Does anyone know how to schedule a rest day?

sjboulden
sjboulden Posts: 6 Member
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I don't know how to set a day as a rest day. Please help!

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  • Djproulx
    Djproulx Posts: 3,084 Member
    Hard to be precise without a bit more information. Guess it depends on your level of fitness, your body's need for recovery, type of training program being followed and overall training load.
    For example, I take every Monday as a rest day, since I follow a 6 days per week training plan and my long workouts occur on Saturday (bike) and Sunday (swim/run).
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    i usually have Tuesdays as my rest day because we have people over that evening so i don't have time to work out anyway. i work my weekly schedule round that.

  • 2011rocket3touring
    2011rocket3touring Posts: 1,346 Member
    Honestly; whatever day is available to you. For the past month it has been on Saturday, this week I'm going to switch it up to Sunday. For me it kinda falls into place.
  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    edited May 2016
    I'm not sure I understand your question. Take a rest day whenever you need it, or whatever best fits your schedule. It's nothing that requires exactness.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited May 2016
    Honestly, no one know your schedule. No one knows of your lively hood (kids, works, family, obligations out side of work)... No one knows what your do for exercise..

    If you want, you can share some things about what it is that you do and even why it is hard for you to schedule rest days.. Is it obligations or is it that you have a hard not time not going to the gym..

    Muscles and recovery are started in the gym and completed at rest... I hate rest days.. but when I do have a rest day it is an active one and when it is over an time to get back at, I have awesome workouts... because I am rested...
  • mhealea
    mhealea Posts: 56 Member
    I normal work out six days a week running or lifting. I let my body tell me when I need to take a rest day. I normal take mine on Sunday but there time that I need two days. Just remember that sleep is just as important as working out or a rest day. Sleep is where the body repairs itself.
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,093 Member
    Are you asking how to indicate to MFP that a day is a rest day? You don't need to do anything (except not log the exercise that you're not doing).

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