Active Rest

Active rest is very important, even if you have worked out all week. If you have goals to reach, especially in the weight loss category, you need to put a little more step in your week. It will speed up your progress most definitely.
I had a client who started strong, and was doing an hour of cardio after each resistance training workout, as well as 2 or 3 more days a week. Then she would only do cardio the 3 days she did the resistance training. Then she would try to fit in the cardio, period. She wondered why she was getting slower results.
She could’ve kept the results going, even without the intense cardio at the gym, if she had out more effort into her "active rest". She asked why that would help, and I reminded her that when she started out strong, she was burning more calories with all the cardio. Sometimes people get a little burned out on being in the gym everyday. It just gets to them, and becomes a chore, rather than a pleasure.
When that happens people may let their progress slow, or may even be in danger of stopping all together. At least delaying workouts for a while. That will slow your progress, and frustrate you at the same time.
The remedy? More "active rest". You don’t have to be in the gym, or on a sporting team, just do something you like that will help you burn more calories. An evening walk after dinner, a game of frisbee, walking the dog, tossing a ball around with the kids, bike riding, swimming around for the afternoon, ( or morning) , kicking the ball in the yard, or a nice modern game of Wii !!! Whatever gets you moving around, and your heart rate up for ½ an hour or so, can make all the difference in the world. So don’t quit the gym, and stop your fitness program, just try to spice it up, or add a bit of outside fun! Keep it fresh, and stay on track.
Be happy and healthy!!

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