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missycandothis1
missycandothis1 Posts: 4 Member
edited September 2019 in Social Groups
What do you ladies do on rest days? I'm used to walking 4mph for 30 min every day. I've lost a bunch of weight doing that and decreasing my calories. I want to follow the C25K program and skip days between runs, just need advice on what to do on those days. I've finished week 2 just doing leg strength exercises on the off days so far, but wanting to know what yall do.

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  • VanVanDiane
    VanVanDiane Posts: 1,367 Member
    I do Bodyweight strength training 2-3 days a week plus lots of walking - I walk to work and back, and for shopping etc. Nothing high impact as my tendons already hate me 😆
  • emmamcgarity
    emmamcgarity Posts: 1,593 Member
    I walk every day even on rest days at a leisurely pace. I also try to fit in strength training and yoga on non-run days
  • Just_Ceci
    Just_Ceci Posts: 5,926 Member
    I ride my bicycle and/ or walk on most "rest" days.
  • durhammfp
    durhammfp Posts: 493 Member
    One thing I'm doing is *decreasing* my walking on rest days. I had been walking about 5-6 miles a day over 1.5-2 hours a day. On a recent run, I pulled a muscle in my thigh and staying off my legs is the only thing that is getting it back in shape for me.

    Also, I am trying to go through the exercises I found on the None2Run website for rest days:

    https://www.nonetorun.com/strength-and-mobility-workout-menu

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