Health, Fitness & Human Performance · Mobility, Recovery & Injury
A topic within Mobility, Recovery & Injury, itself one of 9 topics in that field and part of Health, Fitness & Human Performance.
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Andrea J. Fradkin, Tsharni R. Zazryn & James M. Smoliga
Pools trials of pre-activity warm-up protocols and finds a moderate, fairly consistent performance benefit, with active dynamic warm-ups outperforming passive ones.
Bas Van Hooren & Jonathan M. Peake
Reviews the mechanistic and trial evidence behind cooling down and argues the common claims — clearing lactate, preventing soreness, reducing injury — are mostly not supported, leaving comfort as the main justification.
link checked 17 Sept 2026