20/03/2024
Injury Prevention checklist ✅
✅Develop a fitness plan that includes cardiovascular exercise, strength training, and flexibility. This will help decrease your chance of injury.
✅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.
✅Stay hydrated. Drink water to prevent dehydration, heat exhaustion, and heatstroke.
✅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.
✅Use the right equipment or gear and wear shoes that provide support and that may g wcorrect certain foot problems that can lead to injury.
✅Learn the right techniques to play your sport.
Rest when tired, Avoid exercise when you are tired or in pain.
✅Always take your time during strength training and go through the full range of motion with each repetition.
If you do sustain a sports injury, make sure you participate in adequate rehabilitation before resuming strenuous activity.