Sports fatigue is a physiological phenomenon that often occurs in the process of physical exercise or
training. It is a preventive protective response to prevent fatigue or loss of body function caused by excessive physical
consumption. Moderate fatigue is the premise of improving sports performance. If we carry out positive recovery, we
can obtain the effect of excessive recovery, which will be conducive to the improvement of athletes’ overall sports
progress and training level. This paper arranges and analyzes the research contents related to sports fatigue and
recovery, in order to provide reference for the research of sports fatigue and recovery.