Wednesday

Active Rest and Recovery

Give your body a chance to recover and recharge. Muscle-strengthening activities create tiny microtears in your muscle fibers, leaving your muscles achy and sore. That may sound alarming, but it means your muscles will grow back stronger than before. Not allowing your muscles to recover heightens your injury risk and prevents your muscles from strengthening.10

You can still get some form of movement in, even on off days, if you are not too sore or tired. Active rest might include walking and stretching, which relieves post-workout muscle tightness.10