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This Saturday, my husband took me on a date. It wasn’t anything extra special. We bought some Speedway capuccinos and spent some time chatting at a local park. No one was there so we had a nice peaceful afternoon together. It was just what we needed to do – reconnect and rest.
Rest is so important when following a exercise program. Your body needs time to recover and rebuild itself. Muscle is not built while you are working out, but later when you are resting. When you resistance train you are breaking down muscle tissue. Rebuilding happens while you are resting. If you never rest, they never repair.
If you fail to give your body sufficient rest, you may find yourself fatigued or ill because your immune system is weakened. You may get injured or end up at a plateau.
Always schedule regular rest periods in your programs also. If you have been following a 12 week fat loss program, give your body a week of rest before moving on to another program.
Give yourself a break from calorie deficits also. If you are constantly in a caloric deficit, you will find yourself with hormonal imbalances, mood swings, fatigue and possibly more. Taking a week or two off while eating at maintenance level can do wonders for your hormones and fat loss progress.
Rest means the best fat loss results ever. So, you have my permission – take a break!
[...] rayskd2000 wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerpt[caption id=”attachment_56″ align=”aligncenter” width=”170″ caption=”null”][/caption] This Saturday, my husband took me on a date. It wasn’t anything extra special. We bought some Speedway capuccinos and spent some time chatting at a local park. No one was there so we had a nice peaceful afternoon together. It was just what we needed to do – reconnect and rest. Rest is so important when following a exercise program. Your body needs time to recover and rebuild itself. Muscle is not built while you are working out, but later when you are resting. When you resistance train you are breaking down muscle tissue. Rebuilding happens while you are resting. If you never rest, they never repair. If you fail to give your body sufficient rest, you may find yourself fatigued or ill because your immune system is weakened. You may get injured or end up at a plateau. Always schedule regular rest periods in your programs also. […] [...]