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ALTH

F OR Y O UR HE

FORWARD

SPRING

by MARGARET BOGUMIL

xperts from UR Medicine’s Fitness Science and Center
E for Community Health & Prevention programs weigh in
on how to emerge from winter and pandemic hibernation.

DO A LITTLE MORE THAN YESTERDAY
“Many people think it takes a lot of hard work to take
their fitness to the next level. If you play a high-level sport,
it might,” says Cameron Apt. “But for most of us, it takes
a consistent level of ‘just enough’ and ‘a little bit more
than yesterday’ to shape our goals into reality.”
Apt offers these tips:
CAMERON APT,
ATC, CSCS, USAW
Director of Athletic Performance Build your habits back slowly. If you haven’t worked out
Services, UR Medicine recently, don’t start by running a 10K or lifting 300 pounds,
Fitness Science
just because that’s what you used to do—you’ll end up
UR Medicine Fitness Science is a sore and maybe even injured. Our bodies adapt, but not
research-based program that helps overnight. Instead, for the first one to three weeks, do a little
people optimize their performance
through movement analysis and bit, and do it consistently. That could be stretching, taking a
training, nutrition consultation,
and mental skills coaching. walk or short jog, or doing some bodyweight exercises.

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