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What do you do on off days?

weightliftingdiva
weightliftingdiva Posts: 522 Member
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Hi friends! I just finished week one, and I was curious what you all do on off days. Walking? Elliptical? Yoga? Nothing? Also, I have a tendency to get very tight calves when I run. What can I do on off days to combat that?

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  • DamieAnne
    DamieAnne Posts: 103 Member
    I do some exercise DVDs on my days off :) I have a couple of Jillian Michaels ones that I like doing (no more trouble zones, and burn fat boost metabolism I think its called).

    I walk most days anyways as I walk to work and back :)
  • FutureMrs0515
    FutureMrs0515 Posts: 18 Member
    Hi, I go to Zumba on off days! It's a great way to stretch out those muscles. Sometimes I walk or do strength training instead, or just take a day off if I'm really beat!
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    I used to swim or cycle on my off days when I was doing C25K.

    Yoga should help your flexibility though.
  • rps67
    rps67 Posts: 163 Member
    In addition to running, I'm doing stronglifts. I try really hard not to run and lift on the same day but it happens sometimes. I've started swimming, too, after lifting.
  • weightliftingdiva
    weightliftingdiva Posts: 522 Member
    In addition to running, I'm doing stronglifts. I try really hard not to run and lift on the same day but it happens sometimes. I've started swimming, too, after lifting.

    I did stronglifts for a while but I fell out of the habit. I'm a little nervous about going back to it while starting running though. :/
  • UtahWI
    UtahWI Posts: 257 Member
    I do kettlebells, cycling, and yoga on a regular rotation with C25K

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