How to recover?
Eating enough — and eating the right stuff — getting plenty of good-quality sleep, managing stress and allowing some easier training days are the foundations. Massage, whether from an actual human or using a percussion massage gun, can also help you feel less stiff and sore. I’m also still a fan of hot baths with magnesium or Epsom salts. I know the evidence around magnesium absorption through the skin isn’t particularly convincing, but I still do it. I like the ritual; it relaxes me, and I usually feel better afterwards… so I’m keeping it!
I’m also a massive fan of restorative yoga. Below is Sarah, who has been our in-house yogi since 2012, with a useful relaxation video stolen from the resources library of my most popular training system – MX™ Fashion Model Workout.
Do it now… and tell me you don’t feel better afterwards!