IF YOU INJURE YOURSELF - GETTING STARTED & UNDERSTANDING HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training (2015)

HIIT - High Intensity Interval Training (2015)

PART 1
GETTING STARTED & UNDERSTANDING HIIT

9 IF YOU INJURE YOURSELF

The first thing you should do if you injure yourself when you are exercising is to stop immediately! It is recommended for any sprains, inflations, bruising, or swelling that you apply ice therapy straightaway to the place of injury.

Ice therapy is best applied to a fresh injury. When we injure ourselves, our blood flow increases to the injured area because this is the body’s first step of healing itself. Such a rush of fluid actually compresses the nerves, which ultimately causes painful swelling. If the swelling isn’t controlled, it can damage tissues further and therefore needs to be reduced. The benefits of applying ice will be to

· reduce bleeding into the tissues,

· prevent or reduce swelling (inflammation),

· reduce muscle pain and spasms, and

· reduce pain by numbing the area and by limiting the effects of swelling.

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The effects of reducing swelling all help to prevent the area from becoming stiff by reducing excess tissue fluid that gathers as a result of injury and inflammation. Whether it’s a torn ligament, bruising, or sore muscles, ice packs are easily popped into the freezer and then applied to protect your body from recurring pain and lasting damage. When I am training, I always take a THERA°PEARL ice pack with me just in case, and the great thing is that it molds to your body so you can apply compression to the injured area with ease. You should only ever apply ice therapy for 20 minutes, and never apply ice therapy

· to areas of skin with poor sensation to heat or cold,

· over areas of the body with known poor circulation,

· if you have diabetes, or

· in the presence of infection.

Make sure you allow a complete recovery from any injury before you rush back into exercise. As frustrating as it is to wait, you can simply end up making an injury worse, and it is always a good idea to get any injury checked out by a doctor or a specialist.