Does Stretching Before Exercise Actually Help?

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It seems like a good idea to stretch before exercising, but does it actually prevent injuries, or improve your performance? Hosted by: Michael Aranda Head to https://scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Jerry Perez, Lazarus G, Kelly Landrum Jones, Sam Lutfi, Kevin Knupp, Nicholas Smith, D.A. Noe, alexander wadsworth, سلطان الخليفي, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Bader AlGhamdi, James Harshaw, Patrick D. Ashmore, Candy, Tim Curwick, charles george, Saul, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Viraansh Bhanushali, Kevin Bealer, Philippe von Bergen, Chris Peters, Justin Lentz ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/David_Behm/publication/229071265_Should_Static_Stretching_Be_Used_During_a_Warm-Up_for_Strength_and_Power_Activities/links/59da08ffa6fdcc2aad1297ad/Should-Static-Stretching-Be-Used-During-a-Warm-Up-for-Strength-and-Power-Activities.pdf https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs40279-017-0682-6 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10194214 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12629458 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1650368

Published 2018-04-16 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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