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I love using Yoga on my recovery days. Yoga brings the perfect balance between strength training and stretching, which is exactly what you need when you’re looking to support your body’s recovery while preventing injury.
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Did you know you should plan a recovery day at least once a week?
A recovery day is time for you to move your body slowly and gently. This is when you can loosen up any knots from your workouts and use movement to help your body de-stress.
This is SO important. Your body can’t push and push, day in and day out, to get you to your goals. It will wear out if you don’t build in recovery days and rest days.
This goes for you whether you work out regularly, or if you’re just trying to keep up with life in general.
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Slow down and do some yoga for recovery
It may feel like you’re taking a step backward if you spend a day doing yoga for recovery. Maybe you had other workouts to do, or a million other projects for your work or personal goals. But I promise, your body will LOVE you so much for taking one day to slow down and move gently.
Because the truth is, we all usually push ourselves harder than we should. Harder than we need to even. You can ABSOLUTELY slow down more often and still reach your goals.
In fact, you might actually reach your goals faster because you’re spending more time caring for your body and listening to it, instead of trying to force it through yet another intense workout or day of jam-packed scheduling.
About Easy Yoga for Recovery and Injury Prevention
This 20 minute easy yoga flow will start warming up your body by engaging the large muscle groups and working through your full range of motion.
You will combine movement with your breathing to gently strengthen your body while working out the knots where you’re holding stress.
Gentle balance work will help you tune in to your body while strengthening areas prone to injury.
Then you will settle in for a full body stretch, again combined with breathing, to release tight areas and allow your body and mind to fully relax.
Do yoga for recovery and injury prevention at least once a week to get amazing improvements:
- Improved strength, balance & mobility
- Decreased stress
- Faster recovery from workouts and the stresses of life
- Improved sleep
- Improved mental and physical well-being
Equipment needed for Easy Yoga for Recovery and Injury Prevention
All you need is a good yoga mat! And honestly, you could get away with doing this on the carpet if you had to. Here are my 3 favorite American-made and eco-friendly mats: