The Importance of Rest, Recovery & Rejuvenation for Athletes - Athletic Performance

"Sleep is extremely important to me- I need to rest and recover in order for the training I do to be absorbed by my body" - Usain Bolt

Rest is when our body grows and muscularly develops after our training or competition. This is of course a natural part of our life cycle, and is a very crucial part for ensuring tomorrow's athletic performance is consistent. Athletes tend to understand the value in adequate recovery as they always perform better. Therefore, the incentive of having better results, has begun to drive athletes into focusing more on better recovery and nutrition. Plus, the level of competition is encouraging athletes to find every way possible to maximize their recovery. As well, just as much time needs to be put into mental rejuvenation, which is vital for clarity, memory and focus. Getting deep sleep and not over training the body, can ensure the parasympathetic nervous system can be used effectively for repairing the brain. Cognitive function and nervous system efficiency are all linked to proper rejuvenation and recovery. This is why a 20 min nap can make us feel 100% more alert. The KEY takeaways from this topic, is to find the best ways for you to recover and rejuvenate so that your performances are improving and or maintaining consistency of where you want them to be. We can not grow or develop in all regards without proper recovery. How ever hard you train, you need to rest just as balanced. If not, then you can begin to "overreach" and this can promote fitness gains, but also increase chances of injury or performance decrease from over training. Find the techniques that work best for you, and if their is anything new you learned today, give it a try and see if it can help level up your recoveries. Focus on the little things, and watch the bigger picture take care of its self.

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