Effects of Stretching on Performance
A special issue of Sports (ISSN 2075-4663).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 622
Special Issue Editors
Interests: exercise physiology; muscle and tendon flexibility; stretching; joint flexibility
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Interests: muscle-tendon adaptation; flexibility; stretching; resistance training; ultrasound; muscle stiffness; eccentric contraction; cross-education effect; delayed onset muscle soreness
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Interests: sports science; stretching; sports medicine
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Researchers, coaches and therapists have long been interested in the effects of stretching on performance. Stretching has been shown to affect a wide range of abilities, including muscle strength, power, running, balance, and gait, as well as the range of motion in joints. Furthermore, there are various stretching techniques such as static stretching, dynamic stretching, and PNF stretching, and their effects on performance have been reported to vary depending on the method used. This Special Issue, therefore, aims to gather the latest research on the impact of stretching on performance. We welcome the submission of original research or review articles that examine the immediate and long-term effects of stretching techniques on fitness factors such as flexibility, muscle strength, explosive power, endurance, and balance, as well as on exercise performance. We also welcome the submission of research that addresses the adaptation of stretching to subjects such as children, the elderly, and athletes; research that analyzes the effects of stretching on post-exercise performance recovery; and research on the physiological, biomechanical, and neural adaptation of muscles and tendons that may affect performance. Researchers who have conducted research on these topics are encouraged to submit their work to this Special Issue of Sports.
Dr. Takamasa Mizuno
Dr. Masatoshi Nakamura
Dr. Kosuke Takeuchi
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- static stretching
- dynamic stretching
- proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching
- ballistic stretching
- flexibility
- range of motion
- strength
- power
- sprint
- balance
- muscle
- tendon
- warm-up
- recovery
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