What is working for me is keeping a light exercise routine going daily. Meaning that I’m not working hard enough to require serious recovery. That means maybe twice a week or once a month or whenever I feel like going harder or longer I do. But I can still always keep doing my light exercise the next day. What is important for me is to maintain the daily practice. Only letting myself take a day off when it’s planned in advance.
Exercising doesn’t really make me tired, it usually makes me more energized. So I try to push in as many exercises into my schedule :) if I’m feeling for it
I have a Garmin that has body battery function. It tells me when to rest and when to work out and how hard. It’s pretty much in sync with what I feel about my energy levels.
I have grown used to the amount of excercise and sport that I do so for me I don’t really push myself as much as I could. Also, stretching and meditation throughout the day definitely helps aswell.
The only way to do this is if you know exactly how much rest your body needs. Dont force yourself to sleep or to wake up at night time after a good day of exercise. Your body knows how much rest it needs.
Resting is as important as exercising and the best way to do it properly is to treat it with the same significance you do a training routine. Keeping a constant sleep schedule is the best way to ensure you get enough rest. Set up an evening routine so your body knows when it’s time for bed.
My body is resting while sleeping and being disconnected. Exercise routine is in the morning when my body needs to wake up.
I make it a serious buisness to get 8 hours of actual sleep. I take time to wind down by drinking thee and reading half an hour for I go to sleep. First thing in the morning I exercise 10 minutes. During the day I walk 10.000 steps. I find the time because I do more things by foot.
For your exercise to be healthy your body needs rest to rebuild itself and make it stronger. Have one day a week as a rest day.
I use an exercise program that alternates upper body strength, lower body strength, and cardio, with nothing but optional stretching on weekends. If I am sore still, I do a less demanding workout instead, just to loosen muscles up and get my heart going. In case you’re interested, it is FitnessBlender.com and I purchased the program called FB 30 (round 3), but you can try individual workouts for free.
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