Recovery
One of the benefits of the gym I joined is, every day after my workout I get a hydro- massage. This helps to reduce muscle soreness, decrease inflammation, and speed up recovery.
Recovery after working out is important. During exercise, lactic acid builds up in the muscles, leading to soreness due to reduced oxygen flow. Getting a massage enhances blood circulation, delivers oxygen to the muscles and flushes out toxins produced during exercise, ultimately aiding in faster recovery.
If you don’t have access to a hydromassage chair, you can still speed up recovery. Focus on staying hydrated by drinking plenty of water, incorporate stretching and foam rolling to ease muscle tension, and consume a protein-rich meal to support muscle repair. Getting good sleep also helps!
This also made me think how important recovery is in our day to day life. Whether we know it or not, we can carry a lot of weight. We can experience stress and pressure that build up if we aren’t careful. We need to make sure we do something daily to speed up our recovery.
What does this look like on a practical level? Here are a couple of things you can do to aid in your recovery from everyday life:
Sit outside for 15-20 minutes every day. (Not on your phone) Being outside, just resting, reduces stress, helps you sleep better, and improves your focus.
Take time to spend with God. Prayer, worship, or reading the Word helps to give you renewed strength, deeper faith and a closer connection to God. The comfort and peace that is found in His presence will override the greatest stress, pressure, worry and anxiety.
Take the time for proper recovery. In your workout routine or life in general. You will be better for it!
Recovery after working out is important. During exercise, lactic acid builds up in the muscles, leading to soreness due to reduced oxygen flow. Getting a massage enhances blood circulation, delivers oxygen to the muscles and flushes out toxins produced during exercise, ultimately aiding in faster recovery.
If you don’t have access to a hydromassage chair, you can still speed up recovery. Focus on staying hydrated by drinking plenty of water, incorporate stretching and foam rolling to ease muscle tension, and consume a protein-rich meal to support muscle repair. Getting good sleep also helps!
This also made me think how important recovery is in our day to day life. Whether we know it or not, we can carry a lot of weight. We can experience stress and pressure that build up if we aren’t careful. We need to make sure we do something daily to speed up our recovery.
What does this look like on a practical level? Here are a couple of things you can do to aid in your recovery from everyday life:
Sit outside for 15-20 minutes every day. (Not on your phone) Being outside, just resting, reduces stress, helps you sleep better, and improves your focus.
Take time to spend with God. Prayer, worship, or reading the Word helps to give you renewed strength, deeper faith and a closer connection to God. The comfort and peace that is found in His presence will override the greatest stress, pressure, worry and anxiety.
Take the time for proper recovery. In your workout routine or life in general. You will be better for it!
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