Rest when you have injuries is super important.

And time off may be just want your body needs.

HOWEVER, sometimes just sitting on your butt and not working out can cause your injuries and aches and pains to become worse and last way longer than they should.

Recovery isn’t all about time-off.

It is also about doing the correct things to increase, mobility, flexibility and stability to help the body become stronger and more balanced.

You can’t just “take it easy” on your ankle, or knee or hip the rest of your life! You can just “rest” ever day all day.

No, life requires you to move around.

And if you don’t rehab the injury, if you just rest until it “feels better,” you are going to end up re-injuring it very quickly OR have to live with never being able to return to your previous activity level.

Seriously…Who wants to be limited the rest of their life!?!

NOT ME!

That is why I’ve written a ton of posts about activation, stretching and foam rolling exercises.

You’ve got to STRENGTHEN the muscles around the injured area and CORRECT any imbalances.

So in case you’ve just been resting your injury and haven’t done any rehab, check out these articles this weekend and GET STARTED TODAY!

Neck and Upper Back Pain

Shin Splints and Plantar Fasciitis 

Ankle Injuries and Regaining Mobility

Mini Band Glute Activation Exercises

Full Body Dynamic Stretches

Foam Rolling and Stretching for Hip/Low Back Pain

Glute Activation Exercises

Tips to Relieve Low Back Pain

Single Limb Exercises to Correct Imbalances and Prevent Pain!!!!!

Functional Core Strength to Prevent Injury

Plank Variations to Improve Core Strength and Reduce Low Back Pain!