recovery

I mentioned in the monthly update on my website that an athlete I coach, Grace France had races on consecutive weekends. The two races in question were The London Triathlon (standard distance) and Liverpool (sprint distance) and the aim was to get ...

The final part of this blog covers recovery techniques such as contrast bathing and ice baths. Physical Recovery Two elements of physical recovery are explored below: temperature contrast baths and pool work. Ice baths entail rapid cooling ...

In the second part of these blogs recovery focus turns to sleep. Sleep is one of the most important forms of rest and recovery. A lack of sleep will lead to insufficient recovery and depression of the immune system. It can also contribute to ov...

Could it be true that recovery is the most important part of training? The body needs rest to be able to adapt and improve fitness levels and produce a better performance next time around. The mind needs a rest to be able to motivate, stimulate and...