Sleep

Also, I would warm up 5 minutes via the stationary bike before training. Sleep is a huge recovery factor. And after first training session during contest time, a 25 minute nap was part of the process. Massages do me wonders!

I take a holistic approach to maintaining my health and performance by tracking my nutrition, sleep, training, HRV and RHR to take the guesswork out of my health and longevity.

I’m a little contradicting with sleep as I believe it is an important factor to grow although I neglect this due to my crazy everyday schedule, which consists of me waking up every day at 4:45AM.

CBD is a great natural anti-inflammatory that helps to reduce soreness after training. I use it as a sleeping aid and anxiety reducer as well.

I sleep from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. so 10 hours per day.

I mostly get six to seven hours of sleep on my usual days but when I’m not busy, I give myself another hour to rest. Training hard is important but getting enough rest for your body to recover each session is equally as important. Ice bath, warm baths are really effective too.

Moreover, it’s very important to rest well! Try to sleep 8h daily, it’s good to practice a quick afternoon nap session too. Massages are always great for recovery, a bath tub with sea salt too. Now yourself, if not, experiment until you get to know what works for you.

Let’s talk recovery protocols starting with sleep.

Work hard for what you want. While others are sleeping, you work for your goals and dreams. Don’t ever lose focus of the end goal and never be afraid to ask for help by those around you.

I tend to sleep around eight to 10 hours but my average is around seven to eight hours. There some days where I get less sleep but I make sure that I get more sleep the day after.

As for my sleeping hours, currently, between my four-year-old daughter waking up in the middle of the night, and our 12-week-old puppy needing to be let out for the toilet in the middle of the night, sleep could be better. But bed at 22:30 and alarm goes off at 07:30 during weekdays.

Something to think about is how blessed we are to have our bodies. Why would we not want to nourish and take care of it? One of my biggest struggles as of lately is giving my body enough sleep and staying hydrated daily. I do notice that my mental health is so much better when I get a good nights rest and really take care of myself.

I normally sleep about 7/8/9 hours per night on a good day. On a bad day it would be five hours sleep. Sleep is the one thing I need to track more of.

Between massages, using my theragun, catching up on much needed body rest/sleep and stretching I keep myself from getting injured.

I try to get six to nine hours of sleep depending on the week and workload. I am a big advocate of CBD and implement most days. Especially when I am feeling a little run down.

My personal faith regarding injuries is to train them with light weights, bring the blood flow and they’ll heal quicker. I usually sleep seven hours but I’m really working on my sleep to prolong it to between eight to nine hours.

I try my best to have enough sleep before training and make sure my mass gainer is ready. Post workout, I’ll eat, rest and prepare for my classes since everything now went online.

I tend to do a longer warm-up before each session to avoid strains. Injuries etc., on cold days. I am a good sleeper but need a decent six to seven hours of sleep each night but travelling really affects my sleeping and training patterns so if I know I will be in a place with no access to gym, I try to stay maximum five to six days or if there’s a chance I go to outdoor gyms (beach, park).

Unfortunately, I have operated on remarkably little sleep over the past five years with as little as five to six hours several times a week and highly recommend against this.

I keep track of all of my workouts and training via my Garmin Fitness Forerunner watch. The only time my Garmin Forerunner is off of my wrist is while showering so that it can charge. I love that my Forerunner tracks my heart rate, is GPS enabled, and logs my sleep.

I tend to spend more time at the physio getting dry needling and massage also focusing on sleeping eight to nine hours a night, so I suppose being pre active rather than reactive. Making sure I am primed for what is needed.

When motivation is low I look at my habits. When I sleep less I can’t be bothered training or drag my sorry ass through the session. When I don’t allow for enough recovery my performance drops and I feel like I’m moving backwards.

I’m blessed that I’ve never had any major injuries, I’ve always been big on self-care to aid my recovery between sessions, so I ensure I always get at least seven hours of sleep each night, and do mobility work before and after every session.

Except for the obvious physical challenges after a pregnancy, I think it’s important to remember that lack of sleep and recovery makes it so much harder to get back in shape. I’m also training other women post partum and that has made me realize how different we all are.

I sleep six to seven hours a day.

I make sure I get at least seven hours of sleep per night. I always stretch a bit before, during and after my training sessions whether that is juggling or unicycling. There are many jugglers I know who have had injuries including RSI or tendonitis. I’ve never had an injury and I firmly believe it is because I am always cautious on stretching, warming up and having breaks throughout my training sessions.

If I sleep more than eight, I feel super sluggish. If I sleep under seven, my recovery and performance lacks. I also highly rate sports massages and keeping up with them regularly (approximately every two to four weeks). I always find my performance is much better when I keep up with it. I also have a massage gun and use that regularly, which I love.

I live with little injuries every day, I just move around my injuries every day. It is part of the game. I try to sleep as much as possible.

I sleep a good 8/9 hours which is super essential for every activity in your body.

I try to sleep at least eight hours at night.

Sleep, nutrition, and circuit training can do wonders! I love to mix up my workouts to make sure I don’t plateau or get bored. Having a workout buddy, trainer, or class to look forward to can take you to the next level.

I have a short sleep span of about three hours a day and I travel very often due to work, but amid that too, I make sure to workout in my hotel room for at least 20- 30 mins or I make use of stairs a lot wherever I go and include walking wherever I could.

To avoid injuries, I don’t push myself too hard and I don’t deny it when I’m tired/lack sleep, etc. When handling my injuries, I just rest. I sleep at least seven hours each night.

I usually sleep eight hours every night.

And the keyword here is PATIENCE. I take my time. Enough sleep, minimum six hours at best. There are times where I don’t need that much sleep. Four hours and I am ready to go, all day long without any sign of being tired. Five days a week of training is enough. Two days with no training brings you back on track.

I love sleeping. When I’m on holiday, I sleep 8/9 hours per night, that’s the right amount for me. In daily life, I usually sleep 7/7.30 hours.

My sleeping hours vary but I would love to say eight, but with my little one we’re not quite there yet! I know I function my best on eight hours of sleep so hopefully I’ll be back there soon.

Thankfully, I have not had any serious injuries, of course we can all get fatigued and be sore and that can be tough in itself. I make sure to try to get at least seven hours of sleep a night, in bed by 10:30. Usually up pretty early around 6 am.

And I try to get eight hours of sleep at least.

I sleep six to eight hours a week. (six hours on weekdays, eight hours in the weekend).

I sleep for about seven hours and take short naps throughout the day.

I love sleeping, I sleep at least eight hours a night.

On those days when I am absolutely sore, I take it easy. I rest, which includes lots of sleep and drinking sizable amounts of water.

I do not take pre workout very often anymore as I usually workout in the evening and it affected my sleep. Other than protein and BCAA’ I am not huge on supplements to be honest.

Fortunately I recover quite fast, I have my protein after my workouts and make sure I get seven to nine hours of sleep a night.

The cardio I’ve added to my routine is part of my recovery. I run for leisure rather than for a specific time goal, for example. In addition, I also make sure that I fuel my body properly and have consistent sleep times.

I follow a healthy lifestyle that includes sleeping for 7 to 8 hours every day, drinking enough water and eating well: these are the only things that I rely on for staying healthy and fit.

Recovery is a really important facet of my fitness regime. The most important thing to me is making sure that I get adequate sleep. An average of 7 hours is the standard for me. That makes sure that I don’t feel fatigued when I get down to training.

I try to get at least 8 hours sleep. Here is the pack I use to recover well and have the necessary intake of vitamins & minerals.

I normally sleep six hours at night.