Skip to content
FREE SHIPPING ON ALL DOMESTIC ORDERS $35+
FREE SHIPPING ON ALL US ORDERS $35+
The Athlete's Guide to Recovery: Rest, Relax, and Restore for Peak Performance - Paperback | Diverse Reads

The Athlete's Guide to Recovery: Rest, Relax, and Restore for Peak Performance

Availability:
in stock, ready to be shipped
Save 5% Save 5%
$19.95
$19.95 - $19.95
$19.95
$18.99
$18.99 - $18.99
$18.99
An invaluable guide to help athletes maximize training gains by making the most of their recovery time.

Recovery—physical and mental—is a red-hot topic, and the worlds of sports, technology, and commerce have all taken note. But which practices and devices really make a difference in recovery, and which should be avoided? What will truly maximize performance?

In this second edition of The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery, endurance and recovery coach Sage Rountree, PhD, explains exactly how to get the most out of training by optimizing recovery time. She provides easy-to-follow and practical recovery tips that include:

  • How athletes can measure their own state of recovery
  • What can go wrong when recovery is insufficient
  • Proven techniques to enhance recovery and improve performance
  • Evaluations of current tech devices
  • Sample recovery plans for all types of training and competition

Emphasizing the fundamentals of sleep, nutrition, and stress management, this second edition features up-to-date research that has emerged to support the importance of these basic recovery strategies and includes a much-needed, careful look at new devices on the market. Whether self-coached, coached, or team-sport athletes, The Athlete’s Guide to Recovery provides readers with an evidence-based approach to finding the right balance between stress and rest.

ISBN-13: 9781538181478

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Publication Date: 03-05-2024

Pages: 248

Sage Rountree, PhD, is a specialist in yoga for athletes, an endurance sports coach, a yoga teacher trainer at the highest level, and co-owner of the Carolina Yoga Company. She has worked extensively with many University of North Carolina athletic teams as a key recovery coach as well as with the Charlotte Hornets and other NBA and NFL players. She has coached athletes to peak performances in races from 5Ks to the Ironman 70.3 World Championship. Sage is the author of many books, including The Athlete’s Guide to Yoga, The Runner’s Guide to Yoga, and Racing Wisely. She has written for Runners World, Yoga Journal, USA Triathlon Life, and Endurance magazines, among others. For more information, visit sagerountree.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction Acknowledgments Part 1: Defining and Measuring Recovery 1 Why Recovery Matters 2 Avoiding Overtraining 3 Qualitative Measurements of Recovery 4 Quantitative Measurements of Recovery 5 Recovery from Injury and Illness Part 2: Recovery Techniques 6 Active Recovery 7 Stress Reduction 8 Sleep 9 Nutrition and Hydration 10 Supplements 11 Cold and Heat 12 Home Technological Aids 13 Other Technological Aids 14 Massage 15 Self-Massage 16 Restorative Yoga 17 Meditation and Breathing Part 3: Recovery Protocols 18 Putting It Together 19 Recovery from Short-Distance Training and Racing 20 Recovery from Long-Distance Training and Racing References and Further Reading