Injured? Don’t Stop Moving
October 12, 2022 | Words by Gabe Yanez
Movement & Injury
We’ve all experienced aches and pains in the past. Whether a minor tweak or a more severe injury, these things happen and can be a setback on our fitness journey.
So what should you do when you’re injured? Push through the pain and keep moving forward, or give your body ample rest and time to recover?
The answer, of course, is it depends.
Whatever You Do, Don’t Stop Moving
NCFIT is comprised of a team of expert coaches with a deep understanding of movement and workout programming. But we also know where our expertise ends, and pain and diagnosing injury is something we leave to the experts.
That said, there’s one universal piece of advice we can that can help speed up your recovery and keep you on track toward your goals despite the setback: Don’t stop moving.
That doesn’t mean that you push through the pain or continue to take your body through problematic ranges of motion, but it does mean that regardless of the injury, you should never settle into a sedentary lifestyle while you recover.
Blood flow is essential to your body’s ability to heal itself, so no matter what kind of injury you’re dealing with, you must find a responsible way to keep moving.
Getting into the gym and finding suitable adjustments to your workouts that allow you to move while allowing your injury to heal will lead to a much faster recovery than avoiding movement altogether.
Even if you cannot find suitable adjustments for your workouts in the gym, prioritizing movement outside the gym by going on longer walks can be a huge step in the right direction when working to recover from an injury.
One Thing to Try This Week: 7 Days of Movement
Hopefully, you aren’t currently dealing with an injury, but if you are, make sure you’re getting in some movement every day this week.
That might mean adjusting your workout or just going for a walk, but the goal here is to move daily, regardless of the limitations.
Finding a good stretching or soft tissue release routine to incorporate into your day can also be a great way to get some movement in while simultaneously taking care of your body to avoid future injury.
Seven days of movement this week — that’s the goal.
