Reduce Risk of Injury With Physiotherapy
We all know the importance of being physically active all the time, but it is also essential to avoid getting injured while performing your workout. According to fitness experts, the first thing that you need to do before you embark on any type of workout is warm up. The warm up is particularly imperative for the weekend warrior. If you work in the office all day, you are most likely deskbound the entire time. This means that you have to make all the necessary precautions to side-step injuries related to exercise. Keep in mind that the human body is not designed to transform immediately from sedentary mode to highly active weekend warrior mode in a jiffy.
Physiotherapists will help you perform your exercise that intensifies progressively, not instantly. Not doing so will increase your risk for injury. In fact, professional athletes take months, and sometimes even years on order to reach a high level of physical performance. Athletic personalities take months in prepping up their bodies prior to a competition. Most weekend warriors mistakenly and unknowingly bypass the prep up stage and go straight to extreme activity, and many have experienced injuries. Some of the most common injuries are muscle tears, joint inflammation, and tendon sprains. Most of these injuries can be nursed and healed using the science of physiotherapy at the onset. Physiotherapy can even help prevent further and more serious injuries, but when the condition becomes severe, surgery may be the most appropriate option.
If you are a weekend warrior, it is essential to be sensible and realistic. Always keep in mind that your body will not be able to adapt instantaneously to intense physical activities. If you have stayed sedentary during the entire work week, you are not ready for extreme physical challenges when the weekend comes. You have to make sure that you are always hydrated and you are wearing the right protective gears.
A lot of weekend warriors overlook the importance of a proper warm up but in reality, it can be the simplest yet the most effective way to avoid sports injuries. Light jogging or brisk walking for ten minutes with some light stretching is an effective way to get your body ready for progressive intensity exercise intensity and reduce injuries.
After finishing with the activity, refrain from doing a sudden stop. Help your muscles slowly recover and adjust by toning down your intensity while continuously moving. For instance, if you run, instead of immediately coming to a stop, you should walk for a few minutes. This cool down stage will help bring back normal blood circulation and minimize injuries.
Weekend warriors are more prone to sprains, muscle tears, and other injuries because of the long period of inactivity. Physiotherapy can be a vital cog in injury prevention for weekend warriors of all ages.
