Appropriate "Active Recovery" continues to demonstrate as superior method of recovery for long distance competition such as Ironman and Marathon when compared to passive recovery or rest alone....
When I hear the words "I'll just rest" or "I'll just rest it", I almost cringe.
It is a phrase I frequently hear after an individual has pushed them self as a result of participating in a long distance triathlon or running race or someone whose training is being hindered by some repetitive stress or over training injury.
While the science of sport has demonstrated for years that active recovery is superior to passive recovery or rest alone in the areas of post race recovery and injury recovery, still a large number of participants apparently are not getting the message or not understanding the application.
With statistics indicating that an excess of 80% of those participating as runners and 70% as triathletes are in someway injured and attempting to train through it, it would be interesting to explore how these individuals approach their training,race or injury recovery.
While a statistic many may not realize, 0-30 days after participating in such events, not only did the vulnerability to injury increase by 50% but individuals were also extremely vulnerable to being immune compromised as expressed in significant increases in upper respiratory infections.
(American Journal of Sports Medicine.)
More later but something to think about,
In fitness and health,
Dr. W
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