Taking a day away from vigorous activity and engaging in light exercise can be highly beneficial for your body. Active recovery days, or days that you perform low-intensity exercises to follow the previous day’s high intensity workouts, allow time for your muscles to recover. Recovery is a necessary part of a fitness routine to allow your body time to rest and recharge to reduce the chances of injury.
Benefits of active recovery:
Active recovery methods:
As always, if you are experiencing extreme pain after exercising, reach out to your physician. Interested in learning more about active recovery? Our certified Fitness Specialists are here to help! Explore our variety of fitness offerings and consider trying one of these light exercises on your next recovery day, or incorporate them into the end of your workouts to help your body cool down after exercise.
REFERENCE: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/active-recovery#precautions
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