SALTY SPORTS WEEKLY EP.04

Hey Salty Fam!

the past few weeks have been eventful, and everything is slowly settling back into a normal routine. But one special event still took place last week: the Red Bull Wings for Life World Run, which many of you and some Salty team members participated in. Today, we want to share some insights about the run, what you accomplished (which actually exceeded our expectations), and discuss some tips on how to recover from a long run like that.

RED BULL WFL WORLD RUN 2024

Since most of the Salty Team members ran the Half or Full Marathon in Vienna 2 weeks ago, we didn’t really have a specific goal except having fun and enjoying the event. Jannis, Maxi and Lukas all ran different flagship runs. Jannis ran a half marathon in Zurich, Maxi finished after 22 km in Vienna and Lukas even locked in 30 km in Munich! Also a lot of Salty Sports members took part in the race. Whether the flagship run or by phone, we raised a total of 1315€ all for spinal cord research. Thank you for taking part as a part of the Salty Sports Team. We can’t wait for next year's WFL World Run, which is on 04.05.2025!

RECOVERY

To optimally perform it is crucial to focus on recovery. Recovery should be as important as training itself for every athlete and every level. Neglecting recovery can and in most cases will lead to increased muscle soreness, fatigue, and increased risk of injury. Without good recovery the body can’t repair itself fully, and performance in future sessions may suffer. We want to perform at your best so let’s cover the best recovery methods. 

First and most importantly, sleep. You can eat the cleanest foods and take hundreds of ice baths, but if you lack sleep your body won’t recover optimally.

Nutrition. A clean diet will help you not only perform at your highest level but also supports recovery by providing essential nutrients and energy needed for tissue repair, immune function, and overall health optimization. 

Mobility. Mobility and stretching helps loosen tight muscles, improves blood flow to damaged tissues, and prevents stiffness, which can reduce pain and speed up healing after exercise or injury. Essentially they keep your body flexible and ready to move freely, helping you feel better and perform better in the long run.

Additionally you can integrate ice baths, sauna sessions and other tools like massage boots and guns to boost your recovery. For ice baths we recommend a total time of at least 11 minutes per week in cold water up to the neck and 3x 15 minutes of sauna a week to get the health benefits.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The excitement continues! Stay tuned for more details in our next newsletter and prepare for another dose of Salty adventures.

Until then, keep pushing, keep inspiring, and, most importantly — Stay Salty!

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