Research summary · Training and performance
Re-warming between play: benefits and exertion costs
Researchers compared re-warm-up strategies with passive rest during breaks in team sport.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Systematic review and three-level meta-analysis
- Journal
- PLOS One
- Population / context
- Team sports
What the publication reports
Twenty studies suggested improvements in countermovement jump, sprinting and agility. Perceived exertion also increased. Squat jump, repeated-sprint ability and maximal strength did not show clear benefits.
Limits and interpretation
Small subgroups limit conclusions about the best protocol. Benefits were outcome-specific, and added exertion matters when tailoring activity to age, fatigue and the competition schedule.
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The effect of re-warm up and its moderators on performance enhancement and rating of perceived exertion in team-sport athletes: A systematic review and three-level meta-analysis
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42758700DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0358479Full text at the sourceReader discussion
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