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Since there’s no “form quality control person” to worry about for the active recovery (your activity, your choice!), we figured we’d spend a few minutes reviewing how to measure your health and fitness progress. If you’re about to freak out about the measurements reminder, don’t… It’s not a big deal. Only thing we have to fear is fear itself – Franklin D. Roosevelt Obviously, nobody is going to force you to complete this step – collecting measurements, uploading photos and so on – but it’s something that’s available to you if you choose to take advantage of it. Then decide what’s right for you. Only “do”, or “do not”. There is no “try” – Small, green and old fictional creature (Yoda) Tracking your girth and weight measurements There are often great benefits to actually tracking something as objective as your body girth measurements. If you choose to track them, these are a couple of things to remember: The number on the scale is just that; A number. The same goes for your girth measurements. You should focus on how you feel, how things fit and whether you believe you’re benefitting from what you’re doing. The metrics? Well, they’re there to help you see correlations and relationships. So, feel free to participate. Or not. It’s up to you. We’ve completed what we think is a pretty comprehensive help page on the subject of how to capture your data, so feel free to head on over there now, before you start your workout, and learn the what and the how of it. Now, on to the real reason we’re here: If you’ve been unable to get every workout done this week, active recovery day is not the day when you try to make up for it… Why not make up workouts? Yes, we harp on about consistency. And we can certainly drone with the best of them about the value of a great workout. But the truth is that missing one workout during a hectic week isn’t all that big a deal. That’s why we’re looking for 80% consistency from you. 80% consistency, when there are 5 workouts scheduled per week equals… Up to one missed workout per week. So let’s use your active recovery day the way it was designed: To get outside, go for a brisk walk, a bike ride, jump into the kayak, or whatever. Just get outside, play around for a while (at least 15 minutes, this week), and enjoy what nature has to offer. … This content is for Online Personal Training members only.Log In or Sign Up...