Especially during lockdown, with online home workouts at our fingertips and ... low-impact ways to move on their rest days, such as light dancing, breathwork techniques or taking a local trail ...

While some runners are healthiest when they take rest days completely off from exercise—cross-training included—others prefer to do non-running activities on their rest days. If you fall into ...

“Regardless of your goals, taking rest days, and prioritising active recovery should always be factored into your exercise programme,” says Aoife Okonedo Martin, Certified Personal Trainer at ...

causing many sufferers to halt their exercise regimen. But not every illness requires you to set down your gym bag. While moderate to severe ailments require a certain amount of rest and recovery ...

While daily walks and light yoga are a good idea ... or physically), then you should take a day off from exercise and allow your body to completely rest. If none of these circumstances applies ...

Rest days are crucial to give your muscles time ... If you’re not too fatigued and you have some time to get the benefits of ...

If you have any anxieties about what exercise means to you, you may spiral into worry or guilt: Am I a slacker? Am I losing all my gains? And if rest days are so important, why do I feel guilty ...

A man who started working out in his 60s said a simple routine helps him boost his longevity.

When you’ve been hitting it hard in the gym and are seeing results, it can be tempting to skip your rest days. However, the more you get into this habit, the more likely your progress will stall ...