I started writing this blog about 2 months ago as Winter Sports pre-seasons started to ramp up. What a difference 2 months can make right? Back then, my purpose was to focus on the consequences of increasing physical activity (too much load) too quickly. However, on further reflection, the focus can also be on not enough physical activity (under-loading) which is probably more topical.
Busting Running Myths
Injury Prevention: Part ONE – Groin Injuries
Prevention of an injury can be difficult as injury occurrence is usually a multi-modal. Extensive research has gone into the development of programs designed to address contributing factors of certain common injuries. Two common injury sites in sport are; groin and hamstring and both have been the subject of research articles investigating the efficacy of specific exercise intervention on prevention of injuries to those areas.