Recovery through sleep, mobility, sauna, pool and spa; pain management and physiotherapy.
What is active recovery, and how does it differ from passive rest? Intensity limits, pool and walking options, fitting it into your weekly schedule, and common mistakes.
What are the benefits of the sauna, and which claims simply are not true? A comparison of the dry sauna and the steam room, how to use them after training, and the safety limits.
Sleep and sport: how sleeping less than seven hours affects strength, endurance and recovery, the stages of sleep and sleep hygiene steps for athletes.
How do sleep, daily stress, and training load affect each other? Ways to build recovery into your weekly plan in your forties.
Why warm-ups should grow longer in your forties, and a practical mobility routine that takes no more than twenty minutes.
A guide to post-exercise recovery: sleep, nutrition, active recovery, sauna, pool, massage, foam rolling, deloads and the warning signs of overtraining, all in one article.
