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The most common sports that produce stress fractures are running, gymnastics, basketball and dancing. High impact and repetitive activity is the common denominator with these activities. Other common factors are:
1. Poor training habits
2. Back to back competitions
3. Worn shoes or poor running surfaces
4. Rapid increases in training time or intensity i.e.: for competitions