rwise gaining access to a facility where workouts can take place. If the athlete decides to join a gym or sports club, there will an initiation fee as well as regular monthly or annual fees. Many sports also require the purchasing of equipment. One important expenditure which no athlete can afford to overlook is that of making periodic visits to a chiropractor. The chiropractor can make regular adjustments to the athlete's body, thereby keeping that body limber and flexible. Such regular visits hold an extra advantage in that the chiropractor will know the athlete's complete case history in case there is ever a need for treatment of a sports injury. A person who is seeking amateur status will probably need to seek a sponsor to help meet such expenses.
The central element in any athletic training program is exercise. The athlete should practice the specific skills of his or her sport every day. For each individual sport, specific muscles will need extra attention. Thus, for example, runners need to pay special attention to leg exercises and rowers need to work out more with their arm muscles. In addition, the athlete in tra
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