Active Recovery

To become stronger, faster, and fitter, you have to push your body harder. But then you have to rest, too.

All workouts, especially tough ones, stress the body. You’re fatiguing various muscles when you work out, which means you’re causing microscopic damage to muscle cells. Hormone and enzyme levels fluctuate, and inflammation actually increases,

The changes you’re causing can do your body a lot of good. They lead to muscle growth, fat loss, improved insulin sensitivity, reduced inflammation, better cardiovascular health, and an overall healthier body. But you need to give your body time for those good changes to happen before you start stressing it out again.

This rest, or active recovery, allows you to benefit from your workouts, to get the maximum benefit from every exercise session. On your non-training days, take a brisk walk or play pickleball with friends, Soak in some Vitamin D to boost immunity and increase bone-mineral density.

To learn more about recovery:

https://www.everydayhealth.com/fitness/post-workout-muscle-recovery-how-why-let-your-muscles-heal/

Or optimal Vitamin D absorption:

Mead, M. N. (2008). Benefits of Sunlight: A Bright Spot for Human Health. Environmental Health Perspectives, 116(4), A160. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.116-a160