Yesterday afternoon I
spent with my kids and their youth group sledding at Connors Hill in
Edmonton. It’s funny how a hill may not
look like much until you are flying down it on a piece of plastic shaped like a
saucer. After a couple of runs, I
started talking to a lady who told me about the 3 ambulances that whisked
victims off the hill and onto the hospital the weekend before. It got me thinking that every run down the
hill I made, I increased my chances of ending the day with an injury (not a
good thought right now). So with that,
I chose to sit on the sidelines for the rest of the day; not as much fun but
definitely safer.
As we have all been
putting in extra time and pushing our bodies a little harder, it only makes
sense that we might feel some extra aches and pains along the way. I seem to be
spending extra time stretching, icing and heating different areas as required. I’m seeing the importance yet again of taking
care of injuries and doing what I can to prevent them. I’ve
had people around me joking about being wrapped in bubble wrap for the next
month, and I have to say I’m starting to think it may not be that bad of an
idea.
Alana Regier
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