The Acute Effects of Active or Passive Stretching Exercises in Swimming as a Unique Way of Warm Up Before 50m High Intensity

Authors

  • Konstantinos Papadimitriou Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
  • Georgios Tsalis Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science
  • Dimitrios Loupos Aristoteles University of Thessaloniki, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26253/heal.uth.ojs.ispe.2015.1450

Keywords:

Warming up in swimming, swimming performance, reaction time, stroke number, 50m freestyle

Abstract

The warm up is essential to participate in sports activities, preparing the body for the upcoming surcharge. Exploring only preheating exercises in athletes are extremely limited. So the aim of the research was to study the acute effects of active or passive stretching exercises in preheating, in the same parts of the body, in 50 meters freestyle swimming. Reaction time (RT) at start, the number of strokes (NS), and the performance (P) of athletes were measured, in the above distance. 16 high level swimmers, 17.0 ± 4.2 years old participated in this study. All swimmers carried out the warm up protocols in a random counterbalanced design. No warm-up (C), active (AS) and passive stretching (PS) protocols were performed without another kind of warm up, in or out of water. According to the study results, the parameters tested (RT, SN & T) did not differ between the three pre-heating conditions in swimmers (p> 0.05). In conclusion, active and passive stretching exercises do not differentiate the return of small distance swimmers as a unique way of warm up, so their use before a speed event is a matter of personal choice of each athlete.

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Published

2015-09-30

How to Cite

Papadimitriou Κ., Tsalis Γ., & Loupos Δ. (2015). The Acute Effects of Active or Passive Stretching Exercises in Swimming as a Unique Way of Warm Up Before 50m High Intensity. Inquiries in Physical Education and Sport, 13(2), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.26253/heal.uth.ojs.ispe.2015.1450

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