Characteristics of included studies
| Study | Type of exercise (No. of exercises) | Volume of exercise |
|---|---|---|
| Brushøj et al.17 | Intervention: lower-body strengthening (4), dynamic lower-body stretching (1), static lower-body stretching (1) Control: upper-body strengthening (4), static upper-body stretching (1) |
36 sessions (15 min for 1 session, total 540 min) |
| Burley et al.18 | Intervention: warm-up (12), cool-down stretching (4), lower-body resistance (4), upper-body resistance (4), high-intensity interval (1), load-carriage (1) Control: high-intensity running (1), circuit training (1), load-carriage (1) |
Intervention (total 3,005 min): - Warm-up and cool-down: 40 sessions - Resistance: 17 sessions - High-intensity interval: 8 sessions - Load-carriage: 2 sessions Control (total 3,010 min): - Moderate to high intensity running: 9 sessions - Circuit training: 7 sessions - Load-carriage: 7 sessions |
| Carow et al.19 | Intervention: lower-body strengthening (5),upper-body strengthening (3), dynamic lower-body stretching (1) Control: lower-body strengthening (3), upper-body strengthening (4), dynamic whole-body stretching (2) |
18 sessions (10 min for 1 session, total 180 min) |
| Childs et al.20 | Intervention: lower-body strengthening (1),upper-body strengthening (3), whole-body strengthening (1) Control: upper-body strengthening (5) |
48 sessions (5 min for 1 session, total 240 min) |
| Coppack et al.21 | Intervention: lower-body strengthening (4), static lower-body stretching (4) Control: upper-body strengthening (2), upper and lower body stretching, aerobic (1) |
98 sessions (15 min for 1 session, total 1,470 min) |
| Goodall et al.22 | Intervention: normal physical training (8), balance (18), agility (13) Control: normal physical training (8) |
43 sessions for balance, 13 sessions for agility (5 min for 1 session, total 280 min) |
| Hartig and Henderson23 | Intervention: normal routine of stretching (not specified), stretching (1) Control: normal routine of stretching (not specified) |
273 sessions (2.5 min for 1 session, total 682.5 min) |
| Knapik et al.24 | Intervention: conditioning drill (13), movement drills (3),aerobic (2), stretching drills (10) Control: stretching, upper-body strengthening (2), aerobic (1) |
45 sessions (60 min for 1 session, total 2,700 min) |
| Pope et al.25 | Intervention: static lower-body stretching (2) Control: static upper-body stretching (2) |
38 sessions (80 secs for 1 session, total 51 min) |
| Pope et al.26 | Intervention: static lower-body stretching (6) Control: normal warm-up |
38 sessions (2 min for 1 session, total 76 min) |
