Your Guide to the Different Types of Muscle Recovery

By
Ariel H
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We’re sure you’re familiar with post-exercise recovery as it’s essential for reaching your goals and better athletic performance. But, that’s not the only type of muscle recovery that can help you build strength and endurance. Here are the types of muscle recovery and how to make the most out of them.

During Workout Recovery

It’s important to take breaks while working out, especially when you’re doing a HIIT workout. During the recovery, you have a chance to catch your breath and for your muscles to reset which will allow you to push yourself even harder for the rest of your workout.

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We forever will be reminding you to give yourself grace. We love a fantastic workout as much as the next one, heck it’s literally our jam. But life flows and we need to be able to flow with it. That means if there’s a week or two you’re not exercising as much as you like, cool, no problem. Because life can be heavy, and mentally, you need to balance your load. Recovering, healing, taking space. When you’re ready, start walking. From there, do a few kitchen exercises between cooking. Then maybe add in a 10 minute circuit. Research shows it takes a few weeks before our strength is actually effected. So as quickly as you notice feeling sluggish or bloated (fyi: normal), you can just as quickly turn it around WHEN YOU’RE MENTALLY READY TO DO SO. Exercise is not a 3 month goal. Think of it as as the next 20/30/40 etc years, because that’s what it is. So taking a week or two in the grand scheme is soo minute. Taking time to decompress is self-love. So definitely, give yourself grace. (Annnnd of course we’re here when you’re ready)

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Immediate Post Workout Recovery

Following your workout, make sure you continue moving for the next 20 minutes. This can include walking around, stretching, or doing yoga and it will help you feel less stiff following your workout.

Recovery Days

How many recovery days you take and when you take them depends on your training and intensity. If you’re new to exercise, you should take more recovery days to allow your body to get used to the strain you’re putting on it. Recovery days don’t mean sitting all day, instead you should take active recovery days which focus on a light-intensity exercise like yoga or walking.

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These days me Sunday’s are made for recovery and stretching workouts. I think that I’ve gotten so used to walking around sore all the time. I never realized how much it helps my flexibility. I could never be bothered with warming up or even stretching after. This program has just reminded me to take a step back and focus on a little self-care. Why stretching is important? Stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints. Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight. Then, when you call on the muscles for activity, they are weak and unable to extend all the way. #recoverydays #dynamicrecovery #mbf #stretchingexercises #fitnessstyle

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