{"id":188300,"date":"2026-02-28T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=188300"},"modified":"2026-02-28T07:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:00:01","slug":"3-things-every-runner-should-do-on-rest-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/3-things-every-runner-should-do-on-rest-day\/","title":{"rendered":"3 cosas que todo corredor debe hacer el d\u00eda de descanso\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a>\/\n        3 cosas que todo corredor debe hacer el d\u00eda de descanso\u00a0\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A woman in grey workout gear sitting on an open road with a blue sky background.\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/23SS_RT_Deviate-Nitro-2_Wns_Q1_CNS_11898.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 53% 58%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sports\/\">Deportes<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2F3-things-every-runner-should-do-on-rest-day%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2F3-things-every-runner-should-do-on-rest-day%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sports\/3-things-every-runner-should-do-on-rest-day\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsports%2F3-things-every-runner-should-do-on-rest-day%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >3 cosas que todo corredor debe hacer el d\u00eda de descanso<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Porque correr m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido a veces significa ir m\u00e1s despacio<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">28 de febrero de 2026 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;3 Things Every Runner Should Do on Rest Day\\u00a0&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Without proper rest, the body cannot recover from the stress placed on it by exercise. 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Tu agenda dice \u201cvamos\u201d, pero tus piernas dicen \u201cno\u201d. Un parpadeo de determinaci\u00f3n y un susurro de \u201cdeber\u00eda\u201d. Pero esta es la realidad: los corredores m\u00e1s r\u00e1pidos del mundo no se saltan los d\u00edas de descanso... les dan prioridad.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default firstLetter\" >Al contrario de lo que implica la palabra, los estudios sugieren que el sobreentrenamiento no consiste en entrenar demasiado, sino en una falta de equilibrio entre el entrenamiento y la recuperaci\u00f3n. La mayor\u00eda de las lesiones en carrera (y esto se aplica tanto a los maratonianos como a los corredores recreativos y a todos los dem\u00e1s) se producen cuando los atletas incumplen la \u201cregla del tambi\u00e9n\u201d:\u00a0<strong>hacer demasiado, demasiado pronto o a una intensidad demasiado alta.<\/strong><br><br>Para simplificarlo: sobreentrenamiento + falta de recuperaci\u00f3n = receta para reventar. Nuestros sistemas pueden soportar el estr\u00e9s, pero cuando empezamos a acumularlo (tensi\u00f3n vital, mala alimentaci\u00f3n, sue\u00f1o inadecuado) sin dar un respiro al cuerpo, estamos coqueteando con el peligro. Los d\u00edas de descanso interrumpen el ciclo, dando tiempo para reparar y luego avanzar m\u00e1s r\u00e1pido que nunca.<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h2>Aclaraci\u00f3n r\u00e1pida: Descanso frente a recuperaci\u00f3n<\/h2><strong>Todo descanso es recuperaci\u00f3n, pero no toda recuperaci\u00f3n es descanso.\u00a0<\/strong>Los deportistas avanzados suelen mezclar ambas cosas, pero puede ser \u00fatil distinguirlas.\u00a0<br><br>A<strong>\u00a0d\u00eda de descanso<\/strong>\u00a0es una pausa programada del entrenamiento, a menudo equiparada al tiempo de inactividad pasiva.\u00a0<br><br><strong>Recuperaci\u00f3n<\/strong>\u00a0se refiere a algo un poco m\u00e1s amplio. Es el proceso fisiol\u00f3gico de restauraci\u00f3n (reparaci\u00f3n muscular, reposici\u00f3n de gluc\u00f3geno y restablecimiento del sistema nervioso). Esto significa que es la suma de todo lo que contribuye a la adaptaci\u00f3n y la curaci\u00f3n.<br><br>Piensa en\u00a0<strong>recuperaci\u00f3n como una caja de herramientas.\u00a0<\/strong>Puedes elegir tu personaje:\u00a0<br><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Recuperaci\u00f3n activa: movimiento ligero como caminar, yoga o trabajo de movilidad. <\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Recuperaci\u00f3n pasiva: similar al verdadero descanso, como el sue\u00f1o y la inactividad.<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Recuperaci\u00f3n falsa: decirse a uno mismo que est\u00e1 descansando, pero en realidad hacer algunos kil\u00f3metros a escondidas.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><br><br>Teniendo en cuenta esta distinci\u00f3n, la verdadera cuesti\u00f3n no es si se debe descansar, sino c\u00f3mo utilizar el d\u00eda de descanso de forma intencionada para favorecer una verdadera recuperaci\u00f3n y correr con m\u00e1s fuerza en el futuro.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 ><h2>3 decisiones sobre los d\u00edas de descanso que determinan los d\u00edas de carrera<\/h2><\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h3><strong>#1 Mu\u00e9vete con ligereza, o no te muevas en absoluto\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>Sintoniza con lo que realmente necesita tu cuerpo y elige lo que m\u00e1s te convenga. Si tu cuerpo necesita circulaci\u00f3n, mu\u00e9vete. Por ejemplo, puedes probar una sesi\u00f3n f\u00e1cil de recuperaci\u00f3n activa. Si tu cuerpo necesita quietud, qu\u00e9date quieto. Elige una recuperaci\u00f3n realmente pasiva y perm\u00edtete un tiempo de inactividad f\u00edsica completa.\u00a0<br><br>La clave est\u00e1 en la intenci\u00f3n y en aprender a escuchar al cuerpo.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h3><strong>#2 Repostar como si fuera en serio\u00a0<br><\/strong><\/h3>El m\u00fasculo se descompone durante el entrenamiento y se reconstruye durante el descanso, pero esto s\u00f3lo funciona si repones lo que has utilizado, repones las reservas de energ\u00eda del cuerpo y le das las materias primas que necesita para reconstruirse.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Su men\u00fa del d\u00eda de descanso debe incluir:\u00a0<br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">20-30 g de prote\u00ednas de calidad por comida\u00a0 <\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Hidratos de carbono para reponer las reservas de gluc\u00f3geno\u00a0<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Optimizaci\u00f3n de la hidrataci\u00f3n (con adiciones extra de electrolitos)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Micronutrientes y suplementos para la reparaci\u00f3n\u00a0<\/li><br><br><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Contar con estrategias eficaces de alimentaci\u00f3n ayuda a preparar el cuerpo para futuras sesiones de entrenamiento.<\/span><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" ><h3><strong>#3 Restaurar el sistema con sue\u00f1o y reinicio mental\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>Cuando se le pregunta c\u00f3mo se las apa\u00f1a para recorrer 209 km a la semana, la atleta de PUMA, corredora de fondo de \u00e9lite y atleta ol\u00edmpica estadounidense Dakotah Popehn\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DO39EwxEVXq\/?hl=en&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com&amp;img_index=9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">apunta al sue\u00f1o<\/a>\u00a0como piedra angular de la recuperaci\u00f3n:\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u201cEl sue\u00f1o constante y de calidad es una de las herramientas de rendimiento m\u00e1s infravaloradas\u201d.\u201d\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Y tiene raz\u00f3n. El sue\u00f1o es uno de los motores m\u00e1s potentes de la recuperaci\u00f3n fisiol\u00f3gica. Cuando estamos en ciclos de sue\u00f1o profundo, se libera la hormona del crecimiento, que favorece la reparaci\u00f3n de los tejidos, la funci\u00f3n inmunitaria y la recuperaci\u00f3n del sistema nervioso.<br><br>Los d\u00edas de descanso de calidad tambi\u00e9n incluyen la recuperaci\u00f3n mental, que puede consistir en trabajar con la respiraci\u00f3n, escribir en un diario, meditar o cualquier otra pr\u00e1ctica que ayude a tu mente a bajar el ritmo y le permita recuperarse tambi\u00e9n.\u00a0<br><br>Enfatiza:\u00a0\u00a0<br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Sue\u00f1o adecuado, de 7 a 9 horas por noche, especialmente para los deportistas de resistencia. <\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Higiene del sue\u00f1o estricta (habitaci\u00f3n oscura, reducci\u00f3n del tiempo de pantalla en las horas previas a acostarse).\u00a0<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Pr\u00e1cticas de gesti\u00f3n del estr\u00e9s y diversi\u00f3n durante el tiempo de inactividad<\/span><\/li><\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row headline -->\n<div class=\"row headlineBlock rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2px;\">\n        <h2 >Lo esencial<\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_quote\" >\u00a0\u201cLos d\u00edas de descanso te hacen m\u00e1s fuerte, porque todo empuje necesita un reinicio\u201d.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_default\" >Estas sabias palabras provienen del corredor de fondo brit\u00e1nico y miembro del equipo de \u00e9lite de PUMA, Jack Rowe. Los atletas de \u00e9lite saben que los avances se producen mientras descansan.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_intro\" >La pr\u00f3xima vez que dudes entre atarte las zapatillas o quedarte en la cama, piensa en cu\u00e1ndo fue la \u00faltima vez que hiciste hincapi\u00e9 en la recuperaci\u00f3n. Escucha atentamente lo que te pide el cuerpo y luego decide qu\u00e9 es lo mejor para ti y tu rendimiento.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sin un descanso adecuado, el cuerpo no puede recuperarse del estr\u00e9s que le produce el ejercicio. Por eso los atletas de \u00e9lite -y los corredores m\u00e1s r\u00e1pidos- protegen sus d\u00edas de descanso y se los toman tan en serio como sus entrenamientos. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":188301,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":1887,"meta-headline":"3 Things Every Runner Should Do on Rest Day","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"class_list":["post-188300","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"fullData":{"ID":188300,"post_author":"3","post_date":"2026-02-28 07:00:00","post_date_gmt":"2026-02-28 06:00:00","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"id\":188301,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/23SS_RT_Deviate-Nitro-2_Wns_Q1_CNS_11898.jpg\"},\"headline\":\"3 Things Every Runner Should Do on Rest Day\",\"content\":\"Because running faster sometimes means slowing down\",\"className\":\"\",\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Your early morning alarm goes off,\\u0026nbsp;signaling\\u0026nbsp;it\\u0026rsquo;s\\u0026nbsp;time for a quick run. Your schedule says \\u0026ldquo;go\\u0026rdquo;,\\u0026nbsp;but your legs are saying \\u0026ldquo;no\\u0026rdquo;.\\u0026nbsp;A flicker of resolve and a whisper of \\u0026ldquo;should\\u0026rdquo;.\\u0026nbsp;But\\u0026nbsp;here\\u0026rsquo;s\\u0026nbsp;the reality: the fastest runners in the world\\u0026nbsp;don\\u0026rsquo;t\\u0026nbsp;skip rest days\\u0026hellip; they prioritize them.\",\"style\":\"intro\",\"className\":\"\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"firstletter\":\"\",\"gradient\":\"none\",\"spacing\":true,\"previewImage\":\"\",\"lock\":\"\",\"metadata\":\"\",\"TrpContentRestriction\":{\"restriction_type\":\"exclude\",\"selected_languages\":[],\"panel_open\":true}} \/-->\n\n<!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"Contrary to what the word implies, studies suggest that overtraining\\u0026nbsp;isn\\u0026rsquo;t\\u0026nbsp;about training too much, but rather a lack of balance between training and recovery. Most running injuries (and this applies to marathoners, recreational\\u0026nbsp;runners\\u0026nbsp;and everyone in between) happen when athletes break the \\u0026ldquo;rule of too\\u0026rdquo;:\\u0026nbsp;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;doing too much, too soon, or at too high an intensity.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\\u0026gt;To keep it simple: over-training +\\u0026nbsp;underrecovering\\u0026nbsp;= recipe for blowouts. Our systems can handle stress, but when we start to stack it (life strain, poor nutrition, inadequate sleep) without giving the body a break, we are flirting with danger. 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