I’ve always been pretty good at recovery after a hard workout.
On long bike rides I pass the time thinking about what I will eat when I get home and what show I’ll binge-watch on Netflix as I stay off my feet and recover.
After long runs – the same.
I love food and I long binge-watching my favorite TV shows.
As I get older I’ve been focusing on much more stretching and foam rolling post workout, and making sure I have enough time to do it well especially when time is short in the morning mid-week.
When I lived in Colorado my gym even had a class on Fridays called Stretch that was really a foam-rolling class. It was a great lesson on the importance of long-slow rolling on every major muscle group; and not rushing through it, which I have a tendency to do.
TriggerPoint has some great videos on foam rolling basics:
There is even a Pinterest board to help figure out the best ways to roll.
Happy Friday. See you out on your Long Run tomorrow!
Kristen