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If you are keen and have queries, please contact Coach Rameshon at 9100 4369 or you can email him at m.rameshon@gmail.com or swift.rameshon@gmail.com. Please refer to website http://flexifitness.com.sg (for more information on him and his programmes)
By Rameshon
Bsc (Hons) Degree in Physical Education, Loughborough University (1992-1994)
Masters in Education (University of Western Australia, 2005-2008)
Injury - Priority should be identifying the seriousness of the problem first.
There were times when I got this knowledge of injury prevention from books and experience. They were many times that I was able to stay away from injury while training very hard in running. I always remember that prevention is better than cure.
The moment an athlete gets an injury, the immediate thing that happens will be the athlete getting into a depression. The athlete will find this difficult to cope with if he or she has a very big goal to achieve. Hence, for serious runners coping strategies are very important.
As for my part, I can share with you that injury can be prevented if they are able to observe and be aware. This skill comes if one reflects and meditate more.
The first line of defence to protect yourself from injury is to see the stages of the injury.
If the injury is such that it comes and goes as a sensation now and then, it means that the injury is at the first stage. At this stage, it is alright to train and watch out. One could maybe cut down on mileage or intensity of training if the sensation persists. The sensation may last for few seconds to 3min. This, from my personal experience, is stage one. The injury comes as sensation first.
The second stage comes when you wake up, the pain comes for a few minutes and also persist as sensation throughout the day. this is stage 2. One should do the best to cut down doing 50% mileage, instead of 100% mileage. One should look for improvement from injury status. Once you are back to normal, you can go back to your original mileage gradually.
The third stage of injury is when you get sensations coming in the morning, when you are just sitting or eating, or even everywhere you go, you can feel the injury. This stage is a point that one must not aggravate the injury anymore. One should learn to do other forms of cardio training like swimming and cycling or even canoeing to keep the fitness. I believe that one should wait for the injury to go from stage two and to finally to stage one. One should find the road to recovery.
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By Narayanan
Rameshon has taught in Hwa Chong Institution, plus several schools, and Republic Polytechnic as well. He has won many accolades and he was awarded Merit Award for 1991 marathon performance in breaking the national record of Singapore, at that time. He has made 22 male athletes do a marathon in sub-3hrs. He has made 7 female runners do sub-4 hours for the marathon, as well. He was inducted to the ‘Roll of Honour’ by the then College of Physical Education, organised by Singapore Olympic Academy, in 1998, for breaking the National record repeatedly 4 times, till he did 2hr 24min 22sec).
He also has a Coaching group and he trains them on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7pm at Botanic Gardens. Those interested can call him at 91004369 for coaching assistance, to improve performance. There is also personal training that he does for many in a week. You can e-mail him at swift.rameshon@gmail.com.
