General Health

Take Some Time to Take Care of Yourself!

The “off-season” is a great time to keep up on your health while you recover from the past year. This would be a super time to have your physical; maybe see if your dental cleaning can be set up for one this time of year, any preventative screens you need to do, like a dermatology skin check (good annual thing for folks spending a lot of time outside) or colonoscopy if that’s needed (your PCP can tell you this). 

It’s hard to hear, but even as health-conscious folks, athletes can have some funky medical conditions pop up that need to be addressed, so staying on top of preventative care helps. If that sounds unfun to you, consider that over the 2.5+ decades I’ve been coached endurance athletes, I’ve seen “healthy” athletes discover heart health issues requiring stenting and other interventions, cancers like colo-rectal and skin cancer, and funky infections that floored folks for over a month due to a tooth issue which was pushed off. It’s hard to think of “regular healthcare” as part of performing your best athletically… But it is just that. 

Consider using some of the time that would have been invested in training during other parts of the year to follow up on your health care – YOU are worth it!

-Will

Will Kirousis, MS, CSCS, CISSN
Tri-Hard | Director
USA Cycling Certified Coach

USA Triathlon Certified Coach
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

Certified Sports Nutritionist

508.633.2708 | will@tri-hard.com | www.tri-hard.com | @willkirousis

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