Lame Excuses

But....don't you think the trainer is probably right? He advised a rest day for your health, not because he wants to boss you around. I don't know, I'm no expert, but I usually listen to what the trainer advises. I don't know what kind of workouts you're doing, but personally, my trainer told me that after a strength workout, your body needs a day of rest for those muscles because the fibers in your muscles tear and then need time to repair. He did say, though, that you can work different muscles on different days so your legs can rest while your arms are working, for example. Or you can do strength on one day and cardio on the next day. In any case, though, I always need some sort of rest day at least once or twice a week.