Recovery is the most readily available yet underutilised tool for well-being, the counterbalance to your active lifestyle that allows you to rise to the ever-increasing demands and pace of work, training, and life. Without effective recovery, there is considerable strain on your mind, body, and nervous system. This stress and tension continues to accumulate long after your effort and output is done, making you vulnerable to illness, injury, and burnout. Discover how to fit rest and recovery into your everyday life using reflection, writing prompts, and accessible mental and physical recovery tools to activate and strengthen your own restorative practice: Increase your attentional capacity; manage and solve physical pain; promote mental stability; boost your immune system; improve the quality of your sleep. You can do everything right - curate the best schedule, follow the perfect training plan, and eat all the right foods - but without fully embracing your mind and body's innate need for rest you may remain vulnerable to illness, injury, and burnout.
