Tennis: very soft with your elbows

Particularly stressed with each setback or forehand, the elbow joints are often prone to tennis elbow , an inflammation that affects one amateur player out of two.

Good reflexes: adopt sober and fluid gestures. If necessary, take lessons to improve your technique. Remember to practice your backhand with both hands. Invest in a light racket (less than 300 g) with a medium sieve and moderate string tension.

Jogging: watch your knees

When running, the compression forces on the joints are multiplied by four . And more if you are overweight or your shoes do not have good cushioning. Result? Menisci may crack and less absorb shocks.

Good reflexes: calm the pain with a glove filled with ice cubes and leave for 10 to 20 minutes. Ask your podiatrist to prescribe a specific insole. With each stride, it distributes the pressures exerted on the menisci.

Hiking: nice with your ankles

Holes, ditches, unevenness can weaken the tendons of the ankle after a few hours of walking.

The good reflexes: take bandage and anesthetic spray Cliptol type (Lab Pierre Fabre, in pharmacy). Adopt this very effective exercise to strengthen ankles and sense of balance: put yourself on one foot 30 s, then on the other and start again with your eyes closed. More toning: on one foot, go up and down the heel (20 times), change legs.

Shopping: at random

It weighs only 300 g and absorbs shocks and vibrations. What play the Amelie Mauresmo without risking a tennis elbow .

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