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Flexibility: A Concise Guide

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Many questions remain regarding the theoretical, experimental, and practical aspects of flexibility. First, there is a need to increase the number of researchers concerned with flexibility. This would augment not only the amount but also, in all likelihood, the quality of flexibility-related research. As important as flexibility is, its significance has been and continues to be woefully underrepresented in the laboratory and literature, not to mention on the playing field.

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  1. School of Health and Human Performance, Faculty of Health Professions, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada

    Laurence E. Holt PhD (Professor (R)

  2. Waverley, NS, Canada

    Thomas W. Pelham MS, PT, CSCS (Physical Therapist)

  3. School of Recreation Management and Kinesiology, Acadia University, Wolfville, NS, Canada

    Jason Holt PhD (Assistant Professor)

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Holt, L.E., Pelham, T.W., Holt, J. (2008). Conclusion. In: Flexibility: A Concise Guide. Musculoskeletal Medicine. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-105-9_12

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