Stretching before or after exercising appears to protect against muscle soreness.

Name: Stretching before or after exercising appears to protect against muscle soreness.
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Current research suggests that stretching before or after exercising does not significantly reduce muscle soreness. Muscle soreness is primarily a result of micro-damage to muscle fibers during intense or unfamiliar exercise, and stretching has not been shown to prevent this type of damage.

Stretching Before or After Exercising Appears to Protect Against Muscle