Physiological reasons warm-ups might help

Chris Hughen sat down with Jose Afonso to discuss the role of warm-ups in injury prevention. We dive into the efficacy of warm-ups, the utility of injury prevention programs like the FIFA 11+, absolute vs. relative risk, questioning the use of cool-downs, and much more.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/cftULDyHYUc

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Afonso, 2025

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This episode was produced by Kody Hughes