Health Blog Category: workout
Choosing the Right Footwear for Hiking and Preventing Pain
Footwear is an essential part of your hiking experience.
Last time you hit the trails, what did you wear on your feet? Your feet play a key role in nearly everything you do, especially when it comes to activities like hiking. In fact, wearing the wrong shoes during physical activity can put you at risk of issues like stress fractures and sprained ankles.
Fortunately, finding the right hiking shoes doesn’t have to be difficult!
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Did You Know Stretching Both Before and After Workouts Could Help Decrease the Risk of Injury?
Do you make time to go to the gym a few times per week? If so, you should commend yourself for your efforts.
But at our physiotherapy clinic, we notice an interesting trend with a lot of our active patients: they go to the gym regularly, but they largely neglect stretching and mobility work.
We’re not sure why this is so common—maybe because stretching doesn’t seem as “exciting” as an actual workout.
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