Your Week of Recovery: With Nicole Greco-Peepas

Your Week of Recovery is a series highlighting a specific fitness modality and an Equinox instructor’s approach to post-workout recovery. Follow along to support your journey toward a high-performance lifestyle.

Recovery is just as important as working out, in my opinion. Recovery is essential for muscle repair, growth, and overall performance. It helps reduce soreness, prevents injury, and restores energy levels. Proper recovery — including stretching, hydration, nutrition, and rest — ensures you get the most out of your workouts and improve long-term fitness results. 

Balancing high-impact workouts with low-intensity movement (ideally once or twice weekly) prevents burnout, enhances performance, and ensures longevity in fitness — especially as the body’s recovery rate naturally slows with age.

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But the types of workouts you do is just one piece of the puzzle. Throughout the week, you'll also want to prioritize these five pillars of recovery.