{"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\/fr\/sports\/3-things-every-runner-should-do-on-rest-day\/","title":{"rendered":"3 choses que tout coureur devrait faire pendant son jour de repos\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/\">Accueil<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/a>\/\n        3 choses que tout coureur devrait faire pendant son jour de repos\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\/fr\/category\/sports\/\">Sports<\/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%2Ffr%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%2Ffr%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\/fr\/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%2Ffr%2Fsports%2F3-things-every-runner-should-do-on-rest-day%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >3 choses que tout coureur devrait faire pendant son jour de repos<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Parce que courir plus vite signifie parfois ralentir<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">28 f\u00e9vrier 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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Votre emploi du temps vous dit d'y aller, mais vos jambes vous disent \u201cnon\u201d. Une lueur de d\u00e9termination et un murmure de \u201cdevrait\u201d. Mais voici la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 : les coureurs les plus rapides du monde ne sautent pas les jours de repos... ils leur donnent la priorit\u00e9.<\/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\" >Contrairement \u00e0 ce que le mot laisse entendre, des \u00e9tudes sugg\u00e8rent que le surentra\u00eenement ne consiste pas \u00e0 s'entra\u00eener trop, mais plut\u00f4t \u00e0 manquer d'\u00e9quilibre entre l'entra\u00eenement et la r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration. La plupart des blessures en course \u00e0 pied (et cela s'applique aux marathoniens, aux coureurs de loisir et \u00e0 tous ceux qui se situent entre les deux) surviennent lorsque les athl\u00e8tes enfreignent la \u201cr\u00e8gle de l'exc\u00e8s\u201d :\u00a0<strong>en faire trop, trop t\u00f4t ou \u00e0 une intensit\u00e9 trop \u00e9lev\u00e9e.<\/strong><br><br>Pour faire simple : surentra\u00eenement + manque de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration = recette de l'\u00e9puisement. Nos syst\u00e8mes peuvent g\u00e9rer le stress, mais lorsque nous commen\u00e7ons \u00e0 l'accumuler (stress de la vie, mauvaise alimentation, sommeil insuffisant) sans donner de r\u00e9pit \u00e0 l'organisme, nous flirtons avec le danger. Les jours de repos interrompent le cycle, ce qui donne le temps de r\u00e9parer et d'avancer plus vite que jamais.<\/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>Clarification rapide : Repos ou r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration<\/h2><strong>Tout repos est une r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration, mais toute r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration n'est pas un repos.\u00a0<\/strong>Les athl\u00e8tes avanc\u00e9s m\u00e9langent souvent les deux, mais il peut \u00eatre utile de faire la distinction.\u00a0<br><br>A<strong>\u00a0jour de repos<\/strong>\u00a0est une pause programm\u00e9e dans la formation, souvent assimil\u00e9e \u00e0 un temps d'arr\u00eat passif.\u00a0<br><br><strong>R\u00e9cup\u00e9ration<\/strong>\u00a0se r\u00e9f\u00e8re \u00e0 quelque chose d'un peu plus large. Il s'agit du processus physiologique de restauration (r\u00e9paration musculaire, reconstitution du glycog\u00e8ne et r\u00e9initialisation du syst\u00e8me nerveux). Il s'agit donc de la somme de tout ce qui contribue \u00e0 l'adaptation et \u00e0 la gu\u00e9rison.<br><br>Pensez \u00e0\u00a0<strong>comme une bo\u00eete \u00e0 outils.\u00a0<\/strong>Vous pouvez choisir votre personnage :\u00a0<br><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">R\u00e9cup\u00e9ration active : mouvement l\u00e9ger comme la marche, le yoga ou le travail sur la mobilit\u00e9. <\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">R\u00e9cup\u00e9ration passive : s'apparente \u00e0 un v\u00e9ritable repos, comme le sommeil et l'inactivit\u00e9.<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Fausse r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration : se dire que l'on se repose, mais en fait faire quelques kilom\u00e8tres en cachette.\u00a0<\/span><\/li><br><br>En gardant cette distinction \u00e0 l'esprit, la vraie question n'est pas de savoir si vous devez vous reposer, mais comment utiliser votre jour de repos de mani\u00e8re intentionnelle pour favoriser une v\u00e9ritable r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration et une course plus forte \u00e0 l'avenir.\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 d\u00e9cisions concernant les jours de repos qui fa\u00e7onnent les jours de course<\/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 Bouger l\u00e9g\u00e8rement - ou pas du tout\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>Soyez \u00e0 l'\u00e9coute de ce dont votre corps a r\u00e9ellement besoin et choisissez ce qui vous convient le mieux. Si votre corps a besoin de circulation, bougez. Par exemple, vous pouvez essayer une s\u00e9ance de r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration active facile. Si votre corps a besoin de calme, restez tranquille. Optez pour une r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration v\u00e9ritablement passive et accordez-vous un temps d'arr\u00eat physique complet.\u00a0<br><br>La cl\u00e9 est l'intention et l'apprentissage de l'\u00e9coute de son corps.\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 Faites le plein comme vous le voulez\u00a0<br><\/strong><\/h3>Le muscle se d\u00e9grade pendant l'entra\u00eenement et se reconstruit pendant le repos, mais cela ne fonctionne que si vous remplacez ce que vous avez utilis\u00e9, si vous reconstituez les r\u00e9serves d'\u00e9nergie de l'organisme et si vous lui donnez les mati\u00e8res premi\u00e8res dont il a besoin pour se reconstruire.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Le menu de votre journ\u00e9e de repos doit comprendre\u00a0<br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">20 \u00e0 30 g de prot\u00e9ines de qualit\u00e9 par repas\u00a0 <\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Glucides pour reconstituer les r\u00e9serves de glycog\u00e8ne\u00a0<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Optimisation de l'hydratation (avec ajout d'\u00e9lectrolytes en prime)\u00a0<\/span><\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Micronutriments et suppl\u00e9ments pour la r\u00e9paration\u00a0<\/li><br><br><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">L'adoption de strat\u00e9gies de ravitaillement efficaces permet de pr\u00e9parer l'organisme aux s\u00e9ances d'entra\u00eenement \u00e0 venir.<\/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 Restaurer le syst\u00e8me avec le sommeil et la r\u00e9initialisation mentale\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>Lorsqu'on lui demande comment elle fait pour parcourir 130 miles (209 km) par semaine, l'athl\u00e8te PUMA, coureuse de fond d'\u00e9lite et athl\u00e8te olympique am\u00e9ricaine 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\">pointe vers le sommeil<\/a>\u00a0comme pierre angulaire de la gu\u00e9rison :\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\" >\u201cUn sommeil r\u00e9gulier et de qualit\u00e9 est l'un des outils de performance les plus sous-estim\u00e9s.\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\" >Et elle a raison ! Le sommeil est l'un des moteurs les plus puissants de la r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration physiologique. Lorsque nous sommes dans des cycles de sommeil profond, l'hormone de croissance est lib\u00e9r\u00e9e, ce qui favorise la r\u00e9paration des tissus, la fonction immunitaire et la r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration du syst\u00e8me nerveux.<br><br>Les jours de repos de qualit\u00e9 comprennent \u00e9galement une r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration mentale, qui peut prendre la forme d'un travail sur la respiration, d'un journal, d'une m\u00e9ditation ou de toute autre pratique qui aide l'esprit \u00e0 se d\u00e9centrer et lui permet de r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer \u00e9galement.\u00a0<br><br>Mettre l'accent :\u00a0\u00a0<br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Un sommeil ad\u00e9quat, de 7 \u00e0 9 heures par nuit, en particulier pour les athl\u00e8tes d'endurance. <\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\">Une bonne hygi\u00e8ne du sommeil (chambre noire, r\u00e9duction du temps pass\u00e9 devant un \u00e9cran dans les heures pr\u00e9c\u00e9dant le coucher)\u00a0<\/li><br><li class=\"textStyle_listItem\"><span style=\"white-space-collapse: preserve;\">Pratiques de gestion du stress et divertissement pendant les temps morts<\/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 >Le bilan<\/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\u201cLes jours de repos vous rendent plus forts, car chaque pouss\u00e9e a besoin d'une remise \u00e0 z\u00e9ro.\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\" >Ces paroles de sagesse viennent du coureur de fond britannique et membre de l'\u00e9quipe de course \u00e0 pied d'\u00e9lite de PUMA, Jack Rowe. Les athl\u00e8tes de haut niveau savent que c'est lorsqu'ils se reposent qu'ils progressent.\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 prochaine fois que vous h\u00e9siterez entre chausser vos baskets et rester au lit, pensez \u00e0 la derni\u00e8re fois que vous avez mis l'accent sur la r\u00e9cup\u00e9ration. \u00c9coutez attentivement ce que votre corps vous demande et d\u00e9cidez ensuite ce qui est le mieux pour vous et vos performances.\u00a0<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sans repos ad\u00e9quat, l'organisme ne peut pas r\u00e9cup\u00e9rer du stress impos\u00e9 par l'exercice. C'est pourquoi les sportifs de haut niveau - et les coureurs les plus rapides - prot\u00e8gent leurs jours de repos et les traitent avec autant de s\u00e9rieux que leurs s\u00e9ances d'entra\u00eenement. <\/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":1876,"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. 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