Tuesday 2/3 - off
Wednesday 2/4 - 45 minute spin class at Revolve Fitness. This was my second spin class that’s a part of ClassPass. I liked it. It wasn’t extremely challenging, but I was able to push myself to get a decent workout out of it. I’ll probably go back.
Thursday - 2/5 - 60 minute Core Fusion Barre class at Exhale Spa. My first ever barre class! As I mentioned in this post, I really loved this class. I can be a bit of a cardio queen (I genuinely love it) so anything that can get me to do some sort of strength training is a good thing.
Friday 2/6 - off
Saturday 2/7 - 45 minute SoulCycle class. I won’t bore you with my normal swooning over SoulCycle. It’s hands down my favorite class. I can’t wait to go again next week!
Sunday 2/8 - off. I woke up this morning with the intention of going to the gym, but I just wasn’t there mentally. I definitely think there’s value in pushing through that sometimes, but not all the time. I feel like these days we’re so bombarded with “fitspo” messages that tell you to PUSH PUSH PUSH yourself and “better to be sore than sorry,” but I personally think that that can form an unhealthy relationship with exercise.
My point is - I think rest days aren’t just about giving your body a rest, but also (and just as importantly) your mind.
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What are your thoughts on rest days? What about the whole “fitspo” trend?
People are going to mistake you as Kelly Ripa EVEN MORE since you’re going to SoulCycle!! lol
hahaha! I actually went to her (supposed) favorite instructor last week - I was hoping to see her
Agreed! Working out every day is not the way to be 100% healthy- listening to your body (and mind!) is the way to go!
Talk about a timely post or: our thoughts apparently streamlined. I took a semi-unplanned rest day yesterday after a day out shopping. I returned home early enough to still make it the gym but after a day spent on the rain and walking around I just really wasn’t feeling it. Don’t get me started on ‘fitspo’. It’s definitely not ‘health-spo’ to push through workouts with no rest.
Keep up the great work!
Xoxo Nikki
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I guess I’m in the minority, but I try hard to avoid rest days. I feel like I really benefit from the momentum - when I take a day off, I tend to want another day off. I mix up my workouts so I don’t worry about injury, and that also helps fight off boredom. I also feel like working out really helps clear my mind and keep me sane, so that’s a pretty big incentive as well.
The most important thing is figuring out what works for you, and it sounds like you did that!
Amen girl! I’m a full advocate for rest days, and I actually haven’t worked out in weeks and it’s surprisingly been a nice break!
I always think that rest days are more for the mind than anything else.
I used to be all “team no days off” and now I have no problem having a lazy Saturday laying in bed with Chinese Takeout and Breaking Bad on Netflix. I think you need to listen to your body.