Recovery

7 signs you need a rest day

From unsuccessful workouts to shoddy sleep, there are a handful of signs you may need a training break. Here are the 7 signs it's time to take a rest day.

3 Ways To Boost Recovery From Exercise

While rest is crucial, you can also actively boost recovery from exercise. Take a look at these best practices for the recovery of the body and mind.

5 Essential Cool-Down Exercises You Should Do After Your Workout

Here's why cool-down exercises are a crucial part of training and 5 essential cool-down moves everyone should master and do after each workout.

5 Post-Workout Recovery Tips

A post-workout recovery routine is vital for your body after a strenuous workout. Here are five post-workout recovery tips you can take into use immediately.

Are You Over-Exercising? How To Avoid The “Too Much Of A Good Thing” Situation

You know the feeling when you want to work out, but just can't? Here's how you can strike a balance between motivation and results.

Can Technology Help With Managing Your Stress?

Technology is a great tool for understanding how stress is affecting your rest and recovery. Use it with these techniques and tools to enjoy a calmer life.

Exploring Yoga As an Active Recovery Workout

While yoga improves mobility, it's impact extends way beyond stretching. Here's how yoga works as an active recovery workout for both body and mind.

How Do You Know When to Take a Rest Day?

How do you know when to take a rest day? These physical signs and sleep and recovery metrics will help you decide when it's time to take a break.

How Does Stress Affect your Sports Performance?

Pre-race jitters? Don't sweat it. Here's how to reframe stress as focused energy. From talking it out and finding your chill to prioritizing life outside your sport, you've got this!

How Much Should I Rest Between Workouts? | Balancing Training and Recovery

Sometimes, it's hard to know how much is too much. Here's how two professional athletes determine when and how to rest.

How To Use Breathing To Reduce Stress and Boost Recovery

Breathing comes with many benefits, but only if done “right”. Here's what kind of breathing is optimal for relieving stress and boosting recovery.

How to Speed Up Muscle Strain Recovery

The harder you push yourself, the longer your body will need to rest and repair. Here's why muscle recovery time is essential.

Is It Time To Stop? Here’s How To Recognize Under-Recovery

To avoid over-exercising and burning out, here are some of the warning signs of under-recovery that you should take seriously.

Need an Immunity Boost? Try Yoga for Stress Relief & More

Want to increase your physical health and mental wellbeing? Discover why practicing yoga for stress relief can help boost your immunity.

Post-Race Recovery – The First 168 Hours After Triathlon

Multiple-time IRONMAN Champion Sebastian Kienle and his coach Lubos Bilek share their post-race recovery tips and reveal what happens during the first 168 hours after the finish line.

Q&A With Polar Expert: Nightly Recharge vs. Recovery Pro

Polar’s very own recovery specialist, senior researcher Ph.D. Daniela Schäfer Olstad chatted to us about the differences and synergies between these two options so you know which one is best for you.

Recovery From Exercise – What’s Stress Got To Do With It?

Here’s how stress affects recovery from exercise and what you can do to boost your recovery and achieve better fitness results.

Should I Worry About Overtraining if I’m Not an Elite Athlete?

Overtraining can happen to anyone dedicated to their workouts. Here’s how to spot the signs, monitor your stats and avoid burnout.

Stretching 101: When, What, How?

Stretching isn't just about flexibility but about posture, symmetry and range of motion. Here's when, what and how to stretch to have a functional body.

Stretching Vs Mobility: What’s the Difference?

Polar Ambassador and Personal Trainer Jack Hanrahan explains the individual benefits and how should you incorporate them into your training.

Try an Easy Recovery Run to Improve Your Form and Endurance

Pushed yourself to the limit yesterday? Time to relax today – with a recovery run. Here's how taking it easy means you can reap the benefits.

Understanding Your Parasympathetic Nervous System for Great Sleep and Less Stress

How exactly does our 'rest and digest' system make us more chilled out and improve your ANS Charge? Here's what you need to know about your parasympathetic nervous system.

Understanding Your Sympathetic Nervous System's Fight or Flight Response

How our bodies respond to situations that are dangerous or scary can also tell us a lot about how we behave when stressed.

What is Active Recovery? When Should You Try It?

What's the point of active recovery? Polar Ambassador Brooke Turner explains with examples.

When to Return to Training After a Marathon

From what happens to your muscles to a detailed three-week marathon recovery plan, here’s what you need to know after running a marathon.

Why And How To Monitor Recovery

Recovery is a vital part of training, but how do we know when to take a break? Read how you can keep track of your recovery level with Polar.

Workout Recovery Starts Before The Workout

Workout recovery requires more than a quick cool-down and a protein shake. Here are some tried and tested recovery strategies from PT Jack Hanrahan.

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7 signs you need a rest day

3 Ways To Boost Recovery From Exercise

5 Essential Cool-Down Exercises You Should Do After Your Workout

5 Post-Workout Recovery Tips

Are You Over-Exercising? How To Avoid The “Too Much Of A Good Thing” Situation

Can Technology Help With Managing Your Stress?

Exploring Yoga As an Active Recovery Workout

How Do You Know When to Take a Rest Day?

How Does Stress Affect your Sports Performance?

How Much Should I Rest Between Workouts? | Balancing Training and Recovery

How To Use Breathing To Reduce Stress and Boost Recovery

How to Speed Up Muscle Strain Recovery

Is It Time To Stop? Here’s How To Recognize Under-Recovery

Need an Immunity Boost? Try Yoga for Stress Relief & More

Post-Race Recovery – The First 168 Hours After Triathlon

Q&A With Polar Expert: Nightly Recharge vs. Recovery Pro

Recovery From Exercise – What’s Stress Got To Do With It?

Should I Worry About Overtraining if I’m Not an Elite Athlete?

Stretching 101: When, What, How?

Stretching Vs Mobility: What’s the Difference?

Try an Easy Recovery Run to Improve Your Form and Endurance

Understanding Your Parasympathetic Nervous System for Great Sleep and Less Stress

Understanding Your Sympathetic Nervous System's Fight or Flight Response

What is Active Recovery? When Should You Try It?

When to Return to Training After a Marathon

Why And How To Monitor Recovery

Workout Recovery Starts Before The Workout

Recovery

7 signs you need a rest day

3 Ways To Boost Recovery From Exercise

5 Essential Cool-Down Exercises You Should Do After Your Workout

5 Post-Workout Recovery Tips

Are You Over-Exercising? How To Avoid The “Too Much Of A Good Thing” Situation

Can Technology Help With Managing Your Stress?

Exploring Yoga As an Active Recovery Workout

How Do You Know When to Take a Rest Day?

How Does Stress Affect your Sports Performance?

How Much Should I Rest Between Workouts? | Balancing Training and Recovery

How To Use Breathing To Reduce Stress and Boost Recovery

How to Speed Up Muscle Strain Recovery

Is It Time To Stop? Here’s How To Recognize Under-Recovery

Need an Immunity Boost? Try Yoga for Stress Relief &amp; More

Post-Race Recovery – The First 168 Hours After Triathlon

Q&amp;A With Polar Expert: Nightly Recharge vs. Recovery Pro

Recovery From Exercise – What’s Stress Got To Do With It?

Should I Worry About Overtraining if I’m Not an Elite Athlete?

Stretching 101: When, What, How?

Stretching Vs Mobility: What’s the Difference?

Try an Easy Recovery Run to Improve Your Form and Endurance

Understanding Your Parasympathetic Nervous System for Great Sleep and Less Stress

Understanding Your Sympathetic Nervous System's Fight or Flight Response

What is Active Recovery? When Should You Try It?

When to Return to Training After a Marathon

Why And How To Monitor Recovery

Workout Recovery Starts Before The Workout

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Need an Immunity Boost? Try Yoga for Stress Relief & More

Q&A With Polar Expert: Nightly Recharge vs. Recovery Pro