REST. RECOVERY AND INJURY

 

Ok so we are going to talk REST and RECOVERY and INJURY for your body today.

It’s fantastic to see people get right into exercise and wanting to get fit. Your body on the other hand is probably in shock if you haven’t done anything in a long time, you need to ease into it, gradually increasing your time and making your workout harder.

I recommend doing 1-2 weights sessions a week but not the same body part (muscle group), 2-3 intense cardio sessions and then as many "light" sessions as you want-nice strolls, soft bike ride etc.

The body repairs and strengthens itself in the time between workouts, and continuous training can actually weaken the strongest athletes. Rest days are critical to sports 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.

Recovery time allows these stores to be replenished and allows tissue repair to occur. Without sufficient time to repair and replenish, the body will continue to breakdown from intensive exercise.

There are a few things you can do to help your body repair itself,

* Drink plenty of H2O before, during and after exercise.

*Stretch well after exercise, even better get someone else to stretch you.

*Make sure your eating- and eating good food.

*Rest.....

When exercising you are meant to feel "the burn" example, if you are doing lunges you muscles in your legs and butt will hurt. Your knees shouldn’t hurt if you get sharp pain in your knees or say back you’re not doing it right so STOP! This is where having a personal trainer/professional to show you how to do exercises with proper form so you do not injure yourself by having poor incorrect form.

TASH xx