Hey there, beautiful human. You're listening to Embrace Your Real with me, Julie Ledbetter,

a podcast where I empower you to just be you. With each episode, I dish you a dose of real talk

and actionable advice for building your confidence, honoring your body, and unconditionally loving

your authentic self. Stay tuned if you're ready to embrace your reel. Let's get in. Let's go.

Hello and welcome back to Embrace You Real. I'm so pumped that you're here, whether you're

walking, you're driving, you're hanging out at home. I'm so grateful that you're taking the time

to tune in. Today we're

going to be talking about something that does not get talked enough about in the fitness base,

but it's one of the most important pieces in your results, and that is recovery. I know that recovery

is not as flashy or as exciting as the workouts themselves. It's easy to get caught into the

mindset of more is better, more workouts, more intensity, more

sweat.

But the truth is recovery is where the magic actually happens.

Your progress does not happen in the workout itself.

It happens in the rebuilding process after.

And so today we're going to be breaking down what recovery is, really is, and what it

isn't, why it's so essential for building muscle, burning fat,

and staying consistent long term, the science behind how your body repairs and rebuilds, what

effective recovery actually looks like and the most common mistakes that I see women make,

and last but not least, some simple action steps that you can start today to improve your recovery

and feel better in your body. But before we dive in, I want to share this review. I don't know the name,

but she gave a five-star review and said, amazing, love your passion for helping other women and their

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