How To Avoid Injury When Exercising
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How To Avoid Injury When Exercising
Jerry Pryde, MD, MPH, CIME (Clinical Chief, Department of Rehabilitation, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) gives expert video advice on: How can I avoid injury when exercising?
How can I avoid injury when exercising?
Some exercises can cause strain or injury to you. In general, any type of a stretch or exercise that you're doing should be slow and controlled. In the gym, you want to make sure that you're using a weight that you know you can lift. Trying to exceed your known physical abilities without help increases the risk of you developing a strain or hurting yourself. Bouncing exercise is a fast, repetitive movement that you may not necessarily have control over the extent of the movement. But in general, avoid those exercises that are fast, repetitive and uncontrolled.
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