Raynolds, Gretchen. "Why Four Workouts a Week May Be Better Than Six." New York Times, 13 Feb. 2013. Web. 13 Feb. 2013. Daily exercise is known to give you health and fitness benefits. However, new study shows that leisurely approach to workouts may be more effective than working out every day. University of Alabama at Birmingham assigned each of three groups of older women different exercises. One group lifted weights once a week and performed cardiovascular exercises another. Another performed these two workouts twice each a week. The last group exercised every day of the week. While all the participants managed to gain muscle and tone up by the end of the research, results show that the group that performed exercise four times a day expended far more energy throughout the experiment than the others. Daily exercise prevents the body to produce excess levels of cytokines, sending messages to the body to slow down. I decided to share this article because I think a lot of people assume that daily exercise will lead to good health. I'm sure there are people who exercise often because they like to, but it is also very important to give yourself rest days for muscle recovery.