The Mystery of Rest

We’ve been taught inactivity is bad. And when it comes to running, we multiply that fourfold. If we’re not doing anything, we think our bodies aren’t doing anything. But all rest is passive aggressive. Externally, we’re passive. Internally, there’s a parade of slow- and fast-twitch worker bees scouring every last vestige of lactic acid from the Queen’s quarters and filling the cupboards of her hamstrings with five miles of spring-loaded honey in convenient glycogen form. Your body’s not lazy. It’s always working. It’s just doesn’t always have to be in motion.