Effects of different recovery strategies following a half-marathon on fatigue markers in recreational runners.
Thimo WiewelhoveChristoph SchneiderAlexander DöwelingFlorian HanakamChristian RascheTim MeyerMichael KellmannMark PfeifferAlexander FerrautiPublished in: PloS one (2018)
In recreational runners, a half-marathon results in fatigue symptoms lasting at least 24h. To restore subjective fatigue measures, the authors recommend CWI and MAS, as these recovery strategies are more effective than PAS, with ACT being even disadvantageous. However, runners must be aware that neither the use of ACT nor CWI or MAS had any beneficial effect on objective fatigue markers.