Step 5. Train your brain to use new muscle through short, fast repeats. Several times a week, run short, fast repeats. Ten repeats, about 20 seconds long, run at about 90 percent of your maximum speed, will train the brain and nervous system to recruit the leg muscles.
Vitamins may help speed your recovery, in some instances. Vitamin C helps wounds heal quicker by assisting with production of collagen, a protein that your body uses to make connective tissues, such as skin, tendons and ligaments.
When it comes to vitamins, each one has a special role to play. 1  Vitamin D in milk helps your bones. 2  Vitamin A in carrots helps you see at night. 3  Vitamin C in oranges helps your body heal if you get a cut.  B vitamins in whole grains help your body make energy from food.