The holiday season is often painted as an idyllic vision of rest, conjuring images of warm beverages and bountiful time with ...

Rest is an important piece of any exercise routine, and on some days all your body needs is a long lounge on the couch. But active recovery, which falls somewhere between a full rest day and a workout ...

Running can be addictive. Whether you use it as a way to socialize, as an escape from too many hours at your computer, or as a chance to get competitive, it’s hard to say no to a run. But taking a day ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...

Your body needs rest to recover from intense workouts. Rest and active recovery are tools we can use to achieve optimal recovery. A rest day doesn’t involve any exercise at all. The best way to think ...

Over the past few years, runners have really embraced the idea of recovering as hard as they train. Those training for marathons added more rest and active recovery days into their schedule last year, ...

In the current go-go-go, optimize-everything fitness and exercise culture, the downtime of running recovery can seem like wasted time. But without rest, it’s hard to sustain progress — and a huge part ...

The saying goes look good. Feel good. Right. Well, *** new business in FDR is doing the opposite. They're saying if you feel good, you look good. They want to help people rest and recover. You know, ...

Being competitive has been part of my DNA since childhood. In my adult years, I still struggle with putting my natural drive toward intensity to rest, which can be an issue when it comes to workouts.

With fitness culture too often celebrating extreme training and a “no days off” mentality, rest is routinely misunderstood or overlooked entirely. If you’re constantly sore, stiff or stuck at a ...