Christmas Day - rest day or not?

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  • CafeRacer808
    CafeRacer808 Posts: 2,396 Member
    Sunday is typically my rest day, but I took today off so I'll definitely squeeze a workout in tomorrow.
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    I'm going to go for a long walk and do a little free weights upper body early afternoon. No sports bra required, that is almost enough for it to count as a rest day for me ;)
  • buffalogal42
    buffalogal42 Posts: 374 Member
    We have no family plans on Christmas Day ... all done before or after ... so I am looking forward to working on my lifting at the gym tomorrow when I hope it is dead. But nothing crazy.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,699 Member
    SingingSingleTracker wrote: »
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    No rest day in months? :#

    I don't take rest days either. Gotta move every day! :) The only time I don't move at all is when I am really sick, and that level of sickness doesn't happen very often.
  • Fitgirllife72
    Fitgirllife72 Posts: 500 Member
    Nope no rest day for me. My "rest" days this week are Tuesday and Wednesday when I will be snow skiing with my family.
  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,749 Member
    I am following a marathon training plan, with two rest/cross training days each week. I rearranged my days so I could enjoy Christmas dinner with friends tomorrow and still get in my weekly long run by doing it today. Tomorrow I'll walk the dog in the morning and maybe do a second walk late afternoon or early evening, but that's it.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    No, because I want to spend all my time with loved ones. :)
  • scorpcookie
    scorpcookie Posts: 113 Member
    Nope, no rest day. Already got one cardio session in this morning and if I don't feel too stuffed tonight, I'll do a second one before going to bed.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited December 2016
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    When do you find time to recover and build properly.. ?

    Every single person on the planet needs rest and recovery and not just for your body, but your mind too.. I might suggeest you work on this cause you are having anxiety over it hense the creation of this thread....
  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    As soon as I put my laundry in the dryer I'll do my regularly scheduled upper body freeweights. Then time to clean up and head off to the party!
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  • minniestar55
    minniestar55 Posts: 350 Member
    I took today as a rest day. I usually take a rest day each week, got to let body recover.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    I earned -76 calories :open_mouth:
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    edited December 2016
    Machka9 wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    No, because I want to spend all my time with loved ones. :)

    I went walking and cycling with mine. :) We're into walking and cycling together ... and what better way to spend Christmas Day than to get a good 44.6 km ride in, checking out the local beaches, before Christmas dinner on a gorgeously warm and sunny day ... and then to go for a walk in the evening on a beautifully cool and calm evening.

    Sounds lovely, but it was -20 C here, so taking the toddlers for a walk didn't seem like a great idea.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,699 Member
    SusanMFindlay wrote: »
    Machka9 wrote: »
    SLLRunner wrote: »
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    No, because I want to spend all my time with loved ones. :)

    I went walking and cycling with mine. :) We're into walking and cycling together ... and what better way to spend Christmas Day than to get a good 44.6 km ride in, checking out the local beaches, before Christmas dinner on a gorgeously warm and sunny day ... and then to go for a walk in the evening on a beautifully cool and calm evening.

    Sounds lovely, but it was -20 C here, so taking the toddlers for a walk didn't seem like a great idea.

    It was +26C here. :) At last!

  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    Machka9 wrote: »
    SingingSingleTracker wrote: »
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    No rest day in months? :#

    I don't take rest days either. Gotta move every day! :) The only time I don't move at all is when I am really sick, and that level of sickness doesn't happen very often.

    Yes, I like to move every day as well. However, I exercise moderately and am not in constant pain like the OP. I lift weights 2-3 times per week, try to walk every day that's not raining, practice yoga, and in a few months will be gardening again, and a few months after that will be swimming again.

    Yesterday was 42 degrees F (5.5 C) and sunny and I enjoyed a 2.5 hike around the pond in a nearby state park in the AM. Day before I went to the gym to lift.
  • TonyB0588
    TonyB0588 Posts: 9,520 Member
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    Look at it as part of your overall calorie plan. If you're going to burn less calories by skipping exercise, just be conscious of how many calories you consume from eating. If you still have a calorie deficit, then its okay.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    TonyB0588 wrote: »
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    Look at it as part of your overall calorie plan. If you're going to burn less calories by skipping exercise, just be conscious of how many calories you consume from eating. If you still have a calorie deficit, then its okay.

    A day at maintenance never killed anyone either...!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    miratps wrote: »
    So those who exercise daily/often, will you be resting on Christmas Day or will you be working out in the mornings?

    I've not had a rest day in months and am considering actually sleeping past 5 for once and not moving at all but as I've not done it for months, I am also dreading it!

    Rest days are as much an important component of your fitness as the work is...yes, yesterday I took a rest day and watched my kids open their gifts and we watched movies and had a nice dinner with family....

    I'm pretty fit...I take at least one rest day per week, usually two...it's important to recovery and fitness gains.
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