Despite what their name implies, rest days don’t have to just involve resting. Truth be told, this is far from the case. Rest days, which can be defined as a day where you take a break from intense exercise to help your body rebuild and recover, can (and should) often involve active recovery workouts.
The term active recovery is described as any form of low-intensity exercise completed on a rest day. For example, this could involve something as simple as walking, going for a steady swim, or completing a short stretching or mobility routine, like this 10-minute example from yoga instructor Adriene Mishler of Yoga with Adriene.
