Rest is an important part of any workout regimen and is influenced by your specific goals. Your age, fitness level, and genetics can also affect rest needs.

Most fitness advice urges people to squeeze in more workouts. That’s reasonable, considering government data show that only about a quarter of American adults meet the current guidelines for adequate ...

How long are you resting between your sets in the gym? Do you even know, or do you just make it up as you go along? Maybe you don’t even take real rest periods (please say you do). Just as having rest ...

I've always thought that the term "active rest" sounds like an oxymoron. To me, it's analogous to "jumbo shrimp" or "seriously funny" (both of which I regularly say). If I was new to exercise ...

When doing the "perfect workout," how well you do and how much rest you need depends on your conditioning and muscle stamina. This workout aims to improve your ability to recover quickly and improve ...

Like many, you may have a New Year’s resolution. However, these resolutions don’t always work out. For those prioritizing exercise, nevertheless, creating a workout schedule oftentimes forgoes rest ...

There's nothing quite like digging into a stack of pancakes or a breakfast burrito after a hard workout. Whether you're training for that upcoming half marathon or hitting the pickleball court with ...

Derek Ball receives funding from the Orthopaedic Trauma Association, The Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and the Chief Scientists Office. In 2017, world famous distance runner, Ron Hill, ended his ...

Time is a precious thing, and for many, it seems like there is never enough. This can be especially true for those who want to exercise regularly. Even if you only have limited time available to work ...