What's your take on having rest days?

ktina08

Do you think rest days are important? If so how often should you take them?

LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo

YES that''s very important because our body needs time to recover from the workouts. The rest day depends on you. As for me I make sure to have 1 rest day (usually every Monday). However just because it is your rest day doesn't give you a license to be completely sedentary for the entire 24 hours. What it only means is that you take a break from your usual workout routines but still do something that will keep you moving such as housework, running after the kids or grocery chopping.

Cr357

YES that''s very important because our body needs time to recover from the workouts. The rest day depends on you. As for me I make sure to have 1 rest day (usually every Monday). However just because it is your rest day doesn't give you a license to be completely sedentary for the entire 24 hours. What it only means is that you take a break from your usual workout routines but still do something that will keep you moving such as housework, running after the kids or grocery chopping.

^^^ rest and recovery are often overlooked and underrated.

aveeno1987

a rest is always important.... I personally dont take a full rest day.. 5 days of the week I do intense cardio while 2 of the days , which I consider my rest days, I do beginners yoga and stretching routines...

iuangina

YES that''s very important because our body needs time to recover from the workouts. The rest day depends on you. As for me I make sure to have 1 rest day (usually every Monday). However just because it is your rest day doesn't give you a license to be completely sedentary for the entire 24 hours. What it only means is that you take a break from your usual workout routines but still do something that will keep you moving such as housework, running after the kids or grocery chopping.

^This

wish21

I take them when I feel its necessary. I feel that if I miss a workout -- only 35 min -- I get lazy and next workout is sluggish. But I do take them every now and then

dancingincircles84

I take rest days on Tuesday and Wednesday because I have class from 8-5 and tons of homework so if I want to sleep I can't work out. They're really good for recovery.

hbunting86

Yep - I have one allotted rest day per week (usually Saturday), but if I'm feeling really tired or unwell I'll take another or switch it up to do something light.

Happy resting! :-)

nwhitley

They are important. As everyone already said, you need them for recovery. Plus, you don't want to burn yourself out. I generally rest on Wed. and Sun from running which I do everyday. I rest on Sundays b/c I am preparing to go back to work the next day and have lesson plans, papers to grade, etc. And, Wed. I sometimes rest or do some type of strength training.

hsmithway

Generally I work out 5 days a week.

I don't know if it's because I have Fibromyalgia or what, but after several days in a row, I start to really feel run down, and a day or two of rest really perks me back up.

pucenavel

Everyone is different, so listen to YOUR body.

For me, I need one a week, but a typical week for me is 3 miles swimming, 50 miles bike, 10 miles running and 2 weight sessions. That's 9 workouts a week (assuming I don't miss any). If I don't rest at least one FULL day, I'll start to get tendon pain somewhere. There is a fine line between 'good' pain and 'bad' pain. Muscle soreness is, for the most part, 'good' pain. Tendon pain for me is a 'bad' pain. Rest days will go a long way to keep you from having 'bad' pain.

If I were only doing 30-45 minutes a day of low-impact (swimming, elliptical, stationary bike at moderate pace), then I wouldn't ever need one.