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What if you dont stretch before exercising will your body hurt more?
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Risk for injury: Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong,healthy, to maintain a range of motion in the joints. Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight,they are weak and unable to extend all the way. That puts you at risk for joint pain, strains, and muscle damage.
Answered 5/19/2019
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