Next Post: Wednesday, May 18, 2016: Powerful Lifestyle Tips - Why Multisport (Triathlon) is Great for Kids Tip #3 – It Avoids Specialization in One Sport Prior to Puberty
Triathlon training and racing with its 3 disciplines of swimming, biking and running ensures that participants have a balance of athletic activities. This supports the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations of maintaining a healthy balance of activities as part of their guidelines to prevent overuse injuries in the adolescent athlete. Overuse injuries account for at least half of the 3.5 million sports injuries in children that occur annually.
Next Post: Wednesday, May 18, 2016: Powerful Lifestyle Tips - Why Multisport (Triathlon) is Great for Kids Tip #3 – It Avoids Specialization in One Sport Prior to Puberty
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