With summer in full swing, our thoughts tend to turn to outdoor living, exercise and activities. Most of us hibernated throughout winter and so are unprepared when we start vigorous summer training – often leading to injury.
Common Summertime Injuries
Injuries range from acute trauma to overuse injuries. The most common injuries are sprains (injuries to ligaments) and strains (muscle fibre injuries).
- Tennis elbow (epicondylitis)
- Knee injuries (ACL tear and Patellofemoral syndrome)
- Shin splints
- Ankle sprain
- Hamstring strain
- Achilles tendonitis or rupture
Chronic overuse injuries develop slowly over time, gradually worsen and are often as a result of over-training; returning to training too soon after injury; poor technique or inadequate equipment or not varying your exercise regime enough.
Acute traumatic injuries are as a result of a sudden impact or trauma.
Prevention
- Prevent common summer sports injuries by warming up and stretching thoroughly. Massage MYO2 Recovery Gel into muscles before and after training to ease muscle pain and stiffness.
- Include cross training and strength training in your exercise regime to avoid injury and improve overall performance. This builds strength, flexibility and balance.
- Consider investing in some professional tuition to correct poor technique, which often leads to injury.
- Ensure that you have the correct equipment to avoid injury, for example, the correct running shoes or bicycle helmet.
- Stay hydrated during and after training. Poor hydration often leads to muscle cramps.
Treatment
Common or minor injuries can be treated by:
- Resting and icing your injury.
- Massage the area with MYO2 for a few minutes, allowing the refreshing gel, which contains powerful natural ingredients Arnica montana and Horse chestnut, to be fully absorbed.
- This timeous MYO2 massage will increase blood flow (oxygen) to the area, also encouraging the spread of nutrients and the transportation of waste from the tissue, and will make a huge impact in the speed at which your injury recovers.
Always seek professional advice if you are concerned about your injury or if you notice the following:
- Your bone or joint looks deformed or moves abnormally.
- You cannot bear weight on the injured limb.
- You experience excessive swelling or changes in skin colour (worse than a normal bruise).
- The injury does not improve with rest, ice, elevation and MYO2.
Revitalise and hydrate with MYO2
The refreshing and tasty new MYO2 Recovery and Immune Booster drink aims to hydrate the body while repairing muscles damaged during exercise and boosting the immune system, which can also be compromised during intense training.
MYO2 is not an energy drink but rather a caffeine-free, orange-flavoured sports drink, ideal to keep in the fridge for your post-training hydration and recovery.
The MYO2 Recovery and Immune Booster drink contains:
- Vitamin C and Zinc to boost the immune system.
- Taurine and L-Glutamine for muscle recovery.
- Magnesium, Potassium and Sodium for electrolytes.
- MYO2 is free of caffeine and preservatives.
