How to Recover Well Between Sessions and Games

BeachLife Physio • 14 June 2019

5 Tips for Recovering Well Between Sessions & Games

 Adequate recovery is essential for allowing the body to adapt to training loads, repair itself and prevent injuries. If you are working your body like an athlete, you must also recover like an athlete!

#1: Adequate Nutrition - helps to maximise performance, replenish energy stores after exercise and repair and build tissue to for training adaptations.

#2: Adequate Hydration - Fluids and electrolytes are lost in sweat during exercise and hot weather. Dehydration causes your body to work less efficiently and recover slower.

#3: Rest - Adequate sleep is important for the body, to repair damaged tissue and allow for training adaptations.

#4: Recovery Sessions - Regularly scheduled lower intensity exercise gives the body a break from high intensity training and reduces your risk of overuse injuries.

#5: Body Maintenance - Stretching and massage improve the length and integrity of muscle tissue and promote blood flow to assist in the repair and building of tissue.
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