Body

Most of what I write here comes from my own training and events I’ve thrown myself into. It’s not about chasing aesthetics but instead testing limits, building resilience, and finding balance between strength, endurance, and recovery. Some posts are stories from events, others are lessons I’ve picked up along the way. Hopefully somewhere within my experiences and lessons you can find information that may be useful for your own training and wellbeing

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Cold Comfort: Cryotherapy Recovery

As I’ve covered in past posts, despite my almost relentless focus on pushing myself physically, I’ve never really given rest and recovery the same level of attention. More so recently though, I’ve acknowledged that I can’t keep punishing my body without giving it the rest, recovery, and recuperation it needs.

I continue to train daily, but after my girlfriend mentioned a wellness centre in town that offered cryotherapy, I figured it was a good time to give it a go. It’s been on my to-do list for a while, but without a local facility it always dropped down the priority list.

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