EP 9 – The 10 Principles of Joyful Movement #7: Honour Your Need for Rest
Show Notes
Rest is a very important part of a well rounded movement practice.
Taking regularly scheduled rest days has the following benefits:
- Improves strength
- Prevents muscle fatigue
- Improves your energy /performance
- Helps you sleep better
- Prevents injury.
Beyond the physical benefits, giving your physical body a break allows you to take care of your mental, spiritual and emotional bodies as well.
But sometimes we resist taking unscheduled rest out of fear that doing so will set us back in achieving our goals.
Tune in to hear how rest and recovery are an act of self care that serves to bring our whole self back into balance.
What you’ll learn by listening:
- The benefits to our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual bodies by incorporating regular rest days
- How to determine if you might require more rest than you’ve scheduled
- The concept of active recovery and how to use restorative movement as a form of self-care
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About the Host
Kim Hagle (she/her) is Certified Personal Trainer, Registered Holistic Nutritionist, Body Image Coach and founder of Radiant Vitality Wellness.
Through mindset and movement coaching she helps women heal their relationship with food and exercise while disconnecting their worth from their weight, so they can feel healthy, happy and confident in the body they have.
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Disclaimer. The information contained in this podcast is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Always consult a health care professional about your unique needs.
