Principles of Injury Prevention
With increasing numbers participating in sport and exercise since the arrival of the bright evenings and relatively good weather, we’ve seen an increase in running, golfing and other sporting injuries. So before all you fair weather sports enthusiasts rush out straight from work into a round of golf or a run we thought we should remind you of some general principles of injury prevention. Warm-Up The warm up forms an essential component of any exercise. A warm up should focus on the muscles to be used during the exercise and is determined by the type of exercise or activity that you plan on doing. A warm-up for a round of golf for example should focus on warming up of the upper limbs and back, whereas a runner will need to focus on the legs. A warm-up should consist of gentle aerobic exercise of main muscle groups to be used during activities, gentle stretching and gradual increasing of the heart rate.