While you may feel like performing a full workout every day of the week will help fast track your way to your desired goals, recovery is an essential part of any exercise routine. Not only is easy to burn out or lose motivation if you don’t ever give yourself a break from lifting heavy weight plates, but your muscles also need time to reset and rebuild themselves in order to grow and strengthen. Failing to do so can negatively affect your performance and lead to injury or sickness. However, a rest day does not mean you are forced to be completely inactive all day and just lay in bed. Rather, you can incorporate active recovery into your routine. What Is Active Recovery? Opposed to passive recovery which includes a complete …