- Add Natural Ingredients
There are some tried and tested natural ingredients that can help speed your recovery and keep you in the game.– Menthol. The heating and cooling effect of menthol has been known to ease pain for thousands of years. Whether your joint pain is from injuries, musculoskeletal pain, or nerve pain, gels and balms with menthol are often helpful for relief.
– CBD. Many Americans, including pro-athletes, use CBD for pain relief. From helping with the occasional ache and pain to alleviating soreness from an injury and speeding up recovery time, CBD is becoming increasingly promising in the field of pain management. Be sure that you choose a CDB treatment that is reliably sourced and free of THC or contaminants. The CBD used in ASYSTEM’s Radical Relief Pain System is from hemp-raised sources and meets strict quality standards, including being FDA approved. - Breathe Mindfully “We work very intensively with athletes on their breathing, because we believe it’s a good way to either wake yourself up or calm yourself down,” Gauthier says of his coaching. But you don’t need to be a top athlete to benefit from breathwork. He recommends the following practice after exercise. – Lie down on your back. – Inhale fully for three to four seconds. – Pause for two seconds. – Exhale slowly for ten seconds. – Pause again for two seconds.
– Repeat until you complete ten cycles.
- Hit the Sack
“We all need to believe in the importance of resting,” Gauthier says. That doesn’t just go for breathing after a workout. It also applies to sleep: Yes, you should be getting roughly eight hours every night, the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) says.Why? Like food, sleep restores your energy and gives your muscles a chance to rebuild. Your slumbering body releases human growth hormone and other muscle-building chemicals. In fact, sleep may be the only time when muscle growth happens, the NSF notes.
Sleep also helps regulate your body’s production of the stress hormone cortisol. Too little sleep means too much cortisol, according to the medical journal Sleep. Not only will you feel more stressed out; you may interfere with your hard work at the gym. Increased cortisol can cause muscle loss and fat gain, studies have found.
Gauthier urges people not to feel guilty about sleeping more and fully embracing other forms of R&R. We should “stop thinking we are lazy for it,” he says. “It is part of performing at our best.”
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