Category: Injury
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Injury stinks. And it can be an opportunity for growth.
By Jay Hiller, January 2, 2023 Photo by Tom Claes on Unsplash A few weeks ago I was taking the plates off my Olympic bar and it occurred to me, fortunately, to move my foot out from under the bar. That time, I avoided dropping something heavy on my foot. Other times, I haven’t been…
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Healthy backs bend in all directions
by Jay Hiller, October 5, 2022 When I was in my early 30’s and had a 3-year-old and an infant, I had almost constant, nagging back pain. I couldn’t figure out why. It added to the fatigue that naturally comes with having young children. And it made me feel old. Eventually somebody told me that…
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Get a grip: Strengthen your hands and wrists
By Jay Hiller, August 16, 2022 I didn’t really appreciate my left wrist until I couldn’t count on it anymore. I’m not sure exactly how I hurt it two years ago. Sometimes I think it was the dog pulling on her leash. Sometimes I think it was holding a bar that was slightly bent when…
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Aches and pains: Our bodies are puzzles each of us has to figure out for ourselves
by Jay Hiller August 7, 2022 For about 2 weeks, I’ve been living with mild sciatic discomfort, literally a pain in the butt. I’ve had sciatica to varying degrees for about 25 years now. Sometimes, I won’t have to deal with it at all for months or years. At other times, more often in the…