5 Steps toward Recovery
If you keep going and going, eventually your body is going to put on the breaks. Somehow, someway, it will definitely tell you to rest. Sometimes it's through an illness or an injury. Perhaps it's sore/tired muscles or exhaustion. Listening to your body is hard. For one, it doesn't talk. You need to learn the signs and do what is best for you! Over the years, I've become injured, gotten sick, been sore.... and so tired. Yes, all of the signs. It's taken a long time to learn the little things about how my body tells me it's time to recover. In the process, I've also learned a few tricks along the way. 1. Recovery Shakes. They are my friend. For me, I know that I need to refuel after a long run with protein. It helps me to rebuild those muscles that just got beaten down by that long run and helps to replenish all of the other nutrients my body needs to recover and go on. ...