Thursday, December 13, 2012

Rest Day

Ok Rest Day It is.
But what's the use of rest day? Rest day is very important as far as muscle recovery is concerned. It is like the day which makes sure you don't wear out your body completely and generate enough energy for the upcoming workout sessions. Rest day is important, but so is knowing the difference between soreness, fatigue and laziness. Only time and experience will teach you the mind-body connection.
But then Rest day doesn't mean sleep all day, It means the day you can do your favourite physical activity, like jogging, swimming, cycling, cricket, boxing, and my personal favourite Xbox Kinect. Rest should be more like Passive Rest, and not complete aaram.
This is what I generally do on a passive rest day. Before Breakfast, I tend to do a few sets of crunches and other core exercises on the swiss ball which I recently bought online :) Yes you do get huge discounts online, I always shop online.
Then 2-3 hours after breakfast I play various games on the Xbox Kinect. :D
If you aren't aware, Xbox Kinect is the new generation gaming device which requires your entire body to participate in the game. Some of the games really bump up the heart rate and give you the cardio workout.
As less as 30 minutes to 1 hour of physical activity is enough to get you through a passive rest day.
Even a long walk or brisk walk is enough, if fancy equipment isn't available to you.

But that's not all, you do need to get your required amount of proteins, complex carbohydrates and good fats. NO! not the fried oily food. more like dry fruits, they are a good source of good fat.
Nothing fancy or extreme is expected today.

I don't offer free advice, People don't follow free advice.

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