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The validity of the modified sit-and-reach test in college-age students.
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The modified sit-and-reach test was evaluated against measures for hamstring and low back flexibility in 51 females and 48 males. The test was administered using an Accuflex I Flexibility Tester while hamstring flexibility was measured with a Leighton flexometer and back flexibility measured by anterior spine flexion values. Results showed the sit-and-reach test as only moderately related to hamstring flexibility values. It had low correlation values for low back flexibility.
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