I seem to get hurt all the time doing the stupidest things. I dislocated my shoulder swimming fly, pulled my hamstrings in both legs stretching to far in yoga, broke my wrist when I fell snowboarding...stupid easily preventable things.
My mom says I get hurt because I'm trying to do things out of my scale because I'm not an athlete. Now I'm not in 100% amazing shape, but I consider myself to be an athlete. But how I can I become a better athlete if I keep getting hurt during my training? I don't often go out of the scope of what I feel I can accomplish, so it's discouraging to get hurt doing something that is easy for me.
So the question I pose, is how athletic do you think you are and how often do you get hurt? Do you think you get hurt less because you are an athlete? Do you think you would get hurt less if you were more athletic?
I think an argument can also be made from the standpoint that if you are athletic, you tend to push yourself more, take more risks, etc. and as a result, have the potential for more injuries. The trick for me was to learn how to calculate risks…be it with stunts, swimming faster/harder in certain sets, lifting more weight, whatever. I've found that the older I get, the more I listen to my body, and am a little more mindful of preventative measures than I was when I was 20. Now here's a banana to slip on.
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I think an argument can also be made from the standpoint that if you are athletic, you tend to push yourself more, take more risks, etc. and as a result, have the potential for more injuries. The trick for me was to learn how to calculate risks…be it with stunts, swimming faster/harder in certain sets, lifting more weight, whatever. I've found that the older I get, the more I listen to my body, and am a little more mindful of preventative measures than I was when I was 20. Now here's a banana to slip on.
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