The Foundations of Recovery in Endurance Sport

Recovery is an essential part of performance in Endurance sports. After a growth of over 1300% in the last 23 years, a better understanding of the processes of recovery is warranted. Psychological and physiological stressors of athletic training must be minimized and overcome to successfully train for endurance events. It was found that nutrition, sleep, and the greatest quantity of lifestyle and active recovery strategies were the most effective route of athletic recovery. Further research is warranted to better understand the modes of which endurance athletes may most effectively recover from endurance events and training