Thank you for this great post, as there are so many insightful things to consider. Exercise, being both a science and an intentional physical activity, is inclined to change based on a) scientific research and b) personal experience. I appreciate how you laid out some different scenarios based on fluctuating lifestyles. I personally interpret a "rest day" to be a day full of movement, but at a less intensity than I would go about while working out. Usually my rests days are actually more active than when I dedicate time to do aerobic and anaerobic workouts. I like the term "active rest days". I also don't schedule any specific day of the week or time of the month to have an active rest day. It ebbs and flows.
Thank you for this great post, as there are so many insightful things to consider. Exercise, being both a science and an intentional physical activity, is inclined to change based on a) scientific research and b) personal experience. I appreciate how you laid out some different scenarios based on fluctuating lifestyles. I personally interpret a "rest day" to be a day full of movement, but at a less intensity than I would go about while working out. Usually my rests days are actually more active than when I dedicate time to do aerobic and anaerobic workouts. I like the term "active rest days". I also don't schedule any specific day of the week or time of the month to have an active rest day. It ebbs and flows.