You’d be forgiven for thinking that the best way to get fit (or exercise at all) is to exhaust yourself. Phrases like ‘no pain, no gain’, ‘grind now, glory later‘ and the particularly derogatory ‘sweat is just your fat crying’ are testament to the idea. This belief could even be based on experience. Maybe you associate running with being forced around the school field when you have a stitch. Maybe you signed up to a HIIT class on a whim (or as part of a new year’s resolution) after a very rested few months and found yourself drenched in sweat and unable to move 50 minutes later. Maybe both of those examples come from my personal experience. Who’s to say.
