Rest day

How it is used

Used by athletes, trainers and fitness apps. People take or have a rest day; on an active rest day they may walk, swim or stretch lightly. Training plans usually mark it clearly, often after a weekend race or match.

Example sentences

1. Sunday is my rest day, so I just go for a walk with the family.

2. You've trained six days in a row; take a rest day tomorrow.

Common collocations

• take a rest day
• active rest day
• rest days per week
• scheduled rest day

Related terms

• recoveryThe process of the body returning to normal after training, competition or injury, helped by rest, sleep and nutrition.
• overtrainingDoing more training than the body can recover from over a long period, which can lead to falling performance, fatigue, poor sleep and injury.
• training programA planned series of workouts over weeks or months that sets out the exercises, sets, reps, intensity and rest needed to reach a goal.
• workoutA session of physical exercise done to improve fitness, strength or skill, such as a run, a gym session or a class.

More terms: Training & Workouts

• work out
• warm-up
• cool-down
• rep
• set
• cardio
• strength training
• HIIT
• progressive overload
• plateau
• circuit training
• hit the gym