Rest days are crucial for recovery, muscle growth, injury prevention, and mental health. Here's how many rest days you need a ...

Despite slightly reduced working hours, 89% of employees globally face mental health challenges. The key to working sustainably lies in integrating "micro moments" of rest throughout the workday.

As someone who loves to work out, I want to make every day of training count. Whether it’s Pilates, running, yoga, or lifting weights, movement keeps me happy, healthy, and strong. Working out every ...

Between making time for work, family, friends, exercise, chores, shopping—the list goes on and on—it can feel like a huge accomplishment to just take a few minutes to read a book or watch TV before ...

The pressure to be constantly productive and efficient can feel inescapable—especially for high-achieving professionals. I have worked with many people who have had highly successful careers, but the ...

This article is part of SELF’s second annual Rest Week, an editorial package dedicated to doing less. If the last few years have taught us anything, it’s that taking care of yourself, physically and ...

Life is full. Our calendars are jam-packed, our to-do lists are never-ending, and many of us are running on empty. We move through our days on autopilot, hopping from one responsibility to the next, ...

As a woman, I know I have a hard time resting. When I feel like I need to take a day to myself, I often find myself overly explaining why to the people around me. Even if no one asked why, the guilt ...