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Comment on: “The Case for Retiring Flexibility as a Major Component of Physical Fitness”

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The authors thank Dr. Anthony Leicht (James Cook University, Australia) for his assistance with English editing.

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  1. Exercise Science, Health and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro, Uberaba, MG, Brazil

    Gustavo R. Mota

  2. Physiology and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil

    Moacir Marocolo

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Mota, G.R., Marocolo, M. Comment on: “The Case for Retiring Flexibility as a Major Component of Physical Fitness”. Sports Med 51, 187–188 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-020-01357-x

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