Rest & Recovery

Most people know that getting enough rest after exercise is essential to high-level performance, but many still over train and feel guilty when they take a day off.  The body repairs and strengthens itself in the time between workouts, and continuous training can actually weaken the strongest of people.

Rest days are critical to performance for a variety of reasons.  Some are physiological and some are psychological.  Rest is physically necessary so that the muscles can repair, rebuild and strengthen. For recreational athletes like most of us ( ), building in rest days can help maintain a better balance between home, work and fitness goals.

Here are some posts I’ve done on rest and recovery:

Motivation
Tired
Top Ten Ways to Avoid Over Training
Rest and Recovery time 🙂
Relaxation: My 1st attempt at Tai Chi
My First Yoga Class

• 1/5 Overtraining Syndrome
• 2/5 Top 10 Recovery Tips
• 3/5 Rest & Recovery
• 4/5 Never hit a training plateau again
• 5/5 Top 10 ways to achieve your personal best

Sleep (BBC)

• Take Care of Yourself: Part 1
• Take Care of Yourself: Part 2: Eat Well
• Take Care of Yourself: Part 3: Sleep Well
• Take Care of Yourself: Part 4: Play Well
• Take Care of Yourself: Part 5: Be Well