01.05.2020 - Healthy Performer - Mr Lemon

DAY 5

Today I had a rest day.  I was supposed to have 2 rest days this week but I decided to just have 1.  It felt good to rest but I also felt that I could do a bit more on my rest day.  I made sure to keep my hydration levels up to help with keeping my body working well and feeling refreshed so I drank around 2L of water throughout the day.  As for diet, I didn't exactly succeed like I'd hoped to.  I gave in to a lot of cravings today and my family and I didn't have the healthiest dinner possible (fries and meatballs with baked beans).  Although it was a good feeling at the time, I felt a lot groggier afterwards and like all my hard work went to waste.  I'm going to try my hardest to not fall back down that hole again, and I think the groggy feeling is great motivation for me.  I got around 8 and a half hours sleep the night before so I was well rested which helped in resting my muscles.  I also had a few naps throughout the day for a couple hours each which felt great.  As today was a bank holiday, I didn't have school and so I didn't get up very early, and I also didn't do much throughout the day.  A majority of the time I was lying in bed watching movies and although today was my rest day, I think it would have been a lot more beneficial if I got up and moved around a little bit. Next week I might do the HIIT workout in my break day like I did the other day.  Having said that, I did do some preparation for tomorrow's workout which were focused on arms.  I did some gentle stretches like the across body stretch, the bicep stretch, some arm circles and some shoulder circles as well as gently stretching my neck as I find that gets quite tense when I do arm exercise.