{"id":665,"date":"2022-10-12T01:10:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T01:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/?p=665"},"modified":"2022-10-12T01:10:27","modified_gmt":"2022-10-12T01:10:27","slug":"the-importance-of-rest-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/the-importance-of-rest-days\/","title":{"rendered":"The Importance Of Rest Days!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>When we <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/all-about-exercise\/\">exercise<\/a> we hear allot of people telling us &#8220;make sure you are having a rest day&#8221;. Is it really that important for us to do so? Are we really benefiting from resting and taking a day off exercise? This blog goes through exactly how it affects us and how to strategize rest day into a workout regime!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Importance Rest Days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Rest days should be added into your workout regime as it helps to rebuild and repair areas where there is pain. Overtraining can become more common in those who do not take rest days and make them prone to injury which could set them backwards. Depending on the intensity of the workouts it is common to train different body parts or sections of the body to limit the amount of rest taken throughout the week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 3 Important Effects Of Rest Days<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Reduced muscle pain and lactic acid removal from worked areas<\/li><li>Rebuilding muscles that were broken down during exercise.<\/li><li>Decreasing risk of injury\u00a0and overuse of joints<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Signs Of A Rest Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/all-about-muscle-tightness-stiffness\/\">Continuous muscle soreness<\/a><\/li><li>Inability to finish workouts<\/li><li>Feeling unmotivated<\/li><li>Binge eating<\/li><li>Increased injury and loss of performance<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see a doctor if you haven\u2019t exercised regularly for a while and need to know where to start, if you believe you have sustained an injury while exercising, or if there is a specific site of pain that doesn\u2019t seem to ease off with rest days.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits Of <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/all-about-exercise\/\">Working Out<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Improved Mood<\/li><li>Increase Mobility\/<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-a-chiropractor-help-with-flexibility\/\">Flexibility<\/a><\/li><li>Decreased <a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/tips-for-teachers-dealing-with-stress\/\">Stress<\/a><\/li><li>Improved Strength<\/li><li>Increased Energy Levels<\/li><li>Changes to body fat percentage <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>*The general rule is to moderately exercise for 30 minutes each day which can be something as simple as a brisk walk!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are someone who is suffering from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/headaches\">headaches<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/neck-pain\">neck pain<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/can-chiropractors-help-with-back-pain\/\">low back pain<\/a>&nbsp;or may think you are someone suffering from changes to your posture! You can always&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/contact\">contact us<\/a>&nbsp;or book online @&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now\">https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/book-now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information about your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/what-to-expect-on-your-first-chiropractic-visit\/\">first chiropractic visit<\/a>,&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/about\">our team<\/a>&nbsp;of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/broadmeadows\">chiropractors<\/a>&nbsp;visit the links attached!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>*You Can Visit Us At Any Of Our 3 Locations \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/broadmeadows-chiropractor\">Broadmeadows<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/westmeadows-chiropractor\">Westmeadows<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/fawkner-chiropractor\">Fawkner<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"854\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=427%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"TMClogo.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?w=854&amp;ssl=1 854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=300%2C126&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/TMC-LOGO-11.jpg?resize=768%2C324&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/\">themelbournechiropractor.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we exercise we hear allot of people telling us &#8220;make sure you are having a rest day&#8221;. Is it really that important for us to do so? Are we really benefiting from resting and taking a day off exercise? This blog goes through exactly how it affects us and how to strategize rest day [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[28,30,35,29,36,27,49,25,20,6,24,200,7,48],"class_list":["post-665","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised","tag-acute-pain","tag-benefits-of-chiropractic","tag-broadmeadows-chiopractor","tag-chiropractic-care","tag-chiropractor","tag-chronic-pain","tag-fawkner-chiropractor","tag-joint-pain","tag-low-back-pain","tag-neck-pain","tag-poor-posture","tag-rest-days","tag-stretches","tag-westmeadows-chiropractor"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Rest-days.jpg?fit=1024%2C798&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1197,"url":"https:\/\/themelbournechiropractor.com.au\/blog\/how-chiropractors-help-with-tennis-elbow-and-racquet-sports-injuries\/","url_meta":{"origin":665,"position":0},"title":"How Chiropractors Help with Tennis Elbow and Racquet Sports Injuries","date":"22 July 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Suffering from Tennis Elbow or Racquet Sports Pain? 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