With the return of sport hopefully not too far away, the reality facing a lot of coaches and athletes might be the temptation to make up for lost time when it comes to training. In this post, the reasons why this might not be the best thing to do will be highlighted along with some recommendations on what might be a better way of returning to play safely.

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So, what is wellness?

Wellness has been defined as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity” by The World Health Organization. Wellness is multidimensional, meaning it has many different aspects and includes more than just ones physical health. These different dimensions include physical, emotional, spiritual, mental, social and environmental health.

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In last week’s post, the acute chronic workload ratio (ACWR) was mentioned as a method of monitoring training load.

What is the ACWR?

In simple terms, the ACWR describes the relationship between your current training load and the training load you are prepared for. Your current training load is described as your acute workload, otherwise known as fatigue, and the training load you are prepared for is described as your chronic workload, otherwise known as fitness. Simply, it’s a ratio that can provide insight into an athletes preparedness for training or competition. The ACWR can be used to calculate our training ‘sweet-spot’ to ensure we are as prepared as possible for competition.

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