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Sorting injuries can be avoided and here are 7 tips that can help.

With thanks to www.allsportmedical.co.uk

1. Avoid training when you are tired.  Tired muscles provide inadequate support for

tendons ligaments and bones. That will increase the risk of sprains, strains and stress

fractures.

2. Make sure that you increase your consumption of carbohydrate during the period of

heavy training. Muscles which are low in carbohydrates are tired muscles leading to the problem in the previous paragraph. In endurance training an athlete needs 200-225 calories of carbohydrate per stone of body weight during strenuous training.

3 Increases in training means an increase in the amount of rest required. More sleep and

more rest is required during the day. If you do not rest you are not training properly but only wearing yourself out!

4. If you are taking on a new sport you are much likely to be injured compared to someone who has been active for several years. This is because the more experienced athlete has had more time to strengthen the appropriate muscles.

5 Treat every minor injury properly to stop them blowing up in to bigger problems. Ice for strains and rest gives the effected muscle time to heal.

6   Work with your Doctor. Take anti-inflammatory medications to help with pain and inflammation when resting from sports injuries.

7 To toughed up your training schedule, rather than train for extra miles try to increase the intensity (speed) of the session.