UltraRunning Magazine

Choosing Active Recovery

Most athletes are familiar with the main concept behind training where once a stress is placed on the body, the body then rebuilds and improves during a recovery period.

However, there’s a lot of room for interpretation on what’s best for maximizing adaptations. Should you include crosstraining, walking or something else? How long and hard should it be? Below are some key things to bear in mind, but there’s plenty of trial and error when learning how your body reacts and what works best.

PURPOSE

The first question to address when

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