By: Michael Beiter

Most of your fitness results happen outside the gym when you rest.

One of my guys is talking to his friend about rest days. She is hesitant to take them; he has scheduled one every week since the beginning and takes a week-long deload every six weeks.

"You're right; I do most of my loss from rest."

This image is his bodyweight loss over a three-year time scale.

I've been in fitness for fifteen years. I have held and let go of half a dozen certifications. Until this point, all of this has taught me the science of biology, physiology, exercise, and nutrition.

I'm getting another cert this year, but I see it as a paradigm shift in my industry.

The certification will make me a Sleep, Stress Management, and Recovery Coach.

I've been learning how to stress people out with workouts and diets for a decade and a half. My education pivots to getting people to do less, de-stress and sleep more.

My clients and I already have good evidence for these practices. It's going to be cool to learn more.