Table 1.

Overview of passive cool-down/recovery interventions

Sitting, standing, or lying rest	Cold-water immersion
Sauna	Hot-water immersion
Massage	Contrast-water therapy
Pneumatic leg compression	Cryotherapy
Peristaltic pulse dynamic compression	Crycompression therapy
External counterpulsation therapy	Flotation Restricted Environmental Stimulation
Compression garments	Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
Intermittent negative pressure	Foam rollinga
Vascular occlusion	Static stretchinga
Local or whole-body vibration therapy	Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
Ultrasound therapy	Sustained heat treatment
Photo-/light-emitting diodes therapy

Passive recovery interventions are defined here as involving no or minimum voluntary/intentional exercise or movement

^aThese passive recovery interventions are frequently used in combination with active cool-downs