A Little Help Goes a Long Way

On January 28th, I felt the will to help one of my friends who has been recently injured at the gym. Because she hasn't been to the gym in a long time and her injury requires long term recovery, I decided to help her with some workouts she could do while in that period of recovery. I invited her to come along with me to Sportsplex in Carrollton to get a workout in, but a workout that is simple, effective, and will lead her towards a safe recovery. Her leg was injured while playing volleyball this past October. Since I am a former volleyball player, I took it upon myself to empathize with her situation the best I could. I knew that it was hard to be physically active at this time so that one of the main reasons why I took time to help her.

We started with simple arm workouts. She wanted to be bold and go for bench presses. We both took turns spotting each other while the other was doing the workout. After about thirty minutes of weights, we made our way to cardio. While she was biking on the machine to gain agility with her leg movements. She later went on the treadmill for a brisk walk and cool down. We couldn't forget stretching! Did you know that stretching is one of the most important parts when working out? I make sure to allow myself about 5-10 minutes before or after my workout to stretch because of the many benefits. We finished off our time at the gym in the sauna because it assists with soreness and muscle recovery. She was really glad she came along with me to the gym today because she said that she needed more physical movement in her life after her injury. All in all, the day was really successful and is likely to happen again!

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