Did you take the day off this weekend?  Are you feeling good about it?  Or feeling like a slacker? 

No way!  It’s a great truth that a day off is good for us once in awhile.  Rest the body and soul.  Rest the muscles so that they can recover.  Rest the mind, too.

Did you take a day off this weekend?  Did you put your workout aside for a day and just give in to a few cherished little personal habits?  Reference resources define overexertion as occurring when the load, whether lifted, carried, pushed, pulled or otherwise handled, exceeds the limits of the human joint system doing the workout.

That can’t be good.  So rest for a day.  Refresh yourself.   Shift down a gear in order to allow your body to repair, revitalize and recharge itself.  You’ll feel better, perform better, and as a result, be less susceptible to fatigue-related injuries.

And don’t worry: the running shoes are right where you left them.