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Prevention of Injuries during Exercise
To print this activity, download it as a pdf file, lab8.pdf
Purpose:
The following lab experience is designed to find and eliminate ways in which your exercise program may cause injuries.
Directions:
Check each of the following factors associated with prevention of injury that you have included in your exercise program. For those not checked, list the ways in which you can eliminate these risks by substituting alternative exercises or performing the same exercises in a different manner.
| Preventive Measure | Check here if included | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| Use of proper shoes for the activity | ||
| Use of warm-up | ||
| Stretch all muscle groups involved in the activity | ||
| Avoid over-stretching of the neck and back | ||
| Avoid extension and rotation of the spine | ||
| Avoid lifting extremely heavy objects | ||
| Avoid quick, jerking movements | ||
| Strengthen and balance all muscle groups involved in the activity | ||
| Use of properly designed training program | ||
| Frequency | ||
| Intensity | ||
| Duration | ||
| Use of proper exercise techniques | ||
| For running-use of level, firm surface | ||
| Use of proper cool-down | ||
| Use support device for muscle or joint if you can't stop training |
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