Tips for Post-Workout Recovery
Working out is the process of breaking down your muscle fibers. After the workout, during the recovery, is when new muscle protein synthesis and growth really happen, a.k.a the results. That means, what you do in your recovery could either support or detract from the results you’re looking for from your exercise routine.
Keep these 3 tips in mind when planning your recovery days and feel your body thank you:
Replenish and Refuel
A key tip in proper recovery is making sure you stay properly hydrated during and after your workouts, with careful attention to including electrolytes. Consuming healthy proteins and carbs post-workout is also essential to helping muscles recover and replenish proper stores of energy.
2. Rest, But Include Active Recovery
Rest days are crucial for your body, no doubt. But, incorporating gentle movement during your rest days, as well as just relaxing, is important for waste and toxin removal in the body and proper refueling of muscles. Activities like walking, gentle swimming, yin, or restorative yoga are perfect.
3. Support Quality Sleep
Much of the recovery and repair in the body happens during and because of good quality sleep. Maintaining a consistent sleep/wake schedule, avoiding blue light at night, and incorporating relaxing activities as a part of an evening wind-down routine are all tips for improving the quality of sleep you may be having.
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