Don’t Inflame the Situation

Sleep

Much research has been done around to little sleep increasing your risk of chronic inflammation.

Runners need seven to eight hours of sleep every night and as rest and repair happens between 10pm to 2am try to get to bed early.

Reduce the use of computers and smart phones late at night as they disrupt quality of sleep you are getting. If you can’t get the sleep in you may have to cut back on training.

Stress less

When your brain is overloaded with demanding work or emotional stressors, your body can become deprived of glycogen - the same fuel source that feeds your muscles and prevents inflammation.

Chronic stress can create cortisol prompted inflammation - your body will have a physiological inflammatory