Tag: children
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Recovery Series: Are Massage Guns Worth It?
Massage guns have become increasingly popular, but they come at a cost. What’s the hype about? Are they overrated? Let’s see what the research has to say. What Do Massage Guns Do? Massage guns (like Theragun and Hypervolt) are percussive instruments that allow you to self-massage. In scientific terms, this type of massage is called…
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How Many Hours Should Soccer Players Train Per Week?
This is not an easy question to answer, especially in youth athletics. The answer is very athlete-dependent and has so many factors to think about: Take on too few hours, and you miss out on developing to your full potential. Take on too many hours, and you risk overtraining. You’ll only know if you’ve over-trained…
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Three of the Best Exercises to Prevent Hamstring Strains
Hamstring strains are extremely common in athletes. It accounts for over a third of muscular injuries in professional athletes, and can have almost a 60% recurrence rate. (3) Those stats are gross. There’s so much information on hamstring injuries, yet they keep happening. Why?! It may be that players aren’t using certain preventative strategies frequently…
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Growing Pains or Something Else?
Young soccer players are always going and growing. It’s hard to know which aches and pains are serious, and which ones you can ignore. Any serious athlete will look after his/her body. They will… … and do what they can to stay fit and healthy. But injuries are inevitable in any sport. Athletes can only…