Corrective training may lead to better balance amongst
the muscles and stability within the joint, ultimately decreasing the number of
injuries sustained in an individual's performance in a sport. The benefits are
usually seen from the use of training that emphasizes the body's natural ability
to move in six degrees of motion.
Is this day and age youth fitness and exercise is ever
evolving and so are the injuries.
Serious injuries such as ACL tears and rotator cuff injuries that were
once thought to be for only seasoned veterans and over worked and out of shape
weekend warriors are now being seen in children as young as 12. This many times is not only a result of
pursuing a serious sport a younger age but more often than not is due to a
younger growing body responding to an outside stress. The largest study of its kind was conducted to find out if Adolescent girls playing soccer had
drastically ACL tears when they had at least one 15-minute warm-up session each
week. In a randomized trial
involving some 4,500 members of different girls’ soccer teams, the group
assigned to perform the neuromuscular exercise sessions had 64% fewer ACL tears
than the control participants.
Injuries such as these have been a growing concern as the number of girls
playing higher level high-intensity sports such as soccer and basketball has
increased. One study published in 2007 stated that the injury rate related to
soccer amongst female athletes had risen nearly 50% since 1990.
In a new study, females athletes
were randomly assigned a specific warm-up regimen twice a week. Clubs that already had a warm-up
program intended to reduce knee injuries were not included in these trials.
Results were reported from 230 teams, comprising more than 4,500 players, over
the 2009 soccer season. The program included six exercises intended to boost
neuromuscular knee control and core stability, replacing the standard
stretching routines typically used for warm-up. These trials proved that core
stability and proper neuromuscular control were crucial in achieving proper
balance to keep the athletes safe.
Now
what does this have to do with the Railyard Fitness? Everything! The Railyard
Fitness system was designed with youth fitness and exercise in mind. The ever evolving obstacle course
utilizes crawling, ducking, climbing
and jumping while improving agility, balance, flexibility and neuromuscular
strength and general conditioning in a fun and noninvasive environment. Your little athletes will grow by leaps
and bounds literally and never even know it because they are having so much fun. The Railyard Fitness obstacle course is
growing in popularity daily by the industry leaders in youth fitness and exercise.