Squash and the joys of !

[bludclot]

i play squash somewhere between 3 and 6 times a week and have done for many many years, to a reasonably high level. i've had various injuries from the game.

squash is known for producing some of the fittest athletes on the planet, there's no other game with the intensity and duration of aerobic workout of high level squash. fitness levels are comparable to boxers.

anyway, point is anybody that exercises regularly becomes fitter, resting heart rate slows down and life expectancy lengthens. for every up there's a down however, and the down is the increased risk of injury. regular squash players can exepect at some later point in life troubles with kness / ankles / hips or ralated matters.

if you are playing and taking blow types injuries then you are not following the rules of the game, a sit down and read session for both players is essential at this stage!

personally i take the enjoyment and fitness and i'll take whatever problems come with it, much the same as taking the enjoyment from riding and the risk that comes with it.