At the start of the year the majority of us set goals about our health, wealth, and plans for success. For many of us the priorities are around eating better, keeping fit, and employing a healthy, balanced routine.

These plans are important and inspiring to have, but as we know, they can be hard to stick to once the stress of our jobs and home life settle in, and winter creeps around the corner making us want to hold on to our blankets longer and order the warm pastries instead of the light salads.

Let’s focus on what helps us keep our health and wellness plans going right through the year.

Most of us are aware and value the importance of nutrition for our health plans to keep our energy high, our minds focused, and illness away, ensuring our goals stay clear and focused in our minds. However, the importance of recovery is so often undermined and can be the catalyst of keeping to your health goals or letting them stray.

RECOVERY and joint and muscle care is such a vital part of the wellness jigsaw. Many people focus on their training sessions but leave little thought for recovery and wonder why they have sore muscles, feel fatigued and can’t perform as well in the next session. Recovery is vital to our health.

Without allowing for recovery not only may you face injury, which is one of the biggest set-backs to our health goals, but you’re missing out on the opportunity for your body to build muscle and burn fat. It is during recovery that fat is burned and muscles are built. Improvement and fitness gains result from stressing the body and then allowing time to adapt before exercising again.

Zen Liniment is a combination of 8 traditional herbal medicines and 2 essential oils that penetrate directly into the site of pain and injury, whilst also increasing blood circulation to prevent injury. The herbs and oils have been selected for temporary pain relief and local reduction in inflammation whilst improving circulation and healing to the specific area.

Remember the key to recovery is hydration, nutrition, and when needed apply Zen for pain relief and increased blood circulation to help muscles stay flexible and heal injuries fast.

Keep moving, keep smiling, keep focusing and before you know it 2016 will be your best year to date.

By Susan Gianevsky
Written by Chloe Holyman

Health specialist
B.Ed, Dip Hom, ITF’86