Good Health is Everything

As an athlete, your number one goal is consistent training.  Excellent athletes get in 9 out of 10 of well-planned workouts.  Sick for four days?  You've just gone backwards 2-3 weeks on your training plan.  Injured for a month?  You'll need to start over.  Injured for six months?  There goes your season.

When we've had a great workout, we start to feel invincible.  Teenagers have this same false sense.  Don't fall for it.

Be alert for any tightness or sore spot.  From the first sensation, treat it as if it is an injury.  Back off from training and start icing.  With your quick attention and a little luck, the tightness might disappear in a day or two rather than becoming a long term ordeal.

Guard your health like a newborn baby.  It is almost as precious and precarious!  Have hand sanitizer handy.  Avoid sneezing, coughing friends.  Get enough sleep.  Eat nutritiously.

Don't risk your health!