SPORTS INJURY PREVENTION
There are many ways to prevent yourself from injuring yourself in sports. Some ways are:
-Drink plenty of fluids before any physical activity, You want to avoid dehydration because you will not be able to control your body temperate and you will over heat quickly. Not drinking enough water will also affect performance.
-Warm-up before any sport and cool down after. It is important to warm-up before participating in sport because it help prevent injuries. A warm up should consist of 10 minutes of light exercise and should be relevant to the sport you are doing. If you cool down after sport your muscles will experience less stiffness and soreness. Cool downs consist of stretching your muscles you have just used in sport.
-Don't over train, it can make you more likely of getting a injury.
-Make sure you are wearing the right equipment depending what sport you are playing like mouthguards, kneepads, shoes, helmets etc.
-Insufficient training can also lead to injuries because each sport has physical requirements and not been time given for the person to prepare that causes injuries .
-Drink plenty of fluids before any physical activity, You want to avoid dehydration because you will not be able to control your body temperate and you will over heat quickly. Not drinking enough water will also affect performance.
-Warm-up before any sport and cool down after. It is important to warm-up before participating in sport because it help prevent injuries. A warm up should consist of 10 minutes of light exercise and should be relevant to the sport you are doing. If you cool down after sport your muscles will experience less stiffness and soreness. Cool downs consist of stretching your muscles you have just used in sport.
-Don't over train, it can make you more likely of getting a injury.
-Make sure you are wearing the right equipment depending what sport you are playing like mouthguards, kneepads, shoes, helmets etc.
-Insufficient training can also lead to injuries because each sport has physical requirements and not been time given for the person to prepare that causes injuries .