Benefits of Beach Training

With the very warm weather during the Toronto summer comes the opportunity to train on sand at the beach. Here a few reasons why it may be a good idea to utilize beach workout as cross training for soccer. Our innovative care strategies at Foundation Physiotherapy & Wellness will help you find quick relief.

Musculoskeletal Reasons

• 1.6x more energy expended training on sand with no additionaladded strain on the body.
• Increase speed, explosiveness, stamina, balance, reactions, and agility 
• Strengthen core, quads, hamstrings, and foot and ankleimportant smaller stabilizer muscles that may reduce injuries

Technical Reasons

• Improve first touch, ball control, shooting and ariel play
• Increase better spatial awareness, tactical awareness and faster decision making. 
• Increase overall player comfort with the ball, especially in tight/ difficult situations

Injury Prevention

• Running on sand is lower impact on players joints and more energy is exerted than turf or grass and is therefore a great cross training option to minimize overuse injuries.
• Strengthening lower body stabilizer muscles, hamstrings, and core decrease chances for joint related injuries (ankle, knee) and hamstring tearing. 

Have questions about how to transfer your soccer training to the sand? Feel free to drop us a note or come out to one of our Canada Beach Soccer practices down at The Beach in Toronto! Contact us.