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Evans, Susan

Geske, Jenenne A.

Rolfzen (Thacker), Meg

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University of Nebraska Medical Center DigitalCommons@UNMC EMET Posters College of Medicine Students 2020 Perceived Benefits and Barriers of Static Stretching in Exercisers Meg Rolfzen (Thacker) Susan Evans Jenenne A. Geske Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.unmc.edu/emet_posters  Part of the Medical Education Commons Perceived Benefits and Barriers of Static Stretching in ExercisersStretching is an important exercise and therapeutic modality that has potentialto promote physical and psychological well-being. Performing stretchingmaneuvers after activity has been shown to improve range of motion, stimulatecirculation, and lengthen muscles.1 However, recent evidence suggests thatintention does not always adequately predict behavior in the exercise realm;referred to as the “intention-behavior gap”.2,3 The purpose of the current studywas to use address how the perception of post-workout stretching affectsengagement in stretch training.1Kovacs, M. S. (2006). The Argument Against Static Stretching Before Sport and Physical Activity. Athletic Therapy Today : The Journal for Sports Health Care Professionals., 11(3), 6–8.2Allom V, Mullan B. Self-regulation versus habit: The influence of  self-schema on fruit and vegetable consumption. Psychology & Health. 2012;27(sup2):7-24. doi:10.1080/08870446.2011.6051383Kerner MS, Grossman AH, Kurrant AB. The Theory of  Planned Behavior as Related to Intention to Exercise and Exercise Behavior. Percept Mot Skills. 2001;92(3):721-731. doi:10.2466/pms.2001.92.3.721ResultsFigure 2. The greatest perceived benefit from stretching wasimprovement in flexibility. The majority (88.5%) of the members ofthe fitness facility strongly agreed or agreed with the statement thatstretching improved their flexibility.IntroductionConclusion ReferencesMeg Thacker1, Susan Evans, MD2, Jenenne Geske, PhD21University of  Nebraska Medical School, Omaha, NE 681982Department of  Family Medicine, University of  Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198• Greatest perceived benefit from stretching was improvement in flexibility• Greatest perceived barrier to stretching was associated discomfort• On average, members stretched 69% of their visits to the fitness facility• The benefits/barrier ratio was 1.66, exemplifying that perceived benefitsoutweighed the perceived barriers to stretching• The more beneficial an individual perceived static stretching to be, the more timeand greater percentage of workouts they devoted to stretch training post-workoutWhen individuals perceived the benefits of static stretching post-workout to outweigh the barriers, they engaged inmore stretch training and at a higher frequency than those who did not. The implication of this recognition extends tohealth professionals who are looking to instigate change and includes adequately measuring benefits and barriers tohelp propel health-promoting behaviors to the forefront.Percentage of Post -Workout Session StretchFigure 1. Simple scatter plotanalysis between stretchpercentage and Total scalescore (green), Benefit scalescore (red), and Barrierscale score (blue).Percentage of post-workoutsession stretching wascalculated by dividingreported number of workoutdays be reported number ofstretch days. Pearsoncorrelation was significantfor total scale score(r=0.432, n=54, p=0.001)and benefit sub-scale score(r=0.460, n=54, p=0.000)but not for the barrier sub-scale score (r=-0.217, n=59,p=0.099).

Perceived Benefits and Barriers of Static Stretching in Exercisers

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