Exercises and Workouts - How To Monitor Your Recovery Rates

As you go about your fitness plan, one of the vital things you must be sure you're doing is monitoring your recovery levels. If you aren't doing this and happen to be training just a little too intensely, this could really put you at risk of the "overtraining syndrome" over a period of time.

Sometimes this can creep up on you as well, so one minute you'll be fine and the next, you're just not feeling it during your workout sessions.

By keeping closer tabs on your recovery rates, you can adjust your program if need be before you get to that point so that there's no issue.

Let's go over how to monitor your recovery rates so you know precisely what to be doing...

1. Check Your Morning Heart Rate. First, one of the best ways to ensure you aren't moving into overtraining mode is to check your heart rate first thing in the morning, just after waking. If you suddenly notice your heart rate is elevated higher than normal, this indicates your body is working way too hard - and there's a good chance your training demands are overpowering your recovery capabilities.

 

 This is the first sign telling you cutting back for a few days would be highly ideal.

2. Time Your "Bounce-Back." Next, also take a good look at your bounce-back time. How long does it take you to bounce back from each workout session you do?

Are you able to recover quickly or do you spend the next few hours really feeling the effects of the session?

If you're managing recovery with training, you should bounce back fairly quickly - within 20 to 30 minutes of the workout or so.

Those who don't may need to look at either their...

• training intensity or duration, or
• else their post workout nutrition

to see if something needs to be changed there.

3. Look At Your Motivation. Finally, also consider looking at your motivation levels. Are you feeling motivated to hit the gym? You may think low-motivation is just a psychological issue, but it can actually be derived from your body not being ready to hit the gym again.

If fatigue is building, your body knows this and it will make you less than motivated to get that next session in.

So, keep these quick tips in mind and make sure you are always monitoring your recovery rates. It will really pay off over the long run and keep you coming back for more with those workout sessions.

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Source By Beverleigh H Piepers