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Preventing Sports Injuries

Posted on Jul 14, 2022

Playing sports is a lot of fun, but getting hurt is not. The common causes of sports injuries include:

Common sports injuries include:

How Can I Prevent Such Injuries?
With proper precautions, sports injuries can be prevented. Some useful tips include:

Developing a fitness plan that includes cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility. This will help decrease your chance of injury, by strengthening your core muscles.
Alternate exercising different muscle groups and exercise every other day.
Cooldown properly after exercise or sports. It should take 2 times as long as your warm-ups.
Stretching exercises can improve the ability of muscles to contract and perform, reducing the risk of injury. Each stretch should start slowly until you reach a point of muscle tension. Stretching should not be painful. Aim to hold each stretch for up to 20 seconds.
Stay hydrated and drink water, to prevent dehydration, exhaustion and heatstroke.
Use the right equipment and shoes that provide support and that may correct certain foot problems that can lead to injury.
Learn the right techniques and form when you play your sport.
Rest when tired, Avoid exercise one day every week, to recover and rehabilitate from the strain caused by training.
Always take your time during strength training and go through the full range of motion with each repetition.