Is ‘active recovery’ just another fitness myth, or does it help? Here’s what the evidence shows.
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For a long time many people believed intense exercise caused your body to produce lactic acid and that this, in turn, caused muscle soreness. This is not correct.
Aches, pain and injuries are often reasons people put off exercise.
Sore muscles after a workout isn’t really a sign you’ve worked hard.
Ice baths, float tanks, foam rollers, compression garments - the post-exercise recovery market is booming. But the evidence for them doesn’t always stack up.
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Professor, Sport and Exercise Science, La Trobe University
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Programme Leader MSc Strength and Conditioning, Liverpool John Moores University
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Lecturer in Sport, Health & exercise Science, University of Stirling
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Associate Professor - Exercise Physiology, Queensland University of Technology
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Principal Lecturer, Robert Gordon University
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PhD Candidate, Queensland University of Technology
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Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, Sport and Exercise Medicine Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Associate Professor in Neuromuscular Physiology, Liverpool John Moores University
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Lecturer in Physiotherapy, Adelaide University
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Lecturer in Exercise Science, Adelaide University