Think of injury recovery as an expanded rest day

I was just doing a second opinion consultation with a runner who was really stressed out. She said, "I'm going to lose all my aerobic fitness. I'm going to get weaker. I'm going to get stiff or my running form is going to be terrible!” There are some mental tricks you can use that will be very helpful anytime you get an over-training injury, whether it's a stress fracture, Achilles tendonitis, or any injury. If a doctor tells you, you have to rest and sit still, that can be stressful. But all runners have the tools to navigate it, whether you have ever been injured or not. Today on the Doc On The Run Podcast, we're talking about how you should think of your over-training injury recovery, as an extended rest day.