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Not a runner, but for me the feeling is that I can workout for 364 days a year, but if I miss one single day, then the habit is broken and it takes the willpower necessary to move a fucking mountain to get back to the gym after that. It feels like I don't built habits no matter how many times I do it.
It's still necessary to rest, but the fear is legit.
It's possible to workout all year long if you ignore your central nervous system ๐
I don't want a central nervous system, I want a central confident system. ๐
(For those who need it, /s, please don't do this)
Won't feel so confident when you become irritable, your training goes to shit, you start losing sleep, you get sick all the time and so on...
Active rest is your friend
What is that?
Could be as simple as taking a day off training and just going on a long walk or doing chores around the house. It's a rest day where you use your free time to do something vs taking a day off where you do no real physical activity.
My personal rest activity is disc golf.
Like what the other person said. Stay active, but don't do any formal (or at least stressful) exercise. Gentle NEAT is better than being sedentary (unless you're severely ill or injured).