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Should you take an active recovery day or a rest day? What’s the difference?

Rest days are crucial to give your muscles time to rest and recover, especially after doing strength training or an intense ...

Feeling sore? Here’s how to know whether you need a rest day or active recovery

Fitness pros explain how to read your body’s cues, prevent overtraining, and maintain long-term progress.
Men's Journal

This Low-Impact Workout Is Changing How Athletes Recover

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Women's Health

Tone Your Arms And Abs In 20 Minutes With This Upper Body HIIT Workout

In less than 20 minutes, you can sculpt your arms and abs with this upper body dumbbell workout, all while getting your heart rate up and boosting your metabolism. Part of the Women's Health+ Ultimate ...
Women's Health

Try This 7-Day HIIT Workout Plan To Rev Your Metabolism In Less Than 20 Minutes A Day

Want an exercise program that helps you work out smarter, not harder? You've found it. The Women's Health+ Ultimate HIIT Challenge is a week-long program that combines high intensity interval training ...
The Gazette

Build a Better You: What’s the difference? Rest versus recovery

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 ...

‘Active recovery’ is the new wellness trend you need to know about

But in 2026, a shift is underway, moving toward longevity. Fewer people are bragging about their max deadlift and more are ...
PopSugar

Why People in Recovery Often Find Motivation in Fitness

About six months ago, Sarah* went to a friend's house for a dinner party. The next thing she knew, she was waking up, bleary-eyed in her own apartment. "I was home, and the bike I went to dinner with ...