In this episode, Anna shares the experience of completing her longest hike since chronic illness — a 21km hike lasting almost 6 hours — and reflects on what the following 72 hours revealed about recovery, capacity, and nervous system regulation.
This is not an episode about pushing harder.
It’s a conversation about what late-stage recovery often really involves:
- understanding load distribution
- preparing the body appropriately
- supporting recovery intentionally
- and learning how to take on bigger physical challenges without overwhelming the system.
Anna explores:
- training and pacing considerations
- planning around wider life stress and menstrual cycle timing
- fuelling and post-exertion recovery
- sleep and nervous system support
- active recovery tools such as restorative movement, heat, cold and body work.
Blending personal reflection with clinical insight, this episode offers a realistic and grounded look at what rebuilding capacity can look like in the later stages of recovery.
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