Sep 10
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Your lifestyle maybe the single most important influence on the tendon structure within your shoulder today. Right now what you are doing or not doing has an influence at the cellular level of tendon remodelling.
What this means for you is… if you are healthy and active stay healthy and active…if you are inactive, smoke, are stressed and eat poorly then make some BIG changes.
But at a word of warning…
Change your activity levels slowly and gradually.
Why?
Well, there is a growing evidence base that suggests that tendons don’t like change.
In fact they don’t like it at all.
So if you are thinking about starting a gym or aerobic program or perhaps thinking about playing tennis on the WiiFit then think again.
Your tendons will thank you.
The current guidelines suggest that we:
- Start Slow with plenty of Rest
- Start Light with minimal Weight
- Gradually Progress over a longer timeframe than expected