8/5/11 – Friday – Importance of Rest and Recovery/Avoid Overtraining
Potential PT #1 – Rest Day
We always like to reiterate this point to anyone who has missed it in past posts or anyone who may be new to MidwestFit. Here’s a post of ours on why rest is important in any and all fitness programs.
Importance of Rest and Recovery
- MidwestFit Team
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I sometimes have to add in an extra day of rest, when the workouts are really tough, so I don’t injure myself. Or, I’ll do your active recovery method – where I do a much lighter than normal workout and lots of stretching.
That’s always a good call to throw in an extra rest day when you feel like you need it, Nancy. This upcoming week we’re actually throwing in 2 rest days to make sure we’re all taking it easy ourselves!