# Recovery

Recovery is the process of returning to readiness after training, driven mostly by sleep, food and lighter days.

Training is the stimulus; adaptation happens during recovery. Short sleep, high stress and too many hard days in a row all slow it.

Related: [Sleep debt](https://revns.com/dictionary/sleep-debt.md), [HRV](https://revns.com/dictionary/hrv.md), [Active recovery](https://revns.com/dictionary/active-recovery.md)

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