Gap Fill - Stretching - Level 5

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Researchers debunked a about how important we think stretching before jogging is. Millions of around the world stretch before going for a . It is a daily in parks and streets . Researchers from La Trobe University in Australia say there is no to show stretching improves running or decreases the of injuries. The research is in the 'British Journal of Sports Medicine'. They say there is evidence that stretching can help keep ankle, knee and hip joints , but it won't help performance or keep injuries at .

Researcher James Alexander conducted the research after talking about stretching with . He is an jogger and often wondered about the of stretching. He told the Reuters news that: "Runners have...beliefs around running injury ... and performance that are in to current research evidence." He said these make runners follow "ineffective or non-optimal " when training to prevent injuries or increase . He suggested a 5-10-minute of walking or light jogging as the best warm-up.

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