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01-27-21, 05:44 PM | |
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Yes. I try not to take more than one at a time, if rest means being completely sedentary.
Maybe some short floor workouts would be good right now. Sometimes I do this when I have already had my rest but am tired with low energy. A short mat Pilates, or a lower body floor workout with leg lifts, clams, a plank, a few pushups. Just something where I use muscles. |
01-27-21, 05:46 PM | ||
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01-27-21, 07:34 PM | |
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Sorry you have to deal with this--challenging times do seem to be on the menu lately but fortunately we can navigate to better waters.
Try to frame it differently in your head. I've had some of my best results during "recovery weeks". You don't need an "excuse" to take time off as longer rest periods often provide you with excellent and necessary information for your fitness journey. Top instructors build recovery weeks into their programs for a reason. You can do really low demand activities (yin yoga, meditation, peaceful ramble outdoors, stretching) to keep the kinks out while you wait. And if you can't make aerobic or strength gains right now, you can certainly make flexibility gains! It's a thrill to work up to splits and stretching can really increase your performance if and when you get back to your regular workouts. Treat yourself to a totally new experience by embracing the stillness--mb even some fresh new equipment (yoga bolsters, blocks etc) ? You can get significant mental and physical benefits with low level activity (yes, even posed completely still on bolsters). Your body may pleasantly surprise you during all this! If you take a different route and discover energy, flexibility, better sleep and mental wellness, then you can thank yourself for allowing the discovery
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01-27-21, 07:42 PM | ||
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01-27-21, 08:38 PM | ||
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In my fitness journey, I have seen so many women derailed by fear of rest. Fear is just another word for cortisol production and it is absolutely counter-productive. Over-exercising can produce cortisol and even lead to adrenal fatigue (electrolyte imbalances are common with this) and immune suppression. If you have abnormal labs, dizziness and exercise intolerance/dread, those are big flags to REST. Those are specifically some of the symptoms that doctors and coaches monitor to determine recovery periods for high tier athletes.
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