boosts blood circulation, and that brings nutrients to your muscles for recovery and growth.
While a set recovery time is needed after every strength-training workout, with 48 to 72 hours between sessions being typical, recovery after other types of workouts, like high-intensity training or endurance training for a marathon, is much more individualized.
Listen to your body to know when to take a break. For many people, it’s feeling more soreness than usual. For some, it may be after every three-to-five days of consecutive, strenuous workouts.
Remember: If a workout causes soreness that lasts for several days, your workouts are too intense. Training should get you to the point where recovery time becomes shorter, not longer. It’s hard to get fit when you have to take long breaks between workouts. So train just barely above your current abilities.
Also, make sure your R&R includes getting quality sleep and
