“Get some motion, get some bounce, and get some playfulness into how you move,” explains Henry Abbott. 

Abbott, an award-winning journalist and founder of TrueHoop, joins us today to explain how to prevent injury and improve mobility for all aspects of life.

- Immobility & how it impacts quality of life (~1:45)

- What is P3 (~3:00)

- Using data to prevent injury (~4:40)

- Working the muscles below your knee (~8:25)

- ACL tears & hip mobility (~12:45)

- Hip stability vs. mobility (~15:15)

- ACL tears & sports (~18:00)

- Preventing injuries (~20:50)

- Surfaces & injury (~23:25)

- Learning agility from a young age (~25:55)  

- Should you be using the elliptical? (~30:15)

- How to avoid pickleball injuries (~31:30)

- The most common problems (~35:10)

- Is injury & athleticism genetic? (~37:50)

- How to lift heavy without injury (~43:00)

- Adding mobility to your routine (~44:00)

Referenced in the episode: 

- Follow Abbott on X (@TrueHoop) 

- Pick up his book, Ballistic

- Check out P3 (https://www.p3.md/)  

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