Erin Hendriks, MD

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Sometimes rest is best!

Recovery days allow the body to adapt to training stress. During rest, muscle fibers rebuild stronger, glycogen stores are replenished, connective tissue repairs, and hormonal balance normalizes. Skip recovery, and performance stalls—or regresses. #running #marathontraining

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✨😴 Rest Is Self-Care, NOT Laziness 😌✨

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Not every wash day needs a diffuser, a perfect routine, or a hundred products. Sometimes the healthiest thing you can do is let your curls rest and just be. Air-dried days count too. ✨ #CurlyHair #CurlyGirlMethod #CurlyHairJourney #AirDriedCurls #NaturalCurls

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Rest is just as important as being productive

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Rest Isn’t Something You Earn 🤍

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How to take advantage of your rest days!

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Rest is not a set back, it's part of the process.

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✨ Rest. God Is Still Working.

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Rest, Recharge, and Radiate Positive Energy ✨🐶

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Rest is not a reward.

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Sometimes a good reset during school is needed. Here are the steps I take for a good rest. To feel brought back to life. - eyes masks, face masks - everything shower - whitening strips - brow dye These are some simple things I do to make myself feel put together and reset! #lemon8partner

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A woman with blonde hair in a ponytail sits outdoors at a turquoise table, looking at an open book. Four small glasses with drinks are on the table. Yellow text overlays read "Rest Day Activities."

A scenic view of a white sand beach with tall sea oats in the foreground. The clear blue ocean and sky are visible, with a beach umbrella in the distance. Blue text reads "Go relax at the beach or a pool."

An interior shot of a vibrant and eclectic shop filled with various decorative items, gifts, and stationery on shelves and tables. Pink text overlays read "Explore a new town/go shopping."

How should I spend my rest days?

If you're a gym go-er, rest days can sometimes feel like the worst thing, we love to be in the gym and being able to workout. HOWEVER rest days are so important. This doesn't mean just sitting around on the couch doing nothing. But instead using your rest day to recharge, to fill your c

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A scenic view of a vast canyon landscape, possibly the Grand Canyon, under a partly cloudy sky with bright sunlight. Rocky cliffs and sparse green vegetation are visible. The words "Rest" and "rest" are overlaid in the center, with "Lemon8" and "@im.lenaaaa" in the bottom left.

I hope all is well with anyone who is reading this. I recently just went on a trip to go to the Grand Canyon and parts of Utah. It was something that was unexpectedly planned but something that was very much needed and enjoyed. 😁 That’s why I want to talk about rest. Life, people, and oursel

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🌸Power of mental rest🌸

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💙 "Sometimes the most productive thing you can do is simply rest." 💙

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Today might not be the day…but rest🤍

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This is your reminder to rest without guilt.

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Some days, rest feels like resistance

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Sometimes rest is what’s for dinner 🍽️

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"Rest is productive, too." 🤍

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We all struggle sometimes

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sometimes the grind isn’t worth it

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✨ Start within, and life takes care of the rest.

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Rest is necessary

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Rest is NECESSARY✨

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Grief growth means knowing when to rise & rest.

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