exercise injury

Did you know that injuries due to exercise send more than fifty thousand Canadians per year to the emergency room?   For the most part, we’re aware of the risks of starting an exercise program.   But less so in connection with seasonal activities (even though we hear about people suffering heart attacks from shovelling snow after long periods of inactivity).   This was driven home to me last weekend when I lay down some new sod in my garden…surprisingly exhausting…truly like a blunt first intense workout.  Stretching was critical, posture too, yet I was still tired and sore for a [...]