If you've really been on a roll with your exercise program and have been hitting it hard for several days in a row, take a break for a day. I don't mean you should be a complete couch potato, but don't plan to do any workouts or any exercise just for the sake of exercise. This is a day to take a more leisurely walk, an easy bike ride or do some house or yard work. Keep the intensity on the lower side and give your body a chance to recover from all the intense workouts you've been doing (surely you have been doing intense workouts, right?). You could even find some time to work in a little extra stretching.
Since I've had several days in a row of pushing the overtraining envelope, this is my day to back off a bit. So far I've walked a little over a mile with a client and later I'll do about an hour of yard work.....just some lighter activity to let my body recover and prepare it for what's coming tomorrow.......and what's coming tomorrow is gonna be KILLER.....stay tuned!
~Feelin' Alive!~
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- TOPFIT
- Medford, OR, United States
- Hi! I'm Patrick Frey, your in-home, online and on-the-trail Personal Trainer, Fitness Educator, and Strength & Conditioning Specialist. With over 35 years of fitness experience, and certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the International Sports Sciences Association, and the American Council on Exercise, I have the knowledge and experience you need to reach your health and fitness goals. My interests over the years have included running, bicycling, cross-country skiing, hiking, backpacking, bodybuilding, powerlifting, olympic lifting, volleyball, and general health, fitness and nutrition. I've trained hundreds of people of all ages and abilities from elite athletes to sedentary couch potatoes, in everything from well equipped gyms to un-equipped homes, online, in the park and on the trails. To me, there's nothing more exciting than helping people improve their health, look better, feel better, or improve their sports performance.
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