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- Title
Efecto de un protocolo de calentamiento en la distancia alcanzada en el test sit-and-reach en alumnos adolescentes.
- Authors
Díaz-Soler, María Angeles; Vaquero-Cristóbal, Raquel; Espejo-Antúnez, Luis; López-Miñarro, Pedro Ángel
- Abstract
Introduction: sit-and-reach tests are often used in physical education classes for measurement of hamstring extensibility in students, without a standar protocol to perform it. Objetive: to analyze the effect of a warm-up protocol based on locomotion activities and stretching in the sitand- reach scores in adolescent students. Method: a total of 47 teenagers students (17 boys and 30 girls) performed the sit-and-reach test before, immediately after, and 5 and 10 minutes after completing a structured warm-up. The warm-up consisted on a part of continuous running, dynamic locomotor and mobility activities as well as static stretching of lower limbs (quadriceps, hamstrings, adductors, iliopsoas and gastrocnemius), with a total duration of 8 minutes. Between measurements after warm-up, the participants remained standing without performing any exercise and/or stretching. Results and discussion: after warm-up there was a significant improvement in the sit-and-reach score (+ 2.15 cm) (p < 0.001), being slightly higher at 5 and 10 minutes (+ 2.49 cm at 5 minutes and + 2.61 cm at 10 minutes) (p < 0.001 with respect to the pre-test). Conclusions: a warm-up protocol performed before the sit-and-reach test, comprised by locomotion, dynamic activities and stretching, improves significantly the distance achieved in this test.
- Subjects
WARMUP; EXERCISE; PHYSICAL activity; ADOLESCENT health; AEROBIC exercises; RANGE of motion of joints; PHYSICAL education
- Publication
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2015, Vol 31, Issue 6, p2618
- ISSN
0212-1611
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3305/nh.2015.31.6.8858