Resting your body

Time off is good.  Your body will thank you.  

I was back at it this morning.  I had a week break from working out, sort of.  My daughter got married last Friday and we had family here for a visit; so, I took the time to rest my bod.  Much easier said than done I have to admit.  I rested but I did do two very small workouts at the hotel in San Diego and a bit of yoga with my sister.  Nothing like I normally do though.  

It's tough, once you are in the "fit" way of life, it's hard to stop. Not that I am fanatic about working out but I have finally reached a place where I am seeing results, and I love it.  Plus I love how I am feeling.

Working out hard is great but resting your body is essential.  I could not believe how amazing I felt at the gym this morning; having rested mostly for a full week.  I had no aches and pains and a ton of energy.  When you work out day in and day out you can sort of burn your body out.  You may still have the drive to go and workout but your body needs to rest.  

My regular workout regime is lifting weights and doing yoga along with a day or two off.  But taking a full week off now and again is a really great idea if you can do it guilt free.  I tried very hard to just take it off and enjoy it; and by the end of the week I was.  The beginning was a bit tough mentally but I stuck it out and had a nice relaxing week.  Like I said I did do a bit of yoga, because my sister does yoga as well so it was great to learn some new things from her.  I also really enjoy working out at hotel gyms if they are half decent so I squeezed in a couple of those.  

My body thanked me for the rest this morning by offering up some amazing power and new found umph.  I also have a new pair of very cool Reebok purple workout pants that my daughter gave me so I was excited to wear today.  New duds are always great.  :)