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Athletes can decrease their chance of injury by stretching. When should they stretch?

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Before they start their workouts and after
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User Zohar Etzioni
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Athletes should do stretches to their muscles during the warms ups which is before performing their sport to prepare their body for physical activity, and then afterwards during the cool down to help their muscles to relax. This way they are preventing themselves from injury.

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