What the Data Says About Current Trendy Recovery Tools

About this episode

Recovery tools have proliferated in the running world over the past few years: red light therapy, ice plunge buckets, peptides, and more. However, the expensive price tag does not guarantee efficacy. In this episode, we look at the data behind various recovery tools and if they actually work - or if they just come with a powerful placebo effect. In this episode, you’ll learn: ✅ How the placebo effect interacts with recovery tools ✅ If pulsed electromagnetic field mats improve recovery ✅ How red light therapy can be used for injury healing ✅ If peptides are safe to use ✅ If Whoop and Garmin accurately estimate your training readiness and recovery ✅ The effective drivers of recovery Thank you to Our Sponsors: ✨ Join Amanda on the Japan Running Retreat: https://www.wildexplorers.travel/tours/wild-japan-running-retreat-with-amanda-brooks ✨ Use link to enter Run to the Finish Fall Training Support Giveaway, featuring podcast sponsors Mizuno, Title Nine, and more: https://runtothefinish.com/fall-training-support-giveaway/ Tread Lightly Running is hosted and researched by Amanda Brooks and Laura Norris, MSc. Production, show notes, and graphics by Laura Norris. Media k