As a personal trainer, I know that the greatest predictor of injury is past injury in whatever part of the body we’re talking about. But physical injury and mental efficacy (your belief in yourself that you can do a particular thing) are different. The problem on the mental side is that it’s easy to look …
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Become More Flexible – Through Your Surroundings
Edward Stanley is quoted as saying, “Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness.” I’d offer that if you don’t find time for stretching, you will have to make time for injury. It’s that important. Learn how to set your environment up for …
Runners and Lifters: Six Tips for Injury Prevention
Recently a friend and I were discussing career longevity for professional athletes. After bit of research (i.e. a quick search on Google), we found that the average career length in each of the four major professional sports in America was less than six years. This is a relatively short amount of time – surely much …
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Workouts – Shoulder Injury Prevention
If you’ve been lifing weights for any period of time, you’re likely to have “tweaked” your shoulder at some point. My most serious shoulder injury came during a military deployment when I was working out twice daily, sometimes with heavy weight. I experienced overuse injuries with both of my shoulders and was forced to avoid …