Hell, I never thought I’d write an article like this. I dislike running. I’ve run one half-marathon in my life, and I didn’t enjoy a stride of it. Since then, friends have tried to talk me into running more races, including ultramarathons. My response is always the same, “The only way I’m covering that much ground is if I kill something at the end.” So, until someone develops a mountain hunting ultramarathon, there are no more races in my future. Still, I run, and I program running for Packmule members.

Yes, fitness, especially aerobic fitness, improves your ability to recover. That’s important. However, you have to manage stress, fatigue, fueling, and sleep well. Otherwise, your fitness won’t matter. Anything that causes psychological or physiological stress affects your recovery. So, you need guidelines to manage it all. Here they are.

Now, most people give up on weight loss when they can't workout. You are not going to do that. Because in the YouTube video below, I walk you through a case study from my work with one of my Packmule Apex clients.