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Recovery Is Training: How to Master the Art of Active Rest
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Recovery Is Training: How to Master the Art of Active Rest

Posted Tuesday, July 29, 2025 By Ethan Burbidge

Here's a fitness truth that might surprise you: the strongest, fittest people you know aren't those who work out the most – they're those who recover the best. Yet recovery remains as probably the most overlooked aspect of fitness programs, treated as an afterthought rather than the essential training component it actually is. If you've been grinding through workouts, pushing through fatigue, and wearing exhaustion like a badge of honor, it's time for a mindset shift. Recovery isn't what happens when you're not training – recovery IS training.

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