Rest then smash

I have and wear a Wristy Overlord (otherwise known as an Apple Watch).  It helps me make sure that I exercise, move, and stand up enough each day.  Somehow, though, I was not consulted about the parameters.  The W.O. does not know about rest days.

Here in the white supremacist cis-heteronormative imperialist capitalist patriarchy, we’re a little unclear about resting.  Hustle culture is a thing.  We’re supposed to be doing More all the time.

 

The thing is, our bodies don’t buy it.  We certainly need work for our bodies, but we also need rest.  We get stronger because we rest; our muscles repair themselves while we are resting, becoming a better version of themselves in the process.

 

In other words, we don’t need to be going flat out every single day.

 

Personally, I think we do better if rest is not the same as lying on the couch all day and not moving at all.  Rest can be a stroll or a little stretching.  Movement does not always have to be hard.  That said, nearly all of us could use a little more sleep.

 

Rest.  Then smash the aforementioned patriarchy.