Table 5: Recovery activities by elite high divers, hours per week.

 

0 hrs

0 hrs

1-2 hrs

1-2 hrs

3-4 hrs

3-4 hrs

> 4 hrs

 

F

M

F

M

F

M

M

Stretching

2/9 (22%)

3/15 (20%)

5/9 (56%)

6/15 (40%)

2/9 (22%)

3/15 (20%)

3/15 (20%)

Ice baths

5/9 (56%)

6/15 (40%)

4/9 (44%)

9/15 (60%)

 

 

 

Massage

5/9 (56%)

7/15 (47%)

3/9 (33%)

6/15 (40%)

1/9 (11%)

2/15 (13%)

 

Physiotherapy

4/9 (44%)

9/15 (60%)

4/9 (44%)

5/15 (33%)

1/9 (11%)

1/15 (7%)

 

Sauna

7/9 (78%)

7/15 (47%)

2/9 (22%)

8/15 (53%)

 

 

 

Electro stimulation

7/9 (78%)

14/15 (93%)

1/9 (11%)

1/15 (7%)

1/9 (11%)

 

 

Compression boots

8/9 (89%)

13/15 (87%)

1/9 (11%)

2/15 (13%)

 

 

 

Note: The hours spent in stretching, ice baths, massage and physiotherapy. F = Female, M = Male.