Have you ever done a workout harder than a full 6 days at FXB? Have you truly ever executed as many strength training exercises, like we do on band days, at home, by yourself or at any other gym? Have you ever given your body the proper amount of stretching before a vigorous workout... Come on... be honest! Have you faithfully engaged in any other exercise that interchanged your body between intense amounts of both speed and power? Any other workout that worked every area of your body?? We work extremely hard and efficiently at FXB and by Sunday, our bodies really feel it. It's only natural that by Sunday, our bodies need to rest and replenish. At FXB, we encourage Sunday to be a day off of exercise. We encourage you to enjoy a well-deserved and well-planned cheat meal. But while you are resting and enjoying, just keep in mind a few tips that will keep your rest day from turning into regret and regress day:
Allow yourself to get that full night of quality sleep. This can mean a lot of different things to different people. If you have young children, you might need to take turns sleeping in. This also means being responsible for not staying up too late the night prior. Our bodies are amazing at healing and growing while sleeping.
The amount of alcohol you take in just prior to sleep will negatively affect the quality of your sleep. Despite what most people think, even though it might make you feel drowsy at first, alcohol will agitate your body during the night and not allow you to get full restful sleep.
Your cheat meal really should be one meal. It shouldn't be two or three meals all on one plate or an entire day of cheating or not paying attention. Not planning out your cheat meal can lead to a lack of attention to what you are putting in your mouth and thus spreads into an entire day. Then when Monday morning comes, your mind is in a different pattern of thinking and more susceptible to making poor choices.
This is also a day to plan and prepare for the week ahead. Make sure you have enough water bottles for the week. Spending some time in the kitchen now will save you so much time and sabotage later on in the week, when schedules get busy.
So in short, train for change, eat for change and rest for change. Your body will thank you for it!
-FXB Andover and New Hope
