Preventing Injuries

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remember to stretch and warm up before doing the activity. Like any automobile, a person also needs to warm up their body before being used. One of the best ways to do this is to just do a light jog and then stretch. This way the muscles are warmed up a little bit and the person is not stretching cold muscles which could cause an injury. Once they start to stretch, the person exercising should go through a routine to ensure that all the muscles are stretched and strong. One way to do this is to start from the top of the body and work down to the ankles. They should stretch out the neck, shoulders, arms, back, sides, quadriceps, calf muscles, and then the ankles. If a routine is followed, the exerciser is less likely to miss a muscle group and end up getting injured.
Once a person is warmed up and stretched, the proper equipment is their next concern. The proper shoe or sneaker is needed for the right amount of support. For example, a running sneaker would not be a good ...

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