7 Surprising Benefits Of Recovery Workouts And Active Rest Days
For an outsider phrases like recovery workouts and active rest days might sound counter-intuitive, if not total nonsense. But for athletes who ‘cracked the code’ of high performance they make…
19 Strategies For Athletes To Reduce Mental Stress & Improve Recovery
Mental stress is part of everyday life. It affects mood, energy levels, happiness and has an overall negative impact on our health. Athletes who are able to effectively reduce mental…
Extended Training Break – How To Get Back Into Shape Quickly & Safely
As much as we’d like to, we can’t endlessly push our body to the edge and squeeze all the juice out of it. At some point it will run out…
14 Effective Ways To Reduce Muscle Soreness And Speed Up Recovery
Muscle pain is not exclusive to athletes. Everyone has, probably, experienced it at least once in their lifetime. Sore legs after that hiking trip to the mountains last weekend. Or…
Athlete Resting Heart Rate – Easy Way To Measure Recovery
Recovery is a very vague concept. More often than not how we feel does not fully reflect what is actually happening in the body. That’s when athlete resting heart rate…
Effective Post Race Recovery – 12 Useful Tips To Assist Muscle Repair
Racing, time trials and even hard training sessions can put a lot of stress on the body and cause muscle damage. Depending on what an athlete does during post race…
How To Measure Post Workout Recovery And Avoid Accumulated Fatigue
There are two types of athletes. First there are those who seem to have figured it out. They put in the hard work and get results. And then there are…
Marathon Taper Tips And My 2 Week Marathon Taper Schedule
It’s just one week left before the big day – my first marathon. The first week of the taper has already passed and I’m getting more and more excited. I…
How To Overcome Running Fatigue While Training For A Marathon
I tend to spend a lot of time on my feet throughout the day. I walk or bike wherever possible and prefer standing to sitting. However, marathon training only adds…