Post Workout Recovery Checklist

 
Follow these simple tips after any hard run, workout or race to ensure optimal recovery.

• Keep moving! After your final rep or at the end of a long run or race, make sure to do a light cool-down run or extended walk.
   
• Wrap yourself in something warm, such as a towel or a dry shirt.
   
• Rehydrate with water and/or a sports drink immediately after you finish.
   
• Eat a small snack consisting of a few hundred easily digestible calories, ideally containing a three-to-one carbohydrate-to-protein ratio.
   
• Change into more supportive footwear for the rest of the day.
   
• Wear compression socks or tights to help increase circulation and flush metabolic waste from your muscles.
   
• Eat a full meal within two to four hours.

Source: Competitor Magazine.

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