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31. Aug. 2015 · To rest on the run means to slow my pace so I can rest while still continuing to run. Even when I feel tired enough to stop and lay down on the trail, resting on the run is enough to allow me to finish the race. These short interludes of pace change allow me to rest and then continue with renewed energy.
- Why Rest Matters
- Your Muscles Bounce Back
- You Avoid Stress Fractures
- Tight Tendons Are Protected
- Your Brain Has Time to Chill
- Why You Need to Ease Off
- You'll Fine-Tune Your Body
- Your Body's Protective Systems Reset
- You Can Acknowledge Growth
- You'll Stay Motivated
Whether you’re strictly a recreational runner or training more regularly and seriously, there's value in taking at least one day off from your training each week – even if you're deep into a run streak. That day off is when your body uses nutrients and undergoes biological processes and hormone cycles to rebuild itself, says Tenforde. Still got ant...
When you run (or do any kind of exercise), you create microscopic tears in your muscle fibres and your body likes those about as much as you like trying to open a sweaty gel packet after 15 miles. So it responds by rebuilding your muscles stronger, in preparation for the next session. Sounds like a good deal, but there’s a catch: that response only...
If you're trying to sidestep an injury, rest is crucial. Contrary to what ill-informed naysayers will trot out, running is actually great for your bones – the impact stresses the bone tissue, and just like a muscle, that increases cell turnover and forces the bone to remodel with stronger structures, says Vincent. ‘But if you run today, tomorrow an...
Tendonsare connective tissues that hold muscle to bone, so they work constantly as the body moves. But blood doesn't get to them easily, so they take longer to repair than tissues that get a more plentiful supply of your claret (like muscles), explains Vincent. If they don't get that much-needed time, the constant pounding can cause chronic damage,...
Yes, running is a form of stress relief. But every time you lace up, it actually increases the levels of the stress hormone cortisol in your body. Why is that? ‘The body doesn't know if you're running away from danger or if you're running for fun,’ says Vincent. That cortisol bump can cause mood issues, irritability, sleep problems and other health...
A lot of runners worry that time off can cause them to regress, but that's not necessarily true. Jason Fitzgerald, coach and founder of Strength Running, says you can take a full week off and be fine. That's why most sports doctors suggest scaling it back for one to two weeks after each big event. (Example: four to five days of very light physical ...
There's a difference between being totally sidelined and being hampered – aka feeling discomfort without major pain. If your body gets some proper R&R, it's more likely that the problem will heal instead of turn into a fully fledged injury, says Fitzgerald.
When you fail to rest, you are, in effect, telling your body's inflammatory process to be on high alert. That process is protective, yes, but when it's in overdrive from constant running, it backfires – putting your body in a chronic state of inflammation that increases your risk of infections and other illnesses, says Kate Mihevc Edwards, an ortho...
There's real value in flipping through old training diaries or your historic Strava data and seeing how far you've come, says running coach and two-time US Olympic Marathon Trials qualifier Dr Magdalena Donahue. ‘You need to see what you've done, what worked and what didn't, and let your brain relax,’ she explains. ‘The pause helps you come back a ...
If you're constantly churning out the miles like a hamster on a wheel (now you see the relevance of the picture), that desire to do better, which originally burned so strong, can dwindle. Call it burnout, loss of mojo, whatever... coming back from it can be a long, hard slog. Scaling back helps you maintain your hunger to train and improve, so you ...
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19. Jan. 2024 · (Flucht, na-na-ey, Flucht, na-na-ey) [Strophe 1] Ich bin nicht mehr als durchschnittlich. Auch wenn ich für manche besonders sein mag. Ich kann es nicht verhindern, ich gehe unter. Niemand schert...
23. März 2020 · Ultimately, resting your hands on your knees is a more efficient way to recover from a hard effort than standing tall with your hands on your head. It’s also worth pointing out that your...
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13. Okt. 2023 · Giving your body time to rest is just as important as running. That’s because rest days help strengthen your body, sharpen your focus, and reinvigorate your spirit so that you actually want to...
20. Sept. 2021 · Repairing your muscles and tissues, resting your mind and body, and replenishing your energy stores. Let me discuss these in detail. Your Muscles Need Rest. Recovery is essential for repairing and rebuilding the micro-tears in your muscles that occur during running.
16. Feb. 2022 · After racing a marathon, ultra-marathon or any other running races, recovery and resting is a must for every runner.
