Crossword Puzzle Stretching ImportanceOnline version Importance Of Stretching For Highschool XC Team by Dakota Garrow 1 Prevents injuries 2 Sitting in a chair all day results in tight.... 3 Find a physical........to help with stretching exercises when injured. 4 Stretching keeps the muscles.... 5 Healthy muscles also help a person with... 6 Injured muscles may not be strong enough to support the... 7 Without flexibility, the muscles shorten and become... 8 However, mounting research has shown that stretching the muscles before they're warmed up can actually----- them 3 4 8 5 7 6