Injury Prevention

The following articles are some ways to help take care of your body. The best thing you can do is be a 24 hour athlete through food, sleep, and hydration. Good running shoes also help. They don't have to be the most expensive kind, but good shoes can help prevent a variety of problems: especially nagging injuries. Stretching often will also help prevent injuries. You should stretch after working out and any other time you feel sore.

I do not have medical training, but talk to me early if something is hurting. There is a difference between something hurting because you're tired and because there is something wrong. I can usually provide some exercises to do.

1. This has the 6 most common running injuries and how to treat them: 

https://www.houstonmethodist.org/blog/articles/2022/jun/the-6-most-common-running-injuries-how-to-prevent-them/

2. This is similar to the above, but provides some home remedies as well:

https://strengthrunning.com/running-injuries/

3. Weak hips are a common cause of injuries, so we do the Myrtl- 3 sets of 10 each leg:

video form- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmHjMCN0nx0

article- https://steelcityendurance.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/myrtl_routine.pdf

Another key way to improve athletic performance is through nutrition. High school athletes need more than the 2,000 calories a day reccomended by the FDA. I'm providing some guidelines here, not telling you what the best plan is for you- every athlete is different with their dietary needs.

Treating Shin Splints

Finding Imbalances

Stretches

Improve Stability

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