It’s easy to get carried away by the feel-good sensations you get from exercise, whether you find it meditative, empowering, or therapeutic. But remember: Leave room for active recovery instead of ...

If you work out hard on a regular daily schedule year-round, you will have a few days a week when you need a bit more recovery. Maybe you got a poor night's sleep or haven't had the best nutrition in ...

Fitness pros explain how to read your body’s cues, prevent overtraining, and maintain long-term progress.

Rest is an important piece of any exercise routine, and on some days all your body needs is a long lounge on the couch. But active recovery, which falls somewhere between a full rest day and a workout ...

Your body needs rest to recover from intense workouts. Rest and active recovery are tools we can use to achieve optimal recovery. A rest day doesn’t involve any exercise at all. The best way to think ...

Yoga Whether it's hot or not, yoga is one of the best activities to do on your active recovery days because it combines flexibility training with low-intensity, total-body strength training, allowing ...

For athletes, recovery is just as crucial as training itself. Without effective recovery, your body can’t adequately repair muscles, restore energy, or adjust to increased physical demands. Skipping ...

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This article is part of SELF’s Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that taking care of yourself, physically and emotionally, is ...

Whether you're into strength-training or running, rest days are a key part of any workout routine. But it can be hard to know what to do on rest days, especially if you can’t get enough of your go-to ...

Rest Day vs. Active Recovery: Do you really need to put your feet up on a rest day, or is light activity like walking or yoga allowed to help with recovery? FITBOOK asked long-distance runner Tabea ...