Body become weaker, flabbier, and less healthy with each passing day

Getting injured sucks. The physical pain definitely contributes to the misery that an injury can inflict, but it is not the worst part of the equation. No, the worst part of being sidelined by an injury is watching all of your hard-earned progress slowly vanish before your eyes as your body become weaker, flabbier, and less healthy with each passing day.

Fortunately, an injury doesn’t have to result in the complete deterioration of your health and fitness. That, my friend, only happens by choice. The reality is, having a sore ankle doesn’t impair the use of one’s upper body and trunk. Nor does an inflamed shoulder prevent lower body activity. I think you can see where I’m going with this.

Yoga outfitter Lululemon gets the credit for breaking the barriers between gym and streetwear for many stylish New York women, who once winced at the thought of wearing yoga pants and stretch tops outside the gym. A story in the New York Times notes the trend has amped up competition among Lululemon, Nike, Under Armour, and others "to put out the next hot style." Nike's flyknit sneaker and Lululemon's Groove pants are mentioned for moving the California trend eastward.