jogging/walking 6 days a week?

kimmym0324

Is it ok to walk Tue, Thur and Sat and Walk/Jog Mon, Wed, Fri?

FoxyLifter

Yes. Why wouldn't it be ok? If you can handle it, do it!

rosebette

I walk seven days a week. I do a minimum of a mile and a half. It's excellent exercise.

kimmym0324

Thanks, I was just wondering, i keep seeing not to use the same muscle groups 2 days in a row but i don't get much exercise when i just walk/jog 3 days a weeks

Annie_01

It depends...how long are you walking/walk-jogging? If you are talking about 30mins...maybe even an hour...sure.

I walk almost every day. I do have at least one day that I take it easy and give my legs a rest.

jaqcan

If you're asking because of recommended "rest days" on certain programs, it would be due to high intensity or a heavy lift load. Walking/jogging isn't really difficult enough to require rest days, in my opinion, unless beginning from completely sedentary. Be sure to warm up on your jog days and do some stretching all days.

BasicGreatGuy

It depends on your current level of fitness, and the intensity at which you are already jogging or walking (distance).

The last thing you want to do when you are first starting out, is to go full guns every day of the week. Your body needs time to adjust to the exercise as well as recover.

What works for another member of the forum right now, may not work for you at this moment.

Regular pace walking every day if good, so long as you aren't talking about walking 10 miles every day at the start etc. Even brisk walking at a steady state can give your body a good workout.

rosebette

When they talk about rest days, that's usually for strength training, not low impact cardio like walking.

MoiAussi93

jaqcan wrote: »

If you're asking because of recommended "rest days" on certain programs, it would be due to high intensity or a heavy lift load. Walking/jogging isn't really difficult enough to require rest days, in my opinion, unless beginning from completely sedentary. Be sure to warm up on your jog days and do some stretching all days.

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Walking is gentle enough that it doesn't really require rest days. If you really feel sore or more tired than usual, you can take a day off, but otherwise walk as often as you want.

Christine_72

I walk 7 days a week, usually hitting around 20-25kms ( 12-15 miles)

kimmym0324

ok great! Thanks everyone!!!! I'm only at 2 miles a day so 12 miles a week

astrampe

Walking is something people of all ages were meant to do......Unless you have some serious illness that prevents you from leading a normal life, walking everyday is fine.....

5BeautifulDays

I run 6 days a week (and strength train, and swim, and walk, and etc. etc.) and don't have any issues with it. I don't do the same distance or speed every day, though. I try to keep one day a week for extending my mileage and one day a week for working on speed.

If you're just starting out, you might need more rest days once you start increasing distance/speed. Listen to your body. I don't see any reason why you can't walk every day, though.

mwyvr

Yes.

ruthtruman

Here in Phoenix there used to be a radio program with a fitness guru, Dr. Art Molin, where people would call in and ask all sorts of fitness questions. The question I'd hear over and over was "Doctor, should I really exercise every day?" And his consistent answer was one that always made me chuckle (but I've never forgotten it)-- he'd say "Well, no , you don't need to exercise every day, just the days you eat food!" I walk every day, on average 5 miles or more a day according to my Fitbit, which is a great little motivation tool.

MeanderingMammal

jaqcan wrote: »

Walking/jogging isn't really difficult enough to require rest days,

If it's driven by an introductory running programme, then the rest days are there for a reason. Running can be quite heavy on the body initially and the rest days aid recovery and preparedness for the progression.

Walking is a perfectly adequate cross training alternative, as are swimming, cycling or some form of resistance training.

sirna731

I walk 3-5 miles 7 days a week.