๐ฟ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐? I just took 4 days off the gym. I didn’t even wear my watch to track my steps! This would have been ๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ for me 2 years ago.
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I use to think taking 2 or 3 days off the gym would ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐.
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It’s why I worked out even when I was ๐๐น๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, had a ๐ณ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ, or a ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต. Those workouts certainly didn’t help me get ahead. If anything they made me more sick and made my recovery that much harder.
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And while our hotel in Palm Springs didn’t have a gym, I know I could have easily gotten a workout in. But I ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ to take a break. I ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ to let my body rest and unwind without guilt. It was probably exactly what I needed after 2 very long weeks away from home.
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๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป’๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐
๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐น๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ, “๐๐ต๐?”
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I am all for getting in daily movement, prioritizing it, scheduling it in and getting on a sweat. BUT, I also believe that if being active is part of your lifestyle, taking time to rest and recover is important too!
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How do you deal with rest days? Do you schedule them in, or take them as needed?
