Tag: fitness
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The Best Recovery Routine for Shoulder Pain After Tennis (What Actually Helped Me)
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. For a long time, my post-tennis recovery routine for shoulder pain was… optimistic at best. It usually involved: Then I’d act surprised when my shoulder felt worse the next day. If your shoulder…
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Should I Play Tennis If My Shoulder Hurts? (A Calm, Honest Answer)
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. There’s a very specific moment every tennis player recognises. You’re about to head out.You lift your arm.Your shoulder gives you that feeling. Not agony.Not sharp pain.Just enough discomfort to make you think: “Is…
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The Shoulder Warm-Up I Wish I’d Been Doing Before Tennis (It Would’ve Saved Me Weeks)
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. For a long time, my shoulder warm-up before tennis looked like this: Predictably, my shoulder did not appreciate this approach. If your shoulder feels stiff, weak, or sore after tennis — there’s a…
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Why Does My Shoulder Hurt After Playing Tennis? (Common Injuries Explained)
If your shoulder hurts after tennis, your first thought is usually one of these: I’ve asked all three — usually while rotating my arm in the car on the way home, hoping for reassurance. The truth is: tennis puts a huge amount of stress on the shoulder, especially for recreational players who don’t warm up…
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Tennis Elbow: A Complete Guide for Recreational Tennis Players
If you’ve landed here, there’s a good chance your elbow is doing something annoying. Maybe it hurts after playing.Maybe it comes and goes.Maybe you’re wondering if it’s permanent — or if you should even be playing at all. I’ve been there. This guide pulls together everything I’ve learned about tennis elbow as a recreational player,…
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The Best Stretches for Tennis Elbow (That Don’t Make It Worse)
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. Let’s get this out of the way first: Stretching your elbow should not feel heroic. If you’re wincing, holding your breath, or thinking “surely this is doing something” — it probably isn’t. I’ve…
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Is Tennis Elbow Permanent? (And Why Most People Worry for No Reason)
If you’ve ever Googled “is tennis elbow permanent?”, there’s a good chance you were already a bit stressed when you hit enter. Maybe your elbow’s been hurting longer than you expected.Maybe rest helped… but not completely.Or maybe you’ve read one too many horror stories and convinced yourself your forearm is now held together by disappointment.…
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Why Tennis Elbow Keeps Coming Back (Even When You Think It’s Gone)
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. There’s a special kind of optimism that comes with tennis elbow. It goes like this: “It doesn’t hurt today… so I’m fine.” Then you play.Then you feel it again.Then you wonder if your…
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How Long Does Tennis Elbow Take to Heal? (The Honest, Non-Scary Answer)
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you’ve Googled “how long does tennis elbow take to heal?”, there’s a good chance you’re currently doing one of these: I’ve been there. The frustrating truth is: there’s no one-size-fits-all answer —…
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Should I Play Tennis If My Elbow Hurts? (An Honest Answer)
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. If you’ve ever stood at the tennis courts holding your racket and thought: “My elbow hurts… but I’ve already driven here.” Welcome to the club. This is one of those questions recreational players…
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