What do you do on your rest day?

rileyes

I play tennis.

cwolfman13

Usually I at least go for a walk...but sometimes I do nothing...sometimes I even take two. I do not do anything more than light activity though...for what I do the rest of the time, rest is very important.

jennifershoo

Honestly, I sit on the couch and watch TV. Yep, I'm lazy. Tennis wouldn't be a rest day for me.

WhatMeRunning

I rest. Pure and simple. I tried adding in some yoga once, and wound up very sore. Seemed very "not resting" in my opinion.

Some folks have no problem being active nearly every day. It's probably a factor of health and even age.

For my activity level, current fitness and age, I do very well doing cardio and strength the same day, 3 days/week, with one of those days being more intense cardio followed by two days rest. Works great for me. I take my resting heart rate nearly every morning, and can see that the day after a workout I am not fully rested, and after the heavy cardio day I am still not quite fully back the second morning either, but always back to normal when the day comes for exercise (unless I become ill).

gemm30

Housework usually as no other bugger does it.

Walter__

I rest

rileyes

I actually play a vigorous hour of tennis 3 times a week and try to fit in jogging the bleachers. The other four days I alternate crossfit-type workouts. I have been doing the same routine for at least two months. So, for me anyway, it is just to stay active and maintain what I built. Next month I plan to increase intensity and weights. And that will get me napping and looking forward to a real rest day.

I was just wondering if a total "rest day" for a non-body-builder-at-this-time is necessary. ???

cheshirecatastrophe

Walk, of the "stroll" variety. I call my mom or a friend, pop in my headset, and amble&ramble.

Sometimes I swim easy.

ndj1979

rest, stretch, play PS4

ndj1979

IMO everyone should have one, one hundred percent rest day to give your body a break ...

rileyes

gemm30 wrote: »

Housework usually as no other bugger does it.

rileyes

ndj1979 wrote: »

rest, stretch, play PS4

Typical.

rileyes

walterc7 wrote: »

I rest

rileyes

cheshirecatastrophe wrote: »

Walk, of the "stroll" variety. I call my mom or a friend, pop in my headset, and amble&ramble.

Sometimes I swim easy.

I could do that. But my pool is the ocean so that's out.

Raynne413

I do yoga, walk, some light dance.

PAtinCO

I always at least walk a few miles on my rest days. Getting outside helps me relax.

krisalexine

ndj1979 wrote: »

IMO everyone should have one, one hundred percent rest day to give your body a break ...

Kidding. I read, binge watch Netflix, maybe go shopping... anything fun, so no laundry and no cleaning lol. Basically be a lazy a*s with my boyfriend, who also happens to be my training partner. I rest days

jgnatca

Yoga.

Jolinia

Second the walking. If my joints or energy levels are telling me I've overdone it, I generally haven't overdone it so much I can't put one foot slowly in front of the other for a bit.