The Importance of Recovery for Physical and Mental Health Negotiating the Effects of Underrecovery

"Written specifically for those working within or studying sport science, sport medicine, psychology and allied health sciences, this book offers a uniquely rich insight into the concepts, research and implications of recovery and underrecovery for mental and physical health in sport. Importantly, it addresses matters of recovery for health across the lifespan with a focus on youth athletes, elite and adult athletes as well as masters athletes in the context of active ageing. For those practitioners working with such populations, we gain invaluable perspectives, strategies and practical recommendations related to resilience, sleep, the immune system, physical activity, long COVID, school/youth sport environments and many more....Critically, these insights help us in our own day to day activities to maintain a high quality of life!"

Chris Harwood, PhD, Professor of Sport Psychology, Loughborough University, UK