WHERE TO START WITH YOUR PHYSICAL HEALTH | RECOVERY

Rest is twice as important as your work day. Regardless of how you exercise or what you eat, if you are not getting enough sleep and replenishing yourself, your body will never recover and you will constantly feel that 2:30 feeling that no cup of coffee or amount of caffeine will be able to cure. Your goal is to start every day at 100%, not to play catch up from the day before. We are not living to break even, that is not the way you were built to function, and you won’t last with that mindset.

Great Guidelines for Optimum Recovery

• Get Sleep: 6 – 8 Hours Per Night
• Eliminate Blue Light Before Bed | TV, Video Games, Laptops, Phones, Tablets.
• Replace Electrolytes | These fuel your body’s electrical system
• Hydrate, Drink Plenty of Water | Eliminate Mass Amounts of Caffeine, it dehydrates you

Hydration is probably the most overlooked element in human performance. Dehydration can have significant impacts on performance, especially during exercise. Always hydrate, drink early and often to sustain performance. Consume water throughout the day, four to six, 16oz bottles per day is optimal.

Know that dehydration causes your body to burn more muscle tissue and more of its muscular energy stores. Your thirst sensors are inhibited during exercise. The first mechanism generally does not work well enough to prevent dehydration. During exercise a two percent or greater loss in body weight from dehydration can impair personal performance.

If you continually need energy, the first place to look is your sleep habits, then to your food! If you will eat well, stay hydrated, and sleep well you will feel amazing and you will start fresh every day. For more information on Recovery contact me, and we will get you set up.