Summer Workouts Can Be Prime Time for Injuries

While contact sports can be dangerous, Jennie Ed Sports Medicine Athletic Trainer Rollie Hardies says the summer heat can make matters even worse.

The things that we are really going to be concerned with in the summer time are going to be heat related illness where someone just has an exertional issue because of the temperature outside," said Rollie Hardies.

Although the summer may be considered an off season Hardies says injuries do happen.

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