After a hard or long workout, my go-to drink is a Cherry-Beet Recovery Smoothie. If you’ve every been around me after a run, you’ve probably seen me drinking this post-workout anti-inflammatory smoothie. It’s a delicious and refreshing way to consume a 3:1 carb to protein ratio for refueling.
I used to shrug off recovery after a workout, not thinking that I needed it. I mean, I got my workout in, who has time for stretching, proper nutrition and resting? Last year, by focusing on recovery, I was able to race sixteen times and PR in every distance: 5k, 8k,
I can’t pinpoint the moment. The exact moment when it happened. When the scales (ironically) tipped and my logical brain began to speak louder than my eating disorder brain. When I started viewing food as fuel and not as the enemy. When I was okay with eating two-thousand calories a day instead
