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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

The Importance of
Cross Training

Posted October 19th, 2007 at 9:38 AM by Shannon Clark

Section: Running & Training, Cross Training, Health & Fitness, Exercise

One of the most important things you should be doing with your workout routine is implementing cross training activity.

Cross training is important for several reasons, the primary one is avoiding injuries. If you constantly go to the gym and are pounding away on a regular basis, your body will feel the effects.

Those who are involved in distance or repetitive activities such as running or swimming may see this problem happening even more. Runners, in particular, tend to experience repetitive stress. Swimmers, on the other hand, will usually suffer problems in the shoulder joint from the same motion being executed session after session. Both sports also train for long sessions, so this only adds to the troubles.

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