No one thinks about sports injuries — until they get one. In today’s Greatist Podcast, you’ll hear from Eugene “Bo” Babenko, a Greatist-certified expert on the tips and tricks you need to enjoy your favorite activities without hurting yourself. Click below to listen right here on Greatist.com!

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What You Will Learn from This Episode

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00:00 – Why “PreHab” training probably won’t help you avoid lower leg injuries.

3:11 – How “Bo” got interested in injury prevention and biomechanics.

3:56 – Can cross-training help you avoid injuries?

5:20 – What are the top three most common avoidable training injuries?

6:13 – Can lifting weights help you avoid training injuries?

7:04 – How sleep can help you avoid and recover from training injuries.

9:23 – The top three principles you can use to avoid training injuries.

9:23 – The one choice “Bo” made in the last week to become healthier.

Show Notes

http://www.dynamicnutrition.ca/

http://www.reverie.com/

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Armi Legge

David Tao

Eugene “Bo” Babenko

If you listen to this episode on an iPod or other music-playing device, links to this study will appear on your screen as you listenPrevention of overuse injuries by a concurrent exercise program in subjects exposed to an increase in training load: a randomized controlled trial of 1020 army recruits. Brushøj, C., Larsen, K., Albrecht-Beste, E., et al. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Amager Hospital. Am J Sports Med. 2008 Apr;36(4):663-70. Epub 2008 Mar 12..