What do you do on your rest days?

kbmnurse · May 2014

Rest.

RoseTears143 · May 2014

I don't have the kind of rest days where I Iiterally don't do anything. On days I don't lift, I'm either out and about all day walking around/running errands, or go do some other activity (like last weekend on a "rest day" I went to an indoor trampoline park). I plan to go for bike rides on rest days now that I have a bike again.

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Jlmervin03 · May 2014

I feel guilty that I am not exercising.

+1 I don't know what a rest day is

I agree. On the days I don't go to the gym I will take a walk around the park. I just don't feel right.

Luke_I_am_your_spotter · May 2014

Today's my rest day so I'm going to mow the lawn. lol

FancyPantsFran · May 2014

Yoga and leisurely walking

kateangel2312 · May 2014

Stability ball or walk

cwolfman13 · May 2014

Pretty much what the title asks =P Do you actually "rest" and not do anything? Or do something light??

Rest days are just rest from vigorous activity to let my body recover and repair...rest days don't mean sitting around doing nothing and lazing about the couch. I walk 3 miles every day, including my rest day. I also might do some restorative yoga from time to time...play some golf, take the kids to the pool, etc. I also get a lot of yard work and other stuff done around the house on rest days.

I do NOT lift weights on rest days or push my body in anyway; in that sense, I'm "resting" Very rarely do I truly rest in that I do pretty much nothing...occasionally my body needs that, but it's pretty rare so long as I am appropriately following my fitness regimen...it only happens when I start going too hard all of the time and not varying my intensity levels on workout days.

I generally take one rest day per week...sometimes two.

DaivaSimone · May 2014

I run some errands (not really running them, though, just walking), and I take some leasure time with BF (yes, what you're thinking about, and also we sometimes go to the swimming pool and I restrain myself from doing laps, or we go out downtown and walk instead of taking subway).

RoseyDgirl · May 2014

I exercise during the week and take weekends off. - I'm 6 weeks in - and hope that eventually I'll be inspired to do a fun class or go swimming on the weekend - but for now - I just do errands, laundry, shopping - and then vegatate and catch up on my netflix movies for the week.

in4nomz · May 2014

Me on my rest days

I will usually go for a walk or do daily chores like lawn work, house work, etc. But if it's a rest day you really should rest!

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ETA: my answer...oops...I rest and go to sleep early. Or I do heat yoga if I'm feeling like I need to do SOMETHING.