Table 3 Most popular post-game/match recovery session details (as assessed by statistical mode)
From: Team sport athletes’ perceptions and use of recovery strategies: a mixed-methods survey study
Recovery (number of respondents) | Recovery activity (number of respondents) | Duration (number of respondents) | Timeframe following game/match (number of respondents) |
|---|---|---|---|
Active, land-based (96) | Walk (69) | 10 min (36) | Within 1 h (32) |
Active, water-based (89) | Swim (49) | 10 min (28) | Within 1 h (29) |
Stretching (124) | Static (98) | 10 min (56) | Within 1 h (48) |
Cold water immersion (71) | Cold water bath immersion (44) to the neck (20) | 10 min (53) | Within 1 h (36) |
Contrast water therapy (45) | Cold water bath immersion (13) to the shoulders/full body (7); hot shower (32) full body immersion (16) | 3 cycles (16) of 1 min cold (16): 1 min hot (20) | Within 1 h (18) |