When people ask about recovery, it's what can make me feel less fatigued, more energized, less sore so that my body can recovery from that workout I just did and be prepared for the next workout.

I'm Christine Sirclicette. I'm Kyra Blackwell.

I'm Rosie Garan, and you're listening to The Wirecutter Show.

Kyra, Christine.

I am very curious how your new me, new year workouts are going.

Actually, I'm proud to tell you that because of the interview that we had last year on strength training at home, I have had a little journey of strength training for all of 2025,

so now I'm coming to 2026 prepared.

I have been noticing you're a little bit more musly, a little bit more ripply.

You look strong.

Well, you know, I think a lot of people this month, everybody kind of thinks about it in January.

What am I doing this year for my fitness?

And something that a lot of

people don't think about is how they're recovering after their workouts. We're going to start off by

talking with Dr. Lita Malik. She is a licensed physical therapist and a spokesperson for the American

Physical Therapy Association. And she's going to join us to explain why spending a few minutes

after your workout, massaging your body, stretching, doing all those things that we kind of know we should

do, but might rush past. Why that's important, what's happening in your body, and she's going to share

some simple techniques that you might try after your next workout. She's also the author of a book called

The Science of Stretch, which expands on what we're going to talk about today. So she's got a lot of expertise. Yep, that's right. And then later on the show, after the break, we'll bring on Wirecarder's own fitness gear expert, Seth Perkman, to get into the tools you can use at home for a quick recovery session. We'll also talk about when it's worth spending more or

less on recovery gear. Lita Malik will be with us after the break. See you in a sec.

Welcome back. With us now is Dr. Lita Malick. Dr. Malick is a licensed physical therapist who holds a

doctorate in physical therapy and is a board certified sports clinical specialist. She works with a

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