The rest day struggle is real
Hi all โ I've been struggling with rest days and I know a lot of people here have been too ๐
You stay locked in all week โ workouts done, meals prepped, feeling great. Then rest day hits and suddenly you're on the couch, motivation gone, eyeing a burger ๐. The problem isn't laziness โ it's that nobody tells you what to actually do on a rest day. I spent some time working through it last week, and here's a simple way I solved it for less than $2/m: 1. Every Sunday, I text a bot my rest days for the week and my location (e.g. "Wednesday, Vancouver BC"). 2. On each rest day morning, the bot automatically finds 3 fun low-impact activities near me โ hiking trails, pickup basketball, kayaking spots, community yoga, whatever's available that day. 3. I get a text by 8am with the options, a short description of each, and a Google Maps link. No planning, no decision fatigue. It's not a workout โ it's just enough to keep you moving and feeling good without breaking recovery. Hiking on a rest day hits completely different when someone just hands you the trail ๐ฅพ If anything is unclear, let me know. Hope this helps you ๐