How to Exercise in Fall When Your Summer Workout Stops Working
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The Week of November 9th:
Maybe this is you: Your usual workout---the one that gave you energy all summer and even into early October---now leaves you completely exhausted. You finish your run or your yoga class and you need to lie down. You actually need a nap.
Your knees might be aching when you go downstairs. You're staying sore for days after workouts that used to be easy just a few weeks ago.
And if you're exercising outside in the cold November air? Your body feels like it's moving through resistance that wasn't there before.
So you're wondering: Is this workout still right for me? Am I out of shape?
If this sounds familiar, you're not imagining it. And you're not doing something wrong.
In this week's Weekly Health Rx by Arvasi, integrative medicine physicians and Ayurvedic experts Dr. Avanti Kumar-Singh and Dr. Tanmeet Sethi explain exactly why your summer workout---the one that was working fine even in early fall---doesn't work the same way now in mid-November, and what to do about it this week.
Listen now to learn:
- Why your joints might feel creaky and dry right now
- Why you're likely sore for days now when you used to recover in 24 hours
- Why you have a higher risk of tendon injuries---and how to protect yourself
- The three things everyone should adjust this week: match intensity to recovery capacity, choose joint-friendly movement, and warm up longer in cold weather
- Why some women need MORE intensity in fall while others need LESS---and how your unique biology determines what will actually work for your body
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