After three workouts the first three days of 2017, plus a lot of walking around on New Year's Eve day (probably four miles plus normal walking around in day-to-day activities) today was a rest day. I haven't been working out more than 2 days or so a week lately. Getting back into working out over the past two weeks have re-awakened the good feelings being active cause. So resting today and not notching another lifting session, yoga class or meters rowed was tough.
Plus the minor soreness and tightness that are held at bay due to daily workouts started showing back up. I'll see how tomorrow's workout goes, and then recovery over the next few days whether they are workout or rest days. I may program light/easy days every day instead of full rest days, although I need to have a month or more consistency before truly determining that and what an "easy" day has to look like to not over-train. I've done that before when I was getting 8 or so workouts or activities like walking 9 holes of golf per week and giving platelets every two weeks. That run down, never fully bounced back feeling is no good.
Just like savasana is the hardest yoga pose, true rest days are pretty hard too. Gotta love the body remembering what is was like to really workout and wanting to get back there, but in due time!
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