So after a couple of days of hard workouts you are completely spent. You wake up feeling so sore and tired. What do you do? Do you push through the pain that your body is screaming at you, or do you just take a day off? A huge part of being healthy is being able to listen to your body and what it is telling you. The recovery process of your torn muscles repairing themselves to come back even stronger, is such a vital part of becoming leaner, more fit and healthy.
Make sure that you are aware of what your body is saying to you. If your muscles are sore from a hard work out that is alright. There is a huge difference in recovery pain and soreness, and having parts of your body hurt because you have injured them or pulled them. That is why making sure that you are doing all of the excersises properally and making sure the form is perfect is the most important part of lifting. But when your body is sore you need rest and lots of fluids. Making sure you are drinking plenty of water is a great start. Also sipping on some green tea throughout the day boosts your metablosism but also gives you some of the nutrients you need backs so that your body can proparly heal itself.
God has made our bodies so beautifully and has engineered them so very perfectly. They know how to repair muscles and fight off illness or become more flexible. But we need to be good stewerds of our bodies so that they can get everything they need to be as healthy as possible.
Getting sleep is so important. Making sure you are going to bed at a decent hour and getting up earlier is a good way to start getting on a good sleeping pattern. To make sure your body is getting enough rest to be able to grow bigger muscles or be able to fight sickness. Being in college it is a hard balance between school work, sleep and a social life but being reasonable and semi consistent on when you are getting to sleep and how much you are getting can help you improve your workouts and your energy levels.
So on recovery days make sure to be drinking plenty of fluids with antioxidants in them. Try to get a lot of sleep to let your muscles grow back even stronger. Also try to go on a walk or a little jog to stretch out some of your tired muscles so that they will not get stiff. Making sure you are recovering and resting well during the week is so important to your overall health and fitness goals.
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