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Preventing and Overcoming Overuse Injuries in Endurance Athletes, with Dr. Joe Atkin

Preventing and Overcoming Overuse Injuries in Endurance Athletes, with Dr. Joe Atkin

Update: 2025-03-07
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In this episode of The TRACER Podcast, sports medicine Dr. Joe Atkin shares his thoughts on how to prevent injuries as a runner and endurance athlete. He talks about how nutrition and hydration play a key role in keeping our muscles firing correctly, and how that plays a significant role in preventing overuse injuries. He also discusses the value of cross training, even for those who target optimizations in a particular sport.

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Preventing and Overcoming Overuse Injuries in Endurance Athletes, with Dr. Joe Atkin

Preventing and Overcoming Overuse Injuries in Endurance Athletes, with Dr. Joe Atkin

TRACER Co-Founder, Dr. Joey Wilson