Stretching and Flexibility

Florida State researchers have found that stretching before a run makes you about 5% less efficient. Italian researchers have found that toe-touching exercises change the force-transmission properties of muscle fibers and alter brain signals to muscle, reducing exercise efficiency by about 4%. There is insufficient scientific evidence that pre-exercise stretching reduces injury risk.

One of the most commonly quoted sources about stretching and flexibility is:

Stretching and Flexibility
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