• In recovery, it is up to us to lead our process with a clear plan, a firm commitment and a lot of effort. 

• In my recovery, health comes first, performance second and speed third. But you can work on all three parameters at the same time. 

• My plan at 5 levels: physical, nutritional, hydration, microcirculation and psychological.

Chances are that we will have to go through one or more recovery processes in our lifetime. Whether due to an accident or illness, we all have to go through the mechanic from time to time.

As I said in a recent article, when faced with an accident or serious problem (in whatever field), we have to accept the new reality, trust in those who can and should do something (doctors, friends, family, partners, etc.) and, above all, do well what depends on ourselves. And in the recovery section, this is the fundamental part.

When facing a recovery process, we cannot delegate the work and depend only on medicine, but it is up to us to lead our process with a clear plan, a firm commitment and a lot of effort.

I am writing this text exactly one week after I was operated on for a serious injury to my tibia and fibula. A titanium pin 37 centimetres long and 12 millimetres in diameter was put into my tibia, and in another week I will be able to start my recovery.

And right now, with my leg immobilised and barely able to put my foot on the ground, I can tell you that in mid-August (two months from now), I will be on an important expedition that we will announce shortly, and that we have been preparing for 10 months.

To many this will seem foolhardy or downright stupid.  But I assure you that I am a radical for my health and physical well-being in the short and long term, and that I would never do anything that could compromise optimal recovery in the rush for a specific goal.

In my recovery, for me health comes first, performance second and speed third. But I assure you that you can work on all three parameters at the same time if you have a clear idea of how to do it and if you are firmly committed.

I have a 5 level work plan, which will allow me to progress with the desired quality and speed:

1. Physical work
2. Specific nutrition with targeted supplements
3. Hydration with water enriched with Molecular Hydrogen (Kangen)
4. Microcirculation work
5. Psychological/mental work

In my social networks I will be explaining each of these levels in more detail, in case it can help anyone in their own recovery processes.

Doctors know a lot about healing.  We are lucky to have them, and we should listen to them in the key steps and limits of our evolution.  But we must lead the process for an optimal recovery in a proactive way, always with the maximum information, with prudence and taking good advice from experts to verify each point.

We can greatly improve the quality and speed of our recovery.  But like everything else, it requires effort and strict commitment in the part that depends on us.

Everyone is free to do it the way they want, but this freedom is a great responsibility, as it directly affects our present and future quality of life, and our performance and passion in the case of those of us who live connected to sport.