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How to Turn Injury into ‘Win-jury’?

#stayfitwithanand
4 min readMay 19, 2021

I was working on pushup variations this past weekend when I went a little too far and severely strained my shoulder muscle. let’s put this thing away, I am already sitting with icepacks on my shoulders while working on this blog,

I was initially disappointed by this. I don’t just exercise to stay in shape; it’s also how I find “my happy.” But, if I’m being honest, I’d been due for a break for quite some time. For the previous five months, I’d been training four to five days a week, and experts recommend taking a break from exercise every six to eight weeks. The issue is that rest is tedious! When forced and accompanied by a bothersome injury, it’s also demotivating.

Fortunately, I’ve discovered some healthy coping mechanisms for this unplanned downtime. If you’re dealing with an injury or an unplanned break from exercise, these five activities may be beneficial. They won’t get in the way of your recovery, but they will help you stay healthy and optimistic.

So what you can do while you are not doing Exercise?

First of all, Consult your Doctor/ Physiotherapist.

umm, this is the first step you can do. Physiotherapists are said to be the healing persons and injury due to workouts and exercise comes under…

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Dr. Anand vaghasiya (PT, MIAP)Licensed Physical therapist & Fitness blogger, CEO of Revive Healthcare, Certified NDS practitioner, Personal Trainer.

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