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Most likely, it isnt worth it.
129$ a month is a really BIG pile of money. While it is possbile that the recovery drink you are taking helps with recovery, it surely helps in a marginal way.
The three most important factors about recovery after a training are:
Protein intake
Sleep
Taking it easy (including active rest)
Any deficiency in any of those ...
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Ask yourself this question:
What's the likelihood of re-injuring the finger?
The finger will take as long as it takes to get better, and running isn't going to change that significantly enough to worry about it if at all. As long as there is a low likelihood that you are going to hurt the finger again doing any activity, there is no reason to avoid ...
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Based on my own experiences, I can only say that the shock wave therapy did help on the pain in my feet from PF, but not enough to help me start running again. The later took 9 months and a very slow start-up after that. Now - two years later - I run 40+ km/week and participate in all the half-marathons I can find the time for... I still tape my feet (the ...
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One of the problems with competitive or repetitive sports on the growing body is that they can cause the body to grow with asymmetries. Young athletes who do not have knowledgeable enough trainers are likely to develop problems over time with muscles, fascia and joints as uneven strains are created. Now you are left with figuring out how to correct the ...
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I've cracked ribs four times. The amount of time that it takes for the bones to knit does not depend on whether you are taking painkillers or not; it takes about 6 weeks either way (for me, at least).
Advice from my physician with cracked ribs (broken ribs are different) is "you can do whatever you can tolerate. Try to breathe deeply a few times an hour ...
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There is plenty of potassium in bananas, a large 136 g banana contains 477 mg of potassium, which is pretty good. As far as workouts go the banana is great to eat before, during and after, they are small and can be eaten on their own, where as several other high potassium foods need to be part of a meal.
But obviously if you don't like the taste then ...
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