The cardio and dynamic stretching pairs in this under 30-minute workout are great low intensity options for days when you want to recover from intense training sessions but still want to get your blood flowing with restorative movement. Circuit #1 includes low-impact cardio exercises to slowly prepare the body for the moderate intensity moves in circuit #2; however, you can opt to maintain a low-impact, low intensity effort throughout the entire workout by adjusting your pace, reducing range of motion, and eliminating the hopping option in exercises with a jump.
Hopefully, you will also experience the mentally calming effects of an active recovery workout. Intense workouts are not only physically taxing but also require a large degree of mental commitment that can be cumulatively draining without periodizing training intensities. Practice engaging in movement with no goals or expectations for your performance. Not every workout needs to include sore muscles, profuse sweating, or tons of huffing and puffing. An after-dinner stroll or 10 minutes of stretching in the middle of your day are just as important to making progress as those workouts that leave you in a puddle on the floor.
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Have you tried Tasha’s Active Recovery Cardio with Dynamic Stretches routine yet?
The cardio and dynamic stretching pairs in this under 30-minute workout are great low intensity options for days when you want to recover from intense training sessions but still want to get your blood flowing with restorative movement. Circuit #1 includes low-impact cardio exercises to slowly prepare the body for the moderate intensity moves in circuit #2; however, you can opt to maintain a low-impact, low intensity effort throughout the entire workout by adjusting your pace, reducing range of motion, and eliminating the hopping option in exercises with a jump.
Hopefully, you will also experience the mentally calming effects of an active recovery workout. Intense workouts are not only physically taxing but also require a large degree of mental commitment that can be cumulatively draining without periodizing training intensities. Practice engaging in movement with no goals or expectations for your performance. Not every workout needs to include sore muscles, profuse sweating, or tons of huffing and puffing. An after-dinner stroll or 10 minutes of stretching in the middle of your day are just as important to making progress as those workouts that leave you in a puddle on the floor.
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