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beautyfortheseashesthefitproject:

Just a friendly reminder for your fitness journey: Your muscles do not grow during exercise. Exercise is only the stimulus. The body strengthens the muscles while you are resting.  

So make sure that you give 100% with rest, just like you would give 100% exercising. 

Along the same line, NOT resting will actually stunt your progress and can cause serious injury which will sideline you way longer than the day or so of rest you didn’t take. If you struggle with the concept of rest (like me), break up your workouts into muscle groups and rotate throughout the week. That way, you CAN workout everyday, but you won’t focus on the same muscles on consecutive days.

Exercise causes muscle fibers to tear. When you rest, your body repairs those fibers and adds more of them in an effort to prevent further tearing. The rest is a vital part, otherwise you’re just injuring yourself.