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What happens to your body if you don't stretch

By Angela Haupt

Editor, Health and Wellness

I rarely stretch before working out, because who has time for that? Emma Yasinski asked experts what happens to your body if you don't stretch—and it turns out it might not be as much of a fitness felony as you'd expect, at least for most people.

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Today's newsletter was written by Angela Haupt and edited by Mandy Oaklander.