This week I am talking about something that happens to the best of us: aches, pains, and injuries. It's a look at how total life stress can impact your recovery from exercise, what rest means beyond a day off, and why avoiding exercise to prevent or reduce pain actually puts you at the highest risk of injury.

There is so much confusion in the health and fitness industry right now, often built on a tiny kernel of truth that gets blown out of proportion. In this post, I'm busting five of the most common fitness misconceptions with simple science, kindness, and reality, so you can stop stressing and start doing what actually works for your body.