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David Beckham’s 15 minutes of fame seem to be almost over. He hasn’t done much, except for one thing, and that is teach us a valuable lesson: listen to your body. He arrived to the US last month and was supposed to be the next best thing since sliced bread. However, an ankle injury is preventing him from playing. He first injured his leg playing for England’s national team on June 6th. Instead of resting it and allowing it to heal properly, he played for Real Madrid’s last game of the season on June 17th where he re-injured it again. And then two weeks ago, he played in his MLS-debut where he again re-injured his ankle. An ankle injury usually takes 8 weeks at the most to heal and had Beckham been cautious, he would now be starting matches for his new team. However, by rushing into things he has now only had one official practice with his team in the last month and reports are indicating that he won’t be match-ready for another two weeks. This in turn is causing a lot of bad publicity for the MLS and his team, the Galaxy.

The lesson to learn is the following: listen to your body. To improve your fitness it is important to push yourself. However, don’t push too much. It is important to strike a balance between working hard and resting properly. Never strain yourself and overwork your body. It is better to be smart about staying shape, then doing something stupid and going out of commission for a month.