If we can recover faster, we can train harder and be a winner more often. The body does not respond merely to training – it responds to recovery FROM training. The bottom line: Stronger, healthier athletes win more often, and stay at a high level of performance many more years than do their improperly trained opponents.

Recovery after training and competition allows athletes to return to their normal physiological and psychological state as rapidly as possible. This is employed so that performance in their next competition or training session will not be unduly compromised by muscle soreness and/or fatigue. There is now increasing scientific evidence supporting the benefits of recovery (particularly hydrotherapy) to enhance exercise performance in a number of domains.

There are a number of ways to enhance recovery including:

• Rest and sleep
• Nutrition Pre and Post Training
• Warm-down, stretch
• Massage
• Hydrotherapy Cold plunge and Hot Tub pools
• Psychological means