How do you do recovery?

[abyssinia]

*waves* This comm has been pretty quiet but hopefully there's still some people around.

In my early 30s I was very active in a variety of ways (multiple recreational sports, crossfit, bike commuting, etc) but then I spent several years going through a tailspin of moving/illness/etc. which saw me spending significant periods sedentary or getting minimal exercise.

I'm now in my late 30's and working on getting back to being active and trying to be slow/methodical about it through a mixture of recreational sports, running, and getting back into Crossfit. I've been working hard to build slowly and incorporate rest days. But I'm still finding post-workout recovery to be much harder than it used to be. I seem to be tired/sore after exercise for a much longer time or much more intensely than I feel like I should be.

I don't know if this is just the price I'm paying for being older and trying to get back into shape, or if I'm doing recovery work poorly. So I was curious what other people do for recovery - things they find helps or hurts? I'm interested in things like activity level/type, possibly food/nutrition, or other things I can do.

Comments

[cyprinella]

Are you proteining enough to rebuild your muscle efficiently? When I was first settling into weight lifting, being sure to eat enough was a big thing, especially since I'm from years of being berated about weight and "eat less, exercise more" which doesn't fucking help when you're trying to build muscle. Also sleep. Sleep is so important. I am now a nap queen. Bless work from home.