinas… - Sports medicine-open, 2022 - Springer
Background Flexibility is an important component of physical fitness for competitive and
recreational athletes. It is generally suggested that flexibility training should start from …

[HTML][HTML] The case for retiring flexibility as a major component of physical fitness

JL Nuzzo - Sports Medicine, 2020 - Springer
Flexibility refers to the intrinsic properties of body tissues that determine maximal joint range
of motion without causing injury. For many years, flexibility has been classified by the …

[HTML][HTML] Programas y ejercicios de flexibilidad dentro de las clases de educación física, en niños y niñas escolares, y su efecto en la mejora de la extensibilidad …

B Soriano-Férriz, F Alacid - MHSalud, 2018 - scielo.sa.cr
El objetivo del presente artículo científico fue considerar la literatura científica existente
sobre los efectos que produce en los niños y niñas de escuela primaria la intervención de …

Effect of 9-month Pilates program on sagittal spinal curvatures and hamstring extensibility in adolescents: randomised controlled trial

N González-Gálvez, PJ Marcos-Pardo, H Trejo-Alfaro… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
The percentage of spine misalignment increases during the childhood and adolescence
stages. The Pilates method has been associated with an improvement in the sagittal spine …

Flexibility training in preadolescent female athletes: Acute and long-term effects of intermittent and continuous static stretching

Ο Donti, K Papia, A Toubekis, A Donti… - Journal of sports …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
This study compared the acute and long-term effects of intermittent and continuous static
stretching training on straight leg raise range of motion (ROM). Seventy-seven …

[PDF][PDF] A physical education-based stretching program performed once a week also improves hamstring extensibility in schoolchildren: a cluster-randomized controlled …

D Mayorga-Vega, R Merino-Marban, J Real… - Nutricion …, 2015 - redalyc.org
Introduction: physical education teachers are required to carry out intervention programs for
students to achie-ve healthenhancing flexibility levels. Unfortunately, to our knowledge …

Effect of Pilates Method on muscular trunk endurance and hamstring extensibility in adolescents during twelve weeks training and detraining

N González-Gálvez, R Vaquero-Cristóbal… - Journal of Bodywork and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Thoracic hyperkyphosis and lumbar hyperlordosis have been associated with
low values of flexibility in the hamstring muscle and endurance of the trunk musculature …

Efecto de un protocolo de calentamiento en la distancia alcanzada en el test sit-and-reach en alumnos adolescentes

MA Díaz-Soler, R Vaquero-Cristóbal… - Nutrición …, 2015 - SciELO Espana
Introducción: los test lineales son frecuentemente utilizados en las clases de educación
física para evaluar la extensibilidad isquiosural del alumnado, sin que haya una …

Effects of several warm-up protocols (static, dynamic, no stretching, greek traditional dance) on motor skill performance in primary school students

G Lykesas, I Giossos, D Chatzopoulos… - … Electronic Journal of …, 2020 - iejee.com
The aim of this study was to compare the effects of four warm-up protocols on agility,
strength, as well as static and dynamic flexibility in primary school students. The participants …

Effect of Physical Education-based stretching programs on hamstring extensibility in high school students: A systematic review

CA Becerra Fernández… - …, 2020 - repositorio.ucam.edu
The purpose of the present review was to examine the effects of Physical Education-based
stretching programs on hamstring extensibility in high school students. Re-levant studies …