{"id":1630,"date":"2013-12-15T14:53:22","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T21:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/?p=1630"},"modified":"2019-08-08T13:33:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-08T20:33:33","slug":"do-you-really-need-a-rest-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/howtobefit.com\/coach-blog\/2013\/12\/15\/do-you-really-need-a-rest-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Do You Really Need A Rest Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You want it all, so you work out intensely day after day after day. \u00a0 What does Tony Horton or Shaun T or Chalene know. \u00a0 You don&#8217;t need no stinking day off. \u00a0 But then, oops, you are a little tired and don&#8217;t feel like working out. \u00a0 You can&#8217;t get enough to eat during the day. \u00a0 You are a little (or a lot) irritable and your mood just isn&#8217;t so positive.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s happening? \u00a0 Your body is saying I need a break but your ego is saying go, go, go, harder, harder, harder. \u00a0 Who wins? 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