{"id":9270,"date":"2024-07-10T09:00:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=9270"},"modified":"2024-07-10T09:26:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T09:26:35","slug":"why-rest-days-are-important-for-your-fitness-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=9270","title":{"rendered":"Why Rest Days Are Important for Your Fitness Routine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">Scheduling time to recover can help you avoid injury and enhance performance.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Keeping fit requires consistency, motivation and discipline \u2014 establishing a routine and sticking with it. But building fitness also involves regularly breaking that routine and getting enough rest. In fact, choosing when not to work out can be as important as the exercise itself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cRecovery is part of the process,\u201d said Justin Santos, a head coach at the Academy of Lions, a fitness club in Toronto. \u201cNeglecting rest is just as bad as skipping out on a month\u2019s worth of training.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Getting fit is a cycle of fatigue and repair. And as we adapt, our bodies become stronger, faster and more powerful.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For the average gym-goer, it can be difficult to know exactly how much rest is right. What constitutes a proper rest day? Are you resting too little, or too much?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<h2 class=\"css-1u37br4 eoo0vm40\" id=\"link-34f04328\">Why you need rest<\/h2>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Exercise causes microscopic tears in our muscle fibers, and as we rest, those fibers are repaired, adapting to become bigger and stronger. This process of adaptation, called <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/us.humankinetics.com\/blogs\/excerpt\/defining-supercompensation-training\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">supercompensation<\/a>, is what allows us to run faster, jump higher or lift more weight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cIt\u2019s during the fatigue phase, as the body recovers, that we adapt to the training,\u201d said Giles Warrington, a professor of human performance and innovation at the University of Limerick in Ireland.<\/p>\n<div class=\"css-1336jj\">\n<div class=\"css-121kum4\">\n<div class=\"css-171d1bw\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-asuuk5\">\n<div class=\"css-7axq9l\" data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript\">\n<div data-testid=\"optimistic-truncator-noscript-message\" class=\"css-6yo1no\">\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">We are having trouble retrieving the article content.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-3kpklk\">Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1dv1kvn\" id=\"optimistic-truncator-a11y\">\n<hr \/>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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But building fitness also involves regularly breaking that routine and getting enough rest. In fact, choosing when not to work out can be as important as the exercise itself.\u201cRecovery is part of the process,\u201d said Justin Santos, a head coach at the Academy of Lions, a fitness club in Toronto. \u201cNeglecting rest is just as bad as skipping out on a month\u2019s worth of training.\u201dGetting fit is a cycle of fatigue and repair. And as we adapt, our bodies become stronger, faster and more powerful.For the average gym-goer, it can be difficult to know exactly how much rest is right. What constitutes a proper rest day? Are you resting too little, or too much?Why you need restExercise causes microscopic tears in our muscle fibers, and as we rest, those fibers are repaired, adapting to become bigger and stronger. This process of adaptation, called supercompensation, is what allows us to run faster, jump higher or lift more weight.\u201cIt\u2019s during the fatigue phase, as the body recovers, that we adapt to the training,\u201d said Giles Warrington, a professor of human performance and innovation at the University of Limerick in Ireland.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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