Now that the fall season is quickly approaching, the most important goal in our fitness schedule should be rest and recovery. The fall season is a good time to take a step back to evaluate and improve your training. With taking more time out for R&R, you will see a major improvement in your strength, skills, stamina and technique.
For most of us, taking time to rest is a difficult task. We usually carry around a lot of stress on a daily basis without ample time to recover from it. The stressors we endure at work and at home greatly affect our training quality. The key here is balance, if we can balance our stress with ample recovery, it will in turn improve our training!
Rest and Recovery can mean different things for different people. Most of us picture lounging on the couch with a bag of chips and a beer. Well, that is ok in some instances but in order to really recover and keep your healthy lifestyle going, throw out the chips and beer 
Some great ways to relax and recover are; meditation, naps, stretching, recovery exercises, foam rolling, proper hydration and a balanced diet. So many people walk off the trail or leave the gym without stretching! This is something that only takes a few minutes and it feels great so please, stretch after you train!
Make it your goal- Recover! Take the day off from training, get a massage, take a nap, stretch and most importantly, RELAX!
