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#10: What if I Get Injured With Physical Activity?
Life is not without risk, and engaging in physical activity of any type (going to the gym, hiking in the mountains, playing sports, and so on) is certainly no exception.
Chances are, if you're regularly engaged in physically challenging your body—regardless of what the activity is— it's likely just a matter of time before something goes wrong; a knee become sore, you tweak something in your back, or have a nasty injury that requires immediate medical attention.
So, in knowing that we need to be mindful of risk yet still need to live active lifestyles to promote our health and wellbeing, how do we honour the tension that exists between these two at-odds-with-each-other factors and strike a healthy balance of risk vs. reward?
Well, in this episode, I provide a framework to help make decisions and provide some practical examples of my own in which I weigh the pros and cons between engaging in a physical activity while acknowledging and accepting the potential injury risks that can arise from my participation.
By the end of the episode, you'll have a handful of action steps you can take to help feel more confident and empowered with your decisions between engaging or refraining from certain physical activities that you may want to participate in.
As always, if you enjoy this podcast episode and the contents within it, or believe it could be of benefit to others, please consider leaving a review or sharing it with someone whom you feel may enjoy or benefit from the content itself!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
0:00 - Introduction
7:15 - The problem to solve & big takeaway
10:14 - No guarantees
12:57 - Types of injuries
16:26 - Injury outlook: pessimistic vs realistic
18:49 - The realities of usage
24:07 - Balancing risk vs reward
29:40 - Action steps to take
30:39 - Taking step 1
31:54 - Taking step 2
35:01 - Taking step 3
37:10 - Taking step 4
41:41 - Taking step 5
45:11 - Taking step 6
47:43 - Taking step 7
50:11 - If you do get injured
53:48 - Where does this leave us?
56:50 - Final thoughts & a small request
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By Jim WittstromLife is not without risk, and engaging in physical activity of any type (going to the gym, hiking in the mountains, playing sports, and so on) is certainly no exception.
Chances are, if you're regularly engaged in physically challenging your body—regardless of what the activity is— it's likely just a matter of time before something goes wrong; a knee become sore, you tweak something in your back, or have a nasty injury that requires immediate medical attention.
So, in knowing that we need to be mindful of risk yet still need to live active lifestyles to promote our health and wellbeing, how do we honour the tension that exists between these two at-odds-with-each-other factors and strike a healthy balance of risk vs. reward?
Well, in this episode, I provide a framework to help make decisions and provide some practical examples of my own in which I weigh the pros and cons between engaging in a physical activity while acknowledging and accepting the potential injury risks that can arise from my participation.
By the end of the episode, you'll have a handful of action steps you can take to help feel more confident and empowered with your decisions between engaging or refraining from certain physical activities that you may want to participate in.
As always, if you enjoy this podcast episode and the contents within it, or believe it could be of benefit to others, please consider leaving a review or sharing it with someone whom you feel may enjoy or benefit from the content itself!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
0:00 - Introduction
7:15 - The problem to solve & big takeaway
10:14 - No guarantees
12:57 - Types of injuries
16:26 - Injury outlook: pessimistic vs realistic
18:49 - The realities of usage
24:07 - Balancing risk vs reward
29:40 - Action steps to take
30:39 - Taking step 1
31:54 - Taking step 2
35:01 - Taking step 3
37:10 - Taking step 4
41:41 - Taking step 5
45:11 - Taking step 6
47:43 - Taking step 7
50:11 - If you do get injured
53:48 - Where does this leave us?
56:50 - Final thoughts & a small request