TRAINING AROUND AN INJURY

TRAINING AROUND AN INJURY

If you have ever done any sort of exercise, physical activity, or any sport in your life, you have probably dealt with injuries in one way or another. Injury is a pretty broad term, but this can be anything that causes significant trouble to your activity level for longer than a few days, typically. Injuries can also vary in type from chronic injuries like tendonitis or acute injuries like rolling an ankle or tearing a muscle. In any form, they can cause us to lose our consistency with our routine of physical activity. Instead of letting this derail your progress or stop activity overall, there are plenty of ways to work around an injury. 

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HOW TO DEAL WITH INJURIES AND THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

HOW TO DEAL WITH INJURIES AND THE ROAD TO RECOVERY

Injuries can often leave us with excessive caution after we return from them and increase amounts of self-doubt. “Will I be as good as I was?” “Will this happen again?”. These thoughts plague our minds and leave us in an uneasy state that destroys our once strong sense of confidence. The road back from these injuries tests us with patience, persistence, and understanding. It is important that we understand we are not our injuries, and they do not define who we are as athletes. They are merely one aspect of competing and training we must come to work through and confidently leave it behind us.

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