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Strong Women
Rest days: how to decide whether you should skip or power through a workout
By Jess Bacon
4 years ago
Some days, it can feel tough just getting out of bed – let alone working out. When motivation flags, how can we tell if we genuinely need to take a break or if pushing through a workout will serve us best?
We don’t always feel like exercising. On a near-weekly basis, motivation can waver; we feel tired or events crop up and disrupt our whole day. It’s when that happens that the dreaded decision arrives: do we push on to do a workout or skip the session entirely?
It’s an internal conflict that many of us struggle with, partly thanks to the age-old fitness adage that working out usually makes you feel better. But how true is that saying, and what evidence is there to suggest that taking a break will make us feel more fatigued/stressed/lackluster?
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