Active Recovery Week

[molasses]

I've joined yogatoday.com for my active recovery week since I've always wanted to learn yoga.

What are you doing/have you done for the active recovery week? Will you try something new too?

[horsing around]

I'll probably do some yoga also and walk in my treadmill. I'm sure our bodies will appreciate the "recovery"

[Bobbi-B]

I'm only on Week 2 but I've been thinking about my first active recovery week... I'll probably make it a point to take my dog on longer walks, and do yoga dvd's that have been gathering dust since I discovered Cathe a year ago.

[LeahM]

Hi All, very exciting as this is my first post!

I'm slightly regretting starting STS at the moment, as I'm right in the middle of the (field) hockey season - I train on Wednesday, coach on Friday, and play on Saturday - hence having got through cycle 1 my rotation has been Sunday - back and triceps, Monday - legs, Tuesday - rest, Thursday - chest, shoulders and biceps. Such is new year's resolutions though! I might do it again over close season.

My active recovery week last week somewhat unfortunately featured 2 matches (oops!) in addition to training and coaching... I think I've missed the point of the recovery week!

However, I will say that this is having instant effects on my game. Increased upper body strength means I'm driving through tackles, and strength in the shoulders is giving me a more powerful hit. I think the coach might give up on giving me push ups as a "punishment" for mistakes in training as well!!

[JT]

seriously, shoveling snow. It has happened on two active recovery weeks from STS.

[Fit_mommy]

I focused on cardio and core for my active recovery week that recently ended...All tough work outs but no heavy lifting. Nice change for a week and now it's back to haulin' those heavy weights!

[horsing around]

So I figured I'd do Travel Fit today as part of my recovery week. Travel Fit is completely different than the band work in Stretch Max! I forgot what a thorough workout this one is. Maybe I'll be able to use my green band for all exercises by the time I finish my STS rotation.

BTW: Monday, intervals on my treadmill to equal 3 miles and Tuesday, yoga. I think I'll be recovering tmrw from today's band work! LOL

Lisa

[MAYNARDSMOM]

[QUOTE=horsing around;2076514]So I figured I'd do Travel Fit today as part of my recovery week. Travel Fit is completely different than the band work in Stretch Max! I forgot what a thorough workout this one is. Maybe I'll be able to use my green band for all exercises by the time I finish my STS rotation.

Lisa[/QUOTE/]

I did my recovery wee last week & must say it wasn't so bad. Plus I can see the benefit as I start back in to Meso 2. It is my understanding that you should be taking a break from strength type training to give your muscles the chance to recover. The band work in StrecthMax is just that, Stretching.

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

Lisa, I also did yoga several days & hit the elliptical. Good luck.

[horsing around]

I'm under the same impression, but hadn't done Travel Fit for quite some time and forgot how deeply it works the muscles. Walking/yoga for the rest of my recovery week.

[Gwynn]

On the active recovery week, can you do circuit or light weight w/o's? I just finished up my active recovery week with only walking, as I wasn't sure if I could lift any weight. Today, though, I couldn't stand it and did Circuit Blast. Went really light, 8's was the heaviest I went.

Would really appreciate advice for my next active recovery week.

Gwynn