Rest Days

robynrstiles
robynrstiles Posts: 41 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Are rest days beneficial/necessary for your body or does it matter if you workout 7 days a week?

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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    Rest days or active rest days are necessary if you have been training to accumulate fitness, yes. Your body needs that time.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    Depends what your workout routine is?
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
    It's dependant on your goals, level, and routine/program.
  • robynrstiles
    robynrstiles Posts: 41 Member
    I do a 45 minute HIIT program
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    robynrstiles wrote: »
    I do a 45 minute HIIT program

    If you're doing HIIT properly, you can't do it 7 days a week
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    robynrstiles wrote: »
    I do a 45 minute HIIT program

    At 45 minutes I bet it's not really true HIIT.

    Describe your program and goals in detail for relevant advice.

    Training 7 days a week can be fine or it can be a mistake. As others have said - depends.....
  • robynrstiles
    robynrstiles Posts: 41 Member
    True I should've explained better-6 minute warmup, 28 minute HIIT, 9 minute stretch/recovery
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    Regardless of what exercise you do, rest is important, but you probably shouldn't be doing HIIT every day anyway.

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