What is it about?
The study compared the acute effects of three warm-up protocols on change-of-direction speed, reaction time, and movement time of upper extremities. All participants performed the following warm-up protocols on three different days: (a) 3 min. jogging followed by 5 min. static stretching, (b) 3 min. jogging followed by 5 min. dynamic stretching, and (c) 3 min. jogging followed by 5 min. of rest without stretching. At the end of each protocol, participants performed sprints of moderate to submaximal intensity. After the warm-up protocols, participants performed the following tests: “505-change-of-direction-speed,” reaction time, and movement time (arm movements). There was no significant effects of protocols on the performance tests.
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Why is it important?
Pre-exercise stretching may not be required for performance improvement in activities involving change-of-direction speed, reaction, and movement time if the final part of the warm-up involves sprinting.
Perspectives
The advantage of a short duration warm-up is that it offers students more time to play in physical education lessons
Dr Dimitris Chatzopoulos
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
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This page is a summary of: Warm-up Protocols for High School Students, Perceptual and Motor Skills, August 2015, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.2466/30.pms.121c11x3.
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