Guide to high-quality recovery

Most of us spend a lot of time thinking about our workouts and planning our training. But do you spend enough time thinking about your recovery? Any good training plan also schedules an appropriate amount of time for recovery.

In this guide:

• Sleep and stress reduction: If you’re training hard, you need plenty of sleep to help your body repair and recover so you can get fitter.
• Therapy and massage: Massage has always been popular with cyclists and can be an essential part of a recovery strategy.
• Recovery and nutrition: How you fuel after your rides is just as important as how you fuel during the ride, these nutrition tips will help.