Afonso, José https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2038-393X
Blazevich, Anthony J. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1664-1614
Behm, David George https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9406-6056
Tilp, Markus https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6644-2712
Warneke, Konstantin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4964-2867
Funding for this research was provided by:
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (CIFI2D is financed by the Portuguese Foundation for Science)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Technology)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (under the DOI https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/05913/2020)
Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena
Article History
Accepted: 5 September 2025
First Online: 25 March 2026
Declarations
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: The authors have no competing interests. We are, however, deeply invested in the topic of stretching, which may conceivably bias our perspectives. Regardless, we sincerely believe we have delivered a balanced perspective on the topic, even considering that this is an opinion paper.
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: J.A. devised the original idea. J.A. and K.W. elaborated the initial draft. All authors were actively involved in the further conception, structuring, and writing of the manuscript. All authors read and reviewed the manuscript critically for important intellectual content. All authors read and approved the final article.