20’s
Main problem: overworking your body or muscles with intensive, frequent physical activity.
Moving forward: Athletes in their 20’s often have the issue of overworking their bodies to a point when they actually do not allow themselves enough time to recover. The key to this is to rest completely, but to ease into recovery by engaging in less strenuous, easygoing post-workouts exercises.
Shawn Stevenson, author of Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health and Bigger Success, states that naps around 15 or 20 minutes is the best way to not your reset your physical/mental clock, but to also give your body a break in the middle of the day.
30’s
Main problem: Once you hit your thirties, there
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Ingredients such as cayenne pepper, curcumin, ginger and holy basil are just a few foods that will immensely help you to heal after an intense or not so intense workout. Also, be sure to make the effort to get at least eight hours of sleep every night.
40’s
Main problem: Generally, this is typically when you hit your career peak growth and when you’re juggling the demands of kids and other mental or emotional pressures that come with this lifestage. With increased pressure in your professional or personal life, it is essential to successfully address how to recovery in the best way possible.
“You can still train hard and heavy, just not as frequently, and a bit more recovery time is needed,” Ross says. Your metabolism, meanwhile, is tanking, while your hormones are going haywire.
Moving forward:
Shortening the duration of your workouts, learning to how to breath deeply and consuming a higher dose of vitamin D are essential ways to better recover in this age bracket. In addition, processed and sugars should be consumed at a minimal amount. If you happen to be 5o or older, seeking vitamins high in calcium and magnesium in addition to vitamin D is necessary to keep your body in the best shape