NEWARK, N.J., Jul 27, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A U.S. expert in emergency
nursing advises those coaching young athletes that "no pain, no gain" is a myth.
Mary Kamienski of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey says
sports should not be painful.
Youngsters engaging in sports activities should be taught they reduce the risk
of injury by warming up before playing and cooling down when the game or
practice is is over.
"Usually, when the activity or game is done, everyone just leaves. Now the
recommendation is to cool them down with some formal exercise," Kamienski says
in a statement." Young athletes should not experience pain. They should
gradually work out and pace themselves just as adults should."
Running laps, doing directed calisthenics, or performing an activity with a
specific number of repetitions over a specific amount of time, such as 30
minutes on the treadmill are some ways student athletes can warm up or cool
down, Kamienski suggests.
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