Train and recover well
Recovery, stretching & pain
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Read it in order: Desk-Worker ResetRecovery & Mobility
- Recovery scienceTraining itself does not make you stronger.Movement · Recovery & Mobility7 stations
- Mobility & flexibilitySomeone else pushing your leg up high does not mean you can lift it there yourself.Movement · Recovery & Mobility5 stations
- Sauna & heat exposureA sauna does not steam toxins out, and it is not exercise you do lying down.Movement · Recovery & Mobility5 stations
- Cold Exposure, Ice Baths & RecoveryCold water can make soreness ease noticeably within minutes.Movement · Recovery & Mobility5 stations
- Exercising in the Heat · prepare, protect, coolWhen you exercise, your muscles work like an engine: about four-fifths of the energy never becomes movement and turns into heat instead.Movement · Recovery & Mobility6 stations
- Does Stretching Prevent Injury?"Stretch before you exercise so you don't pull something" is probably the most widely repeated advice in fitness.Movement · Recovery & Mobility5 stations
- Warm-up & Cool-downA warm-up is worth doing, but first get clear on what it actually does: then you know how to warm up, and what not to expect from it.Movement · Recovery & Mobility5 stations
- DOMS · Why You're Sore Two Days LaterTry a new movement, or train hard after a long break, and the day itself often feels fine.Movement · Recovery & Mobility5 stations
- The Sedentary Office BodyIf you sit at a computer eight or nine hours a day, you have probably heard that sitting is bad for you, and probably assumed the problem is bad…Movement · Recovery & Mobility5 stations
Pain & injury
- Tendon Recovery · Load It, Don't Just Rest ItThe collagen in the core of a tendon is laid down during the years when you are growing, and it barely renews in adulthood.Movement · Pain & injury6 stations
- Knee PainArticular cartilage has no nerves and no blood vessels.Movement · Pain & injury6 stations
- Low Back PainThe lower back is not one bone.Movement · Pain & injury6 stations
- Shoulder PainThe top of the upper-arm bone sits like a golf ball on a shallow dish: it can point in any direction, but on its own it is not stable at all.Movement · Pain & injury6 stations
- Plantar FasciitisThe plantar fascia is a thick sheet of connective tissue.Movement · Pain & injury5 stations
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeCarpal tunnel syndrome is a nerve being squeezed inside the wrist, not an inflamed tendon.Movement · Pain & injury5 stations
- Ankle SprainMiss a step, or land on someone's foot, and the sole suddenly rolls inward, with a sharp pain on the outside of the ankle.Movement · Pain & injury5 stations
- Lateral Hip PainFeel the outside of the top of your thigh and you will find a bony bump, the greater trochanter.Movement · Pain & injury5 stations
- Neck PainAlmost everyone has had a neck that is stiff, achy, or painful to turn.Movement · Pain & injury6 stations
- Calf & Lower LegThe calf you grab is not one muscle.Movement · Pain & injury6 stations