The Power of Recovery

For a muscle to grow and improve its performance, it requires physical and mental effort combined with adequate recovery. You are no different. For effective work performance, productivity, higher resilience, and optimal physical, mental, and emotional health it’s essential the same stress/recovery cycle is applied. In a society that’s overworked and under-rested, it’s more important than ever to pay attention to issues associated with different types of recovery and ensuring we make recovery an integrated part of our daily life. That said, the key to effective recovery is not how long we do it, but how well we do it. As with any other capacity, we get better at effectively renewing by practicing it more systematically.

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Over the course of a day, we move from a higher to lower level of alertness and arousal every 90 to 95-minutes. These are known as ultradian rhythms within our natural 24-hour circadian rhythm. In essence, our bodies require a short recovery break every 90-minutes or so. The key to effective recovery (active or passive) is not how long we do it but how well we do it. As with any other capacity, we get better at effectively renewing by practicing it more systematically.

Key topics include:

• Recovery is a basic design element of the human body
• What does your day really look like? Perception versus reality
• What type(s) of recovery are you deficient in?