Recovery Week
After a quality week of training in Utah, this past week was a recovery week…a chance to get rested and do different activities! Recovery weeks are not always easy for me; I am one that does not like to take a day off. Instead of filling my recovery week with “off days,” I used “active recovery” to fill those days. In other words, I used low impact activities such as swimming and biking to let my body rest and recover.
Every other day I either swam or biked to allow my legs to recover from the fatigue I’ve been feeling for the past couple weeks. This was a good way to give my legs a break and get them back under my feet.
In addition to doing new and different activities, recovery weeks are a good chance to get out and explore and travel to new areas. This past week I drove through Yellowstone National Park, over Beartooth Pass, and into the Gallatin National Forest in Montana. The drive was absolutely beautiful and I saw several buffalo, grizzly bears, and coyote along with other creaturesJ I went for a run at Insideout Trailhead and explored the beauty of the Gallatin National Forest.
My recovery week also allowed me spend some time at the YMCA Kid’s Summer Camp. We had fun making “kitchen creations” ranging from rice krispies to chocolate covered bananas. We also had fun painting each others faces…although Alonzo wouldn’t let me paint his face after he painted mine!
I feel rested and ready to hammer into my volume week!
After a quality week of training in Utah, this past week was a recovery week…a chance to get rested and do different activities! Recovery weeks are not always easy for me; I am one that does not like to take a day off. Instead of filling my recovery week with “off days,” I used “active recovery” to fill those days. In other words, I used low impact activities such as swimming and biking to let my body rest and recover.
Every other day I either swam or biked to allow my legs to recover from the fatigue I’ve been feeling for the past couple weeks. This was a good way to give my legs a break and get them back under my feet.
In addition to doing new and different activities, recovery weeks are a good chance to get out and explore and travel to new areas. This past week I drove through Yellowstone National Park, over Beartooth Pass, and into the Gallatin National Forest in Montana. The drive was absolutely beautiful and I saw several buffalo, grizzly bears, and coyote along with other creaturesJ I went for a run at Insideout Trailhead and explored the beauty of the Gallatin National Forest.
My recovery week also allowed me spend some time at the YMCA Kid’s Summer Camp. We had fun making “kitchen creations” ranging from rice krispies to chocolate covered bananas. We also had fun painting each others faces…although Alonzo wouldn’t let me paint his face after he painted mine!
I feel rested and ready to hammer into my volume week!
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