Sport Conditioning
Competing in sports is a nearly universal human pastime. From the World Cup to the Olympics, from pee wee football to senior pickleball leagues, sport conditioning–that is, sport-specific training for your lungs and muscles–can help set you apart from your competitors. Endurance, strength, and resistance to injury are three key areas that sport conditioning can help you improve upon for your chosen, competitive activity.
Where can I get Sport Conditioning?
All of our California, Colorado, and Connecticut locations provide sport conditioning services. To get started, you can set up an appointment with your nearest Evolution or give us a call today.
What is Sport Conditioning?
Sport conditioning is the systematic training of the body for your particular sport. The physical requirements for different sports may have some overlap, but it is important to train for the activity and position you compete in. If you are a long-distance runner, you will require less power and explosiveness than a basketball athlete who is called upon to jump and sprint during a game, or an offensive lineman in football who needs more power than distance-running endurance to be successful.
Sport conditioning with a physical therapist offers you all the benefits of conditioning, while also monitoring your form, imbalances, and weaknesses that could set you on a path to injury. A physical therapist can correct poor movements with a myriad of strategies and exercises that will condition you to move more safely and efficiently. Whether it is ramping up your endurance with a running program, or designing weight-lifting sessions that will increase your first step in sprinting, our licensed physical therapists can help you reach peak performance.
Benefits of Sport Conditioning
There are a great many benefits to conditioning for a sport, including:
- Giving yourself a competitive edge against other athletes
- Lowering the risk of injury by correcting form and increasing fitness
- Helping you reach sport-related goals and milestones
- Making sports more enjoyable once peak fitness is attained
- Improving overall strength
- Improving your endurance
Who should have Sports Conditioning?
Sport conditioning can be beneficial for the following people:
- Young athletes looking to have fun and stay injury-free as they progress
- College athletes trying to gain an edge over their peers
- Professional or aspiring professional athletes
- Recreational athletes who want bragging rights
- Any athlete who wants to enjoy their chosen sport in top shape
Is Sports Conditioning the Same as Strength Training and Conditioning?
While strength training and conditioning and sports conditioning can overlap in terms of scope, they are not the same. Our team tailors our sports conditioning programs down to the sport, the position, and you, the athlete. Anyone can follow a generic conditioning program. Specificity matters.
Sport Conditioning at Evolution
If you want to be competitive in your chosen sport, or you worry about the risk of injury, proper conditioning is where to start. If you already incorporate any kind of training into your routine, or you’re coming back from injury, consulting with one of our professionals at Evolution will place you with the most appropriate type of trainer or PT and help you find the right place to pick up where you left off, or even start training seriously for the next level of your sport of choice. Reach out today by contacting us or calling your nearest Evolution.
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