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Fitness has a mental component, in addition to physical challenges. Even if you're in great shape, you can encounter intellectual obstacles that can decrease your motivation and stifle your performance.
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Children should avoid specializing in a sport until they reach adolescence, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends. Reason: for every prodigy who becomes a successful athlete, thousands of youths suffer physically or psychologically from being pushed to compete at a young age.
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Win or lose, experts say, it's far more important for young people to take away from sports some lessons about self-esteem, motivation, discipline and getting along with others.
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Whether you're heading for the mountain to ski or just taking your sled to the hill, you can enjoy a great day out and get some exercise at the same time.
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Snowboarders often break wrists and ankles because they go down hard when they crash.
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The best way to eliminate sliding injuries is to use bases designed to pop loose when they are struck too hard.
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While many view golf as a leisure activity, more golfers are becoming fitness-minded. The sport demands superior flexibility, strength and cardiovascular fitness.
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Did you know that many of the sports played across the country, and indeed, around the world, got their start in the United States?
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Sports are group games and individual activities involving physical activity and skills.Sports help children develop physical skills, get exercise, make friends, have fun, learn to play as a member of a team, learn to play fair, and improve self-e...
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Games and individual activities involving physical skills.A child will have many opportunities to participate in sports throughout his or her developing years and into adolescence. The level of a child''s participation in sports, how he or she perf...
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Playing tennis or racquetball is a fun way to boost the intensity of your fitness program, as well as improve your balance, strength and agility.
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Falls are a common source of injury, particularly in the elderly population. They are more likely to occur if impairments in balance, strength, perception, joint range of motion, postural function or coordination are present.
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The use of splints, wrist rests, or other devices to optimize the positioning of the hand, and the adjustment of furniture height, may help in preventing and ameliorating carpal tunnel syndrome. Medication is sometimes used, as well, with variable...
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Detailed information on overuse injuries in children, including jumper's knee, patellar tendonitis, little leaguers' elbow, little leaguers' shoulder, osteochondritis dissecans, sever's disease, shin splints, Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease, spondylolisthesis, and spondylolysis
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Detailed information on overuse injuries in children, including jumper's knee, patellar tendonitis, little leaguers' elbow, little leaguers' shoulder, osteochondritis dissecans, sever's disease, shin splints, Sinding-Larsen-Johansson disease, spondylolist
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Detailed information on repetitive motion injuries and rehabilitation Repetitive motion injuries, also called repetitive stress injuries, are temporary or permanent injuries to muscles, nerves, ligaments, and tendons caused by performing the same motion over and over again. One of the most common repetitive motion injuries is carpal tunnel syndrome. This disorder occurs when the median nerve, which travels from the forearm to the hand through a "tunnel" in the wrist, is compressed by swollen, inflamed ligaments and tendons. It is often seen with people who use computer keyboards or work on assembly lines.
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A series of exercises to ease pain and prevent injury for those with arthritis, repetitive stress injury, or carpal tunnel syndrome.
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Repetitive motion disorders are a group of syndromes caused by injuries to muscles, tendons, nerves, or blood vessels from repeated or sustained exertions of different body parts. Most of these disorders involve the hands, arms, or neck and should...
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