Laird Harrison

Tag: injury

  • How to Play Tennis Without Injury (We Think)

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    So you want to play tennis and not get injured doing it. Sounds simple enough, but research shows that for every thousand hours of the sport, up to 3 injuries occur. You’ll get to a thousand hours in less than four years if you play a few sets each week. Researchers are beginning to figure…

  • How We Can Stop Football Concussions

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    I used to love tackle football. Big for my age, I enjoyed the collision with other bodies. I never played on a team, just with a bunch of high school friends. We had no helmets or pads. We couldn’t hit each other too hard, or we’d get hurt ourselves, and we certainly never used our…

  • Exercise in the Heat without Injury

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    Northern California is setting heat records this week, and hot weather is on its way to the rest of the country. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t exercise, but be sure to drink plenty of fluids. Consider moving your workout to the evening or early morning. Rest and cool down if you start to feel uncomfortable.…

  • This Blog Could Save Your Life

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    If you are sitting down while you’re reading this, please stand up. Now sit down again. And up. If you could do that about every 10 minutes all day, you would probably live a longer life. But I know I couldn’t. It would be incredibly boring. I would much rather get my exercise playing some…