Article review: Joint flexibility as a measure of health

  • Iván Devosa Károli Gáspár University of the Reformed Church Faculty of Pedagogy, Budapest, Hungary
DOI: https://doi.org/10.58701/mej.18242
Keywords: joint flexibility, physical fitness, health maintenance, mortality risk, prevention

Abstract

Flexibility is recognised as a key component of physical fitness and is often recommended as part of exercise programmes for all ages. However, little data is available on the relationship between flexibility and survival. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of body flexibility with natural and non-Covid-19-related mortality risk in middle-aged men and women, disaggregated by sex.

References

Araújo, C. G. S., de Souza E Silva, C. G., Kunutsor, S. K., Franklin, B. A., Laukkanen, J. A., Myers, J., Castro, C. L. B. (2024). Reduced Body Flexibility Is Associated With Poor Survival in Middle‐Aged Men and Women: A Prospective Cohort Study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(8), e14708. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14708

Published
2025-03-03
How to Cite
DevosaI. (2025). Article review: Joint flexibility as a measure of health. Multidisciplinary Health & Wellbeing, 3(1), 68-69. https://doi.org/10.58701/mej.18242
Issue
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2025)
Section
Short Reviews