Sirius healed well for a time and was medically cleared to return to
low-impact sport training.
It's a fairly
low-impact sport, so it'll will put far less strain on your muscles.
Preventive strategies involve maintaining a healthy weight, choosing supportive shoes, changing to a
low-impact sport and simple home foot exercises.
"It is a great way to keep fit, as it is a
low-impact sport, but gives your whole body a workout.
Since I started swimming I've become increasingly interested in cycling and triathlon and I think that will be the next phase, as that kind of
low-impact sport is a bit easier to manage.
Zip-lines, a seemingly
low-impact sport, introduce noise pollution into the forest.
As for fitness, this
low-impact sport also just happens to be a powerful calorie-burner--a vigorous hike consumes nearly as many calories as a 5-mph jog.
It is also a
low-impact sport that is suitable for athletes of all ages and abilities.
If you are not able to walk, swimming, cycling, gardening, playing a
low-impact sport, and housework are other options.
"There's very little interest among my clients to buy time on such a
low-impact sport," says Aaron Cohen, exec VP for Horizon Media.
James played football until he was 14 but when he suffered a recurring knee injury,his mother Julia, a physiotherapist, suggested a
low-impact sport like rowing might suit him better.
As far as injuries go, there's good and bad news: roller skating is a
low-impact sport that's far less likely to lead to overuse injuries than, say, jogging.