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It’s hard recovering from an injury, especially if you’re used to being active every day. Progressive Training with a CanDo Wate BarIt’s even harder easing back into your training plan. After being out of commission for a long period of time, you may want to jump back into where you were before, but doing that could result in a worse injury. It is best to perform progressive training post-injury to ensure safety.

If you are getting back into the grind after an injury, take this advice from Bodybuilding.com to prevent further injuries and ensure a safe return.

First take things slow. Your returning time should be equal to the time lost from training. If you stopped training for two weeks, it should take two weeks to get back into your normal routine. The total time needed to return is affected by the injury that required you to stop in the first place. If moderate activity was possible during your training break, it might take less time for you to return to your full potential.

Second you should never do as much as you were able to do before your injury. You might surprise yourself with how well you do because of the amount of rest you have given yourself. Even though it has been rested, the injured area is not in optimal condition and training at full capacity can overload the affected area, which could re-injure the area or make the condition worse. To avoid injuring yourself again, work out at about half the pace as before. Gradually increase your performance each week until you’re back to your normal pace.

Best Priced Products offers many fitness products that allow for a gradual progressive training routine. For example, the CanDo® band is available in 8 different resistance levels. Having different resistance or weight levels available in a product make progressive working out easy. You can gradually increase your performance without needing to change the workout you do.

Below are just some items Best Priced Products provides for progressive training:

In conclusion, give it time and gradually work your way back up to where you were before. Training at the level you were pre-injury could result in an even worse injury than you had to begin with. Take it slow and progressively train to get back to your peak training condition.