Keep Rowing Injuries at Bay
Rowing is a total-body exercise that improves cardiovascular health, muscular strength, and endurance. These gains are accomplished without high impact. Despite the low impact nature of rowing, injuries are frequent, especially in novice rowers who may overtrain or employ poor rowing technique. As with all exercise programs “too much, too soon, too fast” is a recipe for disaster and rowing is no exception. Overtraining can lead to a myriad of injuries and as rowing is a full
Potential Consequences to Repeat Concussions
With the growing attention on sports-related concussions, greater light has been shed on the condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). There is now evidence that multiple or repeat concussions may lead to progressive neurological issues. There is even concern that sub-concussive injuries (i.e., those where minimal
or no symptoms occur) may add up over time to contribute to the development of CTE in the future.
While only recently making major headlines, CT
