More is not better. Balance is better.

Over-training while getting little rest in between is a bad situation.

Everyone knows about the “active” part of the equation when getting fit. However, there is also another side that is equally important to getting fit and keeping weight off and that’s rest.

Without a doubt, most of the focus, energy and instruction falls into the “doing” part of fitness and very little is mentioned about the “passive” part.

But they are both equally important and if you are not allowing your body to get enough rest in between your workouts you and your weight will suffer.

Rest is vital to success…but it’s the one element that’s often overlooked as people go about performing their workouts. [Read more…]