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Arbuckle's Advice
Arbuckle’s Advice
Find balance between personal, physical limitations
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Everyone is told by their coaches to push themselves to their limits and give 100 percent to the game, but giving it your all 100 percent of the time may be bad for you. Most people often become sore after playing or working out, but an athlete should not be pushing themselves until they are in pain and it hurts when they are playing their sport or working out.
According to “Shape,” the most common signs for overextending yourself is joint pain and severe muscle soreness. Pushing yourself does not just have negative health effects, but it can also affect your performance. If an athlete is in pain from pushing themselves to hard they will be unable to achieve their potential results.
In order for a person to get their desired results, they must push themselves but in moderation.
Overextending yourself also can have long term negative effects. According to “TIME,” pushing yourself can cause long term joint damage and heart problems (like abnormal heart rhythms).
People should have a healthy median when it comes to exercise; they should not overdo it or underdo it because not doing any physical activies can also have negative health effects. People need to find a healthy in between so that they are achieving their potential and are safe from injuries.
When being an athlete people need to understand that pushing yourself is needed but pushing yourself all the time and for long periods of time can be damaging to the body.
Sports and exercise are needed to live a healthy lifestyle. Even if you are not highly active, you should still be moderately active while trying not to strain yourself and to also try and avoid injuries.
Pushing oneself to their limits is the only way to achieve improvement. While you are not pushing yourself to the point of injuries, you should still be challenging yourself.
An athlete needs to give what they are doing their all, but when exhaustion and pain arise, then rest and self-care is needed. If such pain occurs, ice the area that is bothersome and stretch to ease soreness.
