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Professors, teachers, and trainers I have learned from or worked with in the past always made it a point in our classes to stress the importance of rest days in ANY and ALL exercise routines.  Be it a running program, a weight lifting program, a swimming program, or a combo of all the above.  Another goal they stressed to us as we become fitness professionals is to spread the knowledge to others about the importance of rest days.  So here’s a start!

This is an interesting article we found on Runner’s World about the importance of rest, and below it is an article on overtraining.  Overtraining can lead to serious medical and health consequences if one is not careful (And you certainly aren’t exempt from overtraining if you aren’t an athlete).  As you know, we are all for working hard here to get great results for one’s health and life well-being, but remember safety is always the number one priority in any exercise program. 

Importance of Rest
Overtraining

Tags: midwestfit, overtraining, rest, rest days

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23 Responses to “The Importance of Rest Days/Overtraining”

1. 2/25/11 – Friday – Rest Your Muscles and Body « MidwestFit.com says:

   February 25, 2011 at 4:13 am

   [...] Rest/Overtraining [...]

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2. 4/15/11 – Friday – Importance of Rest Day « MidwestFit.com says:

   April 15, 2011 at 3:00 am

   [...] Or give a previous post of ours a read.  Importance of Rest [...]

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3. 6/16/11 – Thursday – The Importance of Rest « MidwestFit.com says:

   June 16, 2011 at 3:02 am

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4. 7/7/11 – Thursday – Importance or Rest and Recovery « MidwestFit.com says:

   July 7, 2011 at 3:03 am

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5. 8/5/11 – Friday – Importance of Rest and Recovery/Avoid Overtraining « MidwestFit.com says:

   August 5, 2011 at 3:02 am

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6. 8/14/11 – Sunday – Rest it up « MidwestFit.com says:

   August 14, 2011 at 3:04 am

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7. 8/26/11 – Friday – Rest and Recover « MidwestFit.com says:

   August 26, 2011 at 4:02 am

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8. 9/9/11 – Friday – Rest Day! « MidwestFit.com says:

   September 9, 2011 at 3:06 am

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9. 10/15/11 – Saturday – Rest and Recover « MidwestFit.com says:

   October 16, 2011 at 3:00 am

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10. 10/20/11 – Thursday – Rest Day « MidwestFit.com says:

    October 20, 2011 at 3:01 am

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11. 10/28/11 – Friday – Rest Day « MidwestFit.com says:

    October 28, 2011 at 4:23 pm

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12. 11/11/11 – Friday – Rest « MidwestFit.com says:

    November 11, 2011 at 3:02 am

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13. 11/18/11 – Friday – Rest Day! « MidwestFit.com says:

    November 18, 2011 at 3:05 am

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14. 11/25/11 – Friday – Rest and Recover « MidwestFit.com says:

    November 25, 2011 at 3:00 am

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15. 12/2/11 – Friday – Rest « MidwestFit.com says:

    December 2, 2011 at 3:01 am

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16. 12/24/11 – Saturday – REST « MidwestFit.com says:

    December 24, 2011 at 4:35 am

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17. 1/6/12 – Friday – Rest « MidwestFit.com says:

    January 6, 2012 at 3:03 am

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18. 2/3/12 – Friday – Rest Day « MidwestFit.com says:

    February 3, 2012 at 3:05 am

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19. 2/18/12 – Saturday – Rest « MidwestFit.com says:

    February 19, 2012 at 3:01 am

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20. 2/26/12 – Sunday – Rest and Recover « MidwestFit.com says:

    February 26, 2012 at 3:00 am

    [...] Here is a past post of ours regarding the importance of rest and recovery: Click Here [...]

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21. 3/3/12 – Saturday – Rest « MidwestFit.com says:

    March 3, 2012 at 3:01 am

    [...] Importance of Rest and Recovery [...]

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22. 3/18/12 – Sunday – Rest and Recover « MidwestFit.com says:

    March 18, 2012 at 3:21 am

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23. 5/6/12 – Sunday – Rest « MidwestFit.com says:

    May 6, 2012 at 3:02 am

    [...] After a long week take a day to fully rest and recover!  Read why Rest and Recovery is important. [...]

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