This article aims to dissect the misconception around rest days. For many, rest days are a day wasted, a day where you could have been burning more calories, lifting more weight, tearing down more muscle tissue. The misconception that results are obtained only in the gym have stormed over social media in recent years. The mantra that you must work hard 24/7 has created a toxic culture around fitness. Demonizing rest days has caused more harm than good. Numerous individuals complain that they never see results even though they work out all the time. What they fail to realize is that results are lacking because of that very reason, rest days are the reason we grow. Here are a few reasons why.

In today's world, where criticism of others is at an all-time high, it is easy to forget we are human. Social media has allowed us to comment on each other easily. We pass sly digs at each other without much thought. The interactions we have with each other are emotionless and empty. A world where criticism is not the exception, but the norm makes it easy to be harsh ourselves. Why do we criticize ourselves when there is no shortage of criticism? Why do we continue to put ourselves down when there is no one to pick us up? Why do we pass so much judgement? To err is human, to be perfect. Unrealistic.

It is important to pick yourself up, it is essential to be your own support. Occasionally, give yourself a break! You must realize that no one will be your motivation, no one will love you like you.