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I haven’t shared a recipe for a while and I have actually had some requests for more, specifically raw cakes/ desserts so I decided to share my banoffee pie recipe with you. Banoffee pie is an English dessert typically made of bananas (no kidding ahha), cream, caramel/toffee on a biscuit base. I have adapted the typical recipe to make it raw and vegan using nuts and dates. Ingredients: 100g of cashews 100g of pecans (I used a mix of pecans and walnuts because I didn't have enough) 220g of pitted dates 200g of crushed vegan biscuits 2 tbsp of cocoa powder 1 tbsp of vanilla extract 2 ripe bananas (I used 3 pretty tiny bananas)
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Hi everyone! I’m Emma, and for those of you that don’t know I’m the blogger behind Fruits and Routes. This week Immy and I wanted to share a 2-part collaboration about overtraining and rest days, especially in terms of running. It’s a topic that we both feel very strongly about and don’t think is covered enough in training. Make sure to check out part 1 of this collaboration – “Overtraining” – which Immy has written and is up on my blog now! What do I mean by a rest day? Obviously, I don’t want to come across as patronising, but I think that everyone has something different in mind when they come across the term “rest day”. For me, it is usually on a Friday and is a day where I do no sport whatsoever. I know some people’s rest days involve core workouts/ spins/ yoga/ a recovery run or swim, but for me, this defeats the point of a rest day. I’m not necessarily criticising these alternative forms of rest days, but I do want to stress the idea that you shouldn’t feel guilty for not doing a form of sport on a daily basis. Breaking out of the sport addiction cycle One of the hardest things about a rest day can sometimes be taking the first step. As someone who has suffered from an eating disorder and acute exercise addiction, I know from personal experience that it is tough. Extremely tough. It might sound odd to some of you, but exercise can transition from a passion to an obsession very quickly. Even though I’m now recovered from my eating disorder, I still regularly have days where I feel obliged to do a form of sport even if I don’t actually want to. I do believe though that having at least one rest day a week is essential (for me) to recover and continue to improve as an athlete. When you first have a rest day after a prolonged period without one, it definitely feels odd. Something feels missing from your life, and the day suddenly stretches out before you. I used to feel awful, as though I were lazy, and would definitely get what I call EWS (exercise withdrawal symptoms). However, if you just push through this initial phase it eventually becomes a lot easier. I now love my Friday Rest Days as much as I love my long runs, and this is an important balance to strike in my opinion. The benefits of rest days I’m by no means an expert or a qualified professional, but on a personal level I’ve found that rest days have greatly increased my performance in racing and training. Before, training would feel like an obligation and I’d feel like a “failure” for not doing it. But whilst doing it, I never particularly enjoyed it. It became repetitive, monotonous and uninspiring, especially as my times got slower. Without rest days, training almost becomes counterproductive and it feels as though none of your hard work pays off. One of the reasons why I often have a rest day on a Friday is because it’s the day before the majority of my XC or track races, meaning my legs feel fresh on race day. Different things work for different people, but rest days are definitely one of my top tips for improving as a runner (controversial I know!) Introducing your first rest day
If you’re someone who, like me, can really struggle with the concept of a rest day, then these are some tips that have helped me reconcile myself to them.
Emma ♥♥ ________________________________________________________________________________________ Thank you Emma for writing this post on such an important topic. Hope you all enjoyed reading it. Please head over to Emma's blog to read my blog post on Overtraining. I apologise for my lack of blog posts recently, being away at weekends means I have been unable to upload. I was planning on posting a recipe today but after a poll on my Instagram it was clear that an injury update was more popular. January 28th = The day after SEAA Championships. I tried to go for a run and it was an absolute disaster I was in so much pain and had to come home. At this point I had no idea what was wrong, the pain was spread up my shin; I suspected it was shin splints. (I have already written a blog posts on this so if you haven't heard the story head over to the blog). So since my last post I seem to... |
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