A rest day is a day in which a person takes a break from their regular workout routine. Rest days are an important part of any exercise program. They give the body a chance to repair and recover, and ...

Mercey Livingston is a health and wellness writer and certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. She's written about fitness and wellness for Well+Good, Women's Health, Business Insider, and ...

Until recently, running was a major part of Emma Zimmerman’s life. The 26-year-old freelance journalist and graduate student was a competitive distance runner in college and, even after she graduated, ...

Rest is essential. People who make true rest—not just sleep—part of their everyday routine have better outcomes across different aspects of their health. Their sleep quality is better, life ...

Between making time for work, family, friends, exercise, chores, shopping—the list goes on and on—it can feel like a huge accomplishment to just take a few minutes to read a book or watch TV before ...

What Are Rest Day Workouts? Rest day workouts are the activities you do to stay active without doing traditional fitness routines. On your recovery day, you stop doing high-intensity exercises and ...

Rest days are one of those things; you long for them when you're due to do a workout, but once they finally roll around you feel a bit lost. Should you stretch away the stiffness of the week’s ...

A symptom of burnout can be not feeling rested after a full night's sleep. Having a day off or treating yourself to a spa day won't fix burnout. Here are seven types of rest that you should ...

For NPR's Life Kit, Shereen Marisol Meraji speaks with Trisha Hersey, author of "Rest Is Resistance," about fighting against the feeling that our productivity equates to our worth. It can be hard to ...

This article is part of SELF’s second annual Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that taking care of yourself, physically and ...

Why a Noisy, Divided Culture and Our Devices Wore Us Down in 2025—and What Real Rest and Recovery will Require of Us in 2026 ...

Pelvic rest means avoiding inserting anything into the vagina. It may be prescribed for several conditions during pregnancy, but more research needs to be done on its benefits. You may have heard the ...