18 Feb 2008 04:53:37 | Dale Lawrence
Sports Injuries Can Sideline Your Training
More than any other single event (except maybe for the grousing
spouse), sports injuries account for more triathletes having to
pull out of their Triathlon plans. Because triathletes are
basically in training year round, a sports injury can really put
a dent in their Triathlon training.
Learn how to treat your sports injuries
For any training injury, follow the RICE method to treat it.
RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression, and Elevation.
What is causing the injury? It’s important to find out as soon
as possible. Did you over train, is it bad technique, poor
fitting shoes or other equipment are all good questions to ask.
What you don’t want to do is ignore your training injury and
assume it happened in a vacuum. While bad things can happen to
good people; we want to make sure we’re not the cause of them.
To keep a minor training injury from getting worst, you need to
take some time off. Be creative in your return to training;
maybe exercising and running in the pool can help give you a
workout without stressing your injury.
To prevent training injuries, it’s important that triathletes
give themselves ample time for stretching, warming up and
cooling down while training. Being disciplined in these matters
will really help keep injuries from sidelining your Triathlon
dreams.
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