Week 7 Rest revitalises body – Di-Fit 7WC
JUST as exercise is important, so is getting enough rest for your body to recover and repair.
A good night’s sleep is vital for peak performance for any activity in the day and plays a major role in your fitness results.
Busy women and mothers may have experienced less than adequate sleep and even sleep deprivation.
This lack of sleep impairs performance, including reduced alertness and concentration, a slower react iontime, increased moodiness and loss of motivation.
This is enough to impact any daily activity.
While there are different reasons for not enough sleep, here are some tips for quality and adequate sleep and rest for recovery.
- Get to bed early for an early rise. The good thing about daylight saving is the sun sets later, so when the sun goes down you should too. You will feel amazing and you will most likely rise earlier.
- Active recovery. Including a low-intensity workout or activity that you enjoy will assist in muscle recovery.
Being active every day will also help you sleep at night. - Improve your sleeping environment. Babies sleep well when it is dark, quiet and there are no distractions in the bedroom. We should do this too. Also turn off the TV and computer, instead relax by listening to music or reading a book before bedtime.
- No caffeine or alcoholic beverages before bedtime. Caffeine and alcohol will only keep you up and disrupt a good night’s sleep.
- Sleep when your babies sleep. A common tip for new mums. However, often neglected because there are so many other things we can do. Sleep, girlfriend, you need it!
Add variety and intensity in your resistance training by including one or some of the exercises prescribed for regular trainers.
Listen to your body and adjust intensity of exercises as required.
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