The new year has started, and your new training program is going well.
But how is your recovery? Are you fueling your body and resting as much as you need to to ensure you’re performing next time in the gym, on the court or playing your favourite sport?
How is your sleep? Are you consistently sleeping between 7-9 hours per night, with a big chunk of that being deep sleep?
You may feel good on the surface, but can your body cope long term? It’s all well and good smashing yourself in the gym, but that won’t last very long if you’re not looking after yourself for the other 23 hours in the day.
Sleep is probably the most underrated and underappreciated aspect of our health and recovery. When we sleep, our body recovers and repairs. If we don’t let our body recover, the stress will start to build up, and before we know it, we’ve got aches and pains, and we’re lacking energy.
Exercise puts massive stress on your body, so you need to let yourself recover from that before you go again.
This doesn’t just fall into poor performance in your workouts but also in the rest of your life. You’ll likely find it difficult to engage properly at work and find it difficult to concentrate on tasks. When at home, your motivation to do anything will be low, putting stress and strain on you and your family.
IN SORT:
– You sort out your sleep; you sort out most of your bodies problems.
– If it’s a choice between another HIIT session and extra sleep, I’d recommend rest.
– If you’re not sleeping properly, you’re not recovering properly. This means you won’t train properly and get the most out of your workout.
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