400,000 Dutch quit sports in two years due to injury
NL TimesIn the past two years, 400,000 Dutch people permanently stopped playing sports due to an injury, according to figures published by VeiligheidNL, the RIVM, and Statistics Netherlands on Wednesday. “The figures for sports absence due to injuries show that there is still much to gain,” said Hans Tol, a professor of sports medicine at the Amsterdam UMC. But it is worrying that so many people drop out due to injuries,” said Guido Davia of the sports umbrella organization NOC-NSF. “By also focusing on prevention and effective recovery, we can ensure that more people continue to exercise and make maximum use of the positive effects of exercise.” Dave Baars of Running Holland, a running school in Amsterdam, told NOS that many injuries happen because people are overeager and don’t listen to their bodies.
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