A thought on stretching

This was a recent article in the NY Times about stretching.

Stretching: The Truth

By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS

Published: October 31, 2008

WHEN DUANE KNUDSON, a professor of kinesiology at California State University, Chico, looks around campus at athletes warming up before practice, he sees one dangerous mistake after another. “They’re stretching, touching their toes. . . . ” He sighs. “It’s discouraging.”

Read the rest of the article on the NY Times website:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/02/sports/playmagazine/112pewarm.html