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One of the keys to intelligently working out is making sure the body is well-recovered from the last workout. Sleep, eating well, and taking care of your body is just as important, in my opinion, as the workout itself. There’s that old phrase that you can’t pour from an empty cup, and I believe that’s true when it comes to yoga or working out - we can’t expect to have a great workout or yoga practice if we’re coming from a place of feeling depleted. The recovery process, as you can see, is crucial.

Today, I’m psyched to be working with iHerb, a company I have used for years because of their huge inventory (over 30,000 products) and quick shipping (and they ship to over 150 countries), to share about my recovery process and also share a quick and effective workout you can do using minimal equipment.

Ok, so first, let’s talk recovery, because that’s where the foundation of a great workout lays.

There are a bunch of products I use to help my body recover after a strenuous workout (I upload many of my workouts the YBC® app. Download and opt-in if you need some gym inspiration.). One of the things I like about ordering from iHerb is that the products are shipped from climate-controlled distribution centers, so whether you’re getting coconut oil or raw almonds, you don’t have to worry about the product arriving damaged. Here are a few of the products I use, along with how I use them:

Terrasoul Raw Whole Almonds - These are such an easy snack right after my workout before I get home to make my recovery shake.
California Gold Nutrition Coconut Oil - I use coconut oil for a million different things from body lotion to cooking. In this instance, I use half a teaspoon in my recovery shakes.
Navitas Cacao Powder - When you love chocolate but don’t love the inflammatory properties of sugar, cacao powder comes to the rescue! I use a teaspoon in my recovery shakes for the flavor and brain function properties.
Cacao Nibs - Cacao nibs also have incredible flavor, and they add the perfect crunchy consistency to my recovery shakes. You can also snack on them, so sometimes I’ll mix them into a homemade trail mix.
Collagen Coconut Creamer - YUM. This stuff is great in recovery shakes, but I also use it in my morning coffee as a natural pre-workout drink. It tastes amazing and has done wonders for the health of my hair, skin and nails.

After I workout, these are some of the products I use on my body. Another thing I like about the convenience of iHerb is that offers customer service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in 10 different countries, so if you can’t find what you’re looking for, or you have a question about shipping, you’ll always have help.

Aura Cacia Relaxing Lavender - I love taking baths on recovery days, and this mineral bath is fantastic. Our bodies absorb minerals easily through the skin so a good soak can be such a great thing for recovery.
Lavender Almond Massage Oil - I like using massage oil instead of body lotion. I find that oil is a better humectant, so my skin stays much more hydrated than regular body lotions.
Epsom Soap - Grandpa Soap Co. is a company I love so much because their products are so high quality; we featured them in a Mantra Box® this year. Epsom salt is a great mineral for muscle soreness and recovery, so I like using this in the shower after workouts.

Ok now, we can get to the workout! I always have my best workouts when I arrive recovered, satiated and ready to rock!

Exercise 1: 20 Kettle Bell swings. To perform a kettle bell swing, start with your feet a little wider than hip distance. Hinge at your hips, and activate the upper back muscles by drawing the shoulder blades towards tone another. Gently activate your core to protect your low back and then press through your heels and stand tall. Use the power and strength of your glutes rather than your arms and back to get the kettle bell up to shoulder height. For more kettlebell movements, check out this quick workout.

Exercise 2: 10 Med Ball Slams. To perform a med ball slam, start with your feet a little wider than hip distance. Hinge at your hips to get low enough to grab the med ball. Gently brace through your core, and keep your chest up as you find the tension through your hamstrings and glutes. Press through your heels to bring the med ball up overhead. Then smash it down using the power of your entire body. For more exercises with a med ball, here’s a quick HIIT workout.

Exercise 3: 5 Dumbbell Squat and Presses. To perform a dumbbell squat and press, bring your dumbbells to the front rack position. Take your feet a little wider than hip distance, and then hinge at your hips as you sit in an imaginary chair. Keep the tension through your hamstrings and glutes, and then press through your heels to stand. Once your legs are straight, continue to brace through your core as you press the dumbbells overhead. If you love these movements, try this workout.

Repeat the entire set of three exercises three to five more times through.

Let me know how this workout goes for you in the comments section, and if you have a favorite product I need to try from iHerb, share it below!