- Fitness instructor and free-surfer Sophie Everard reveals the common mistake
- Sophie explains that many people are actually doing too MUCH exercise
- Many don’t spend enough time resting, which is when body becomes stronger
- Working out every day could actually be hindering the effect of your efforts
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You may spend hours pounding the treadmill in an attempt to get fit and shed the pounds, but it’s actually what you do after your workout that has the biggest impact on your weight loss efforts.
According to fitness instructor and free-surfer Sophie Everard, there’s a common mistake that people make after working out – and it’s hindering their chances of achieving their dream body and fitness goals.
Refreshingly, Sophie explains that many people are actually doing too much exercise and not spending enough time resting, which is the crucial period during which the body becomes stronger.
While the appropriate rest time varies from person to person, most experts recommend 48 hours of down time between intense workouts.
According to one fitness instructor many people rush into doing more exercise when they should be resting – and it’s hindering their chances of achieving their dream body and fitness goals
‘A critical element of training that is frequently undervalued is the post-exercise recovery or rest phase,’ said Sophie.
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Sophie explains that fat loss, muscle and strength gains occur during these recovery spells, and it is vital to allow yourself adequate rest time.
Whilst rest time completely varies depending on the person, experts suggest at least 48 hours.
ARE YOU OVER-EXERCISING?
A critical element of training that is frequently undervalued is the post-exercise recovery or rest phase.
It is whilst your body is repairing during the recovery period, that the body becomes stronger for the next workout.
‘Many of us believe you have to be exercising constantly for body adaptations to occur. Actually, it is whilst your body is repairing during the recovery period, that the body becomes stronger for the next workout.’
As Sophie explains, rest gives time for the muscles to reconstruct, and if you are strength training or working towards muscle growth, this is when the gains occur, after the work is completed.
She adds: ‘Rest is critical to muscle growth, and to desist any symptoms of overtraining.’
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