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preventing "weekend warrior" aches

"Weekend warrior" athletes are particuarly prone to injuries, as they push their not-quite-ready bodies to the brink during their Saturday afternoon softball games. In this chat transcript on CNN.com, the New York Jets' trainer offers tips to preventing this occasional bodily damage. He recommends sport-specific tactics such as Achilles' tendon stretching methods for volleyball players, to shin-splint-avoidance techniques for runners. Useful introductory info; a few related links are included at the article's end.

Tue, 16 Nov 1999 13:35:03 -0800