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Train
smart:
If you're getting ready
for a big race or simply
running for exercise,
work up to it gradually.

thumbs. They found that people
who swiped with more velocity and
fewer breaks were more likely to
have injuries than those who used
their phones slowly.
The answer, Zavitz says, is to
bring more awareness to your posture and the way you're holding
your phone. And, as hard as it might
be, set it down and walk away.
" Give your body a break, " he
says. " It's not that texting or swiping is bad. It's that doing it with a
great frequency-that repetitive
motion-can cause problems for
your musculoskeletal system. "

Beware, Weekend
Warriors

Let's say you sit at a desk (or maybe
your kitchen table) all week. No big
deal-you'll catch up on activity
over the weekend, right? Experts
say that's not the best idea.
Hutchinson says the most common musculoskeletal problems
happen when people ramp up
activity too quickly-deciding to
" get fit " and walking 5 miles the first
day after a season as a couch potato.
That can lead to sore ankles and
knees and other musculoskeletal
aches and pains.
" What you want to do is a gradual
progression: two blocks every day
for a while. Then a half-mile. Then a
mile. Your body is built to adjust, and
it's built to take on those demands,
and as long as you do it in a progressive style, you are not prone to overuse injuries, " Hutchinson says.
Training for a half-marathon?
Make sure you keep up with those
weekly short runs. Wanting to start
a yoga practice? Add a day or two
during the week in addition to your
Saturday class. Trying to get into the
habit of walking? Shoot for short
walks when you have time-before
work, during lunch, after dinner.
Slow and steady wins the race-and
protects you from injury. *
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