When Recovery Requires Rest

By backing away from major sports tournaments, three high profile athletes have prioritized their healing above all else

Amitha Kalaichandran
Elemental
Published in
7 min readJul 13, 2021

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We rarely discuss ‘rest’ as a strategy for well-being.

However, over the last month, three professional athletes withdrew from major tournaments in order to prioritize rest for both their…

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Amitha Kalaichandran
Elemental

A physician, epidemiologist, medical journalist, and health tech consultant with an interest in the intersection of integrative medicine and innovation.