The historic 2018 Copa Libertadores final between River Plate and Boca Juniors, Argentina’s century-old arch-enemies, was marred by incidents that forced the game to be postponed. The bus carrying the Auriazul squad to the Monumental Stadium in the Núñez neighbourhood of northern Buenos Aires was attacked with stones, sticks and pepper spray by hundreds of River fans waiting on a bend in a street near the stage.

According to the television images of several sports channels, the vehicle entered the stadium with several broken side windows and the players, once they got off, were coughing and with teary eyes due to the effect of the gases. Oscar Moscariello, vice president of Boca, said that “we have injured players, we are not fit to play. Boca’s position is that the match cannot be played. The displacement of the automobile was done with a strong police custody from the exclusive sector of Puerto Madero, in the center of Buenos Aires, to the Monumental.

In principle, it is necessary to begin by stressing that kinesiology is a type of science that focuses on studying everything related to the movement of the human body, which is why it is essentially a practice strongly related to prevention, rehabilitation and recovery of the skeletal system.

Due to the same characteristics mentioned in the previous paragraph, it should be noted that kinesiotherapy is a type of recurrent option and even necessary for the treatment of injuries, because by the kind of knowledge that is shared there, is most appropriate for the care of the body.

Training is not enough to reach your maximum sports level. Being fundamental to perform a good training, there are also a number of other factors that are basic to increase your performance, and that fall under the term Invisible Training. We talk about aspects such as nutrition, sports supplementation (when necessary), physical care such as massages and, above all, rest.

After intense sports activity the body needs to recover and prepare again for the next effort. It is necessary to recharge the energy deposits and regenerate the muscles and tissues that may have been damaged during training. In fact, the improvement in our physical form does not come at the time of training, but with the overcompensation that occurs in the body when we rest behind it. It is the sequence “stimulus-fatigue-rest and overcompensation” that improves our fitness… as long as we rest properly. If you crush yourself to train and not rest well, not only will you not progress, as you feel fatigued, but you can compromise your health. Therefore, if a good night’s sleep is important for anyone, for sportsmen and sportswomen who demand more from their bodies, it is even more important.

Regular training, sports or physical activity helps us to maintain health and prevent illness, but it also has other advantages that range from weight control, improvements in self-esteem to flexibility, strength and rest. There is no doubt that our society has discovered the benefits of working on our bodies, and now it is safer than ever, so feel free to dive in this healthy habit. Check out this short list of benefits that sport provides and you’ll get additional reasons to keep training.