We ve all stretched before exercising Some of us like it and some of us me included really don t but regardless of how you feel about stretching we ve all grown up being told that stretching is good for you and that it prevents injury How can it not be All of our favourite sports starts stretch before games At school we re all taught to stretch before we play sport And how many times have you heard or said yourself I pulled a muscle in my hamstring calf quad back etc etc because I didn t stretch properly