What is your Take-it-easy Exercise?

CyniSister
CyniSister Posts: 74
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
While I love a good self-made kick in the *kitten* on a regular basis, there are days when my body needs a break! But my mantra is to ALWAYS MAKE AN EFFORT. What do you do as a "break" from kicking your own *kitten* when you still want to burn some calories and feel great?

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  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    Walking, or easy bike riding.
  • confettibetti
    confettibetti Posts: 405 Member
    Walking for me, steady 3 mph for a couple miles! :)
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    Taking the dog for a walk or yoga.
  • thoeting
    thoeting Posts: 89 Member
    30 minute recovery spin ride -- keep heart at around 55% effort, let the legs move easy, listen to some good music, lovely
  • sazzyp1973
    sazzyp1973 Posts: 517 Member
    walking and yoga
  • TheVimFuego
    TheVimFuego Posts: 2,412 Member
    Walking, coastal walking if I'm really treating myself ... sea air, can't beat it.
  • CeeJourney
    CeeJourney Posts: 149 Member
    Walking at the park with good music playing in my ears :smile:
  • mandeiko
    mandeiko Posts: 1,657 Member
    Walk or bike ride. Or picking a book up and reading it lazily on the couch. :)
  • itsDorian7
    itsDorian7 Posts: 105 Member
    Recovery spin, yoga or horseback riding.
  • RiotMTB
    RiotMTB Posts: 91 Member
    Your dog does yoga?
  • annieu613
    annieu613 Posts: 143 Member
    walking my dogs, yoga, easy bike ride
  • chinita96
    chinita96 Posts: 141 Member
    Funny, I was just thinking about what I was going to do today to take it easy but still have a little calorie burn. I may either choose the recumbent bike or elliptical depending on how I feel after work. Then maybe some ab work.
  • lbetancourt
    lbetancourt Posts: 522 Member
    hatha yoga
  • nlwilliamson
    nlwilliamson Posts: 225 Member
    Your dog does yoga?

    Lol Doga :)
  • alexandra0713
    alexandra0713 Posts: 41 Member
    A nice bike ride!
  • ValRAAAAY
    ValRAAAAY Posts: 270 Member
    Your dog does yoga?


    BAHAHAHAHAHAAAA :laugh:
  • jordanreddick
    jordanreddick Posts: 197 Member
    Mowing the grass, riding my horse, cleaning. Pretty much anything that doesn't feel like exercise but still burning cals.
  • lisaivette
    lisaivette Posts: 24
    Walking, Pilates, or yoga
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    I am just getting started, so my rest day is consisting of stretching my major muscles to remind them that they still work for me! :laugh:
  • CyniSister
    CyniSister Posts: 74
    Well, typically I do hatha yoga, but today I walked for 30 min. and now I'm adding some jumping jacks with frequent breaks for easy cardio.

    Oh... and later I'm giving my dogs a bath... but not until their done with their Yoga! :laugh:
  • DPernet
    DPernet Posts: 481 Member
    Walking
  • lorettaasmith
    lorettaasmith Posts: 418 Member
    Walking....taking a flip-flop hike!
  • NoxDineen
    NoxDineen Posts: 497 Member
    Dog walk in the park, hatha yoga, casual bike ride.

    Or just foam rolling the crap out of my IT bands. I figure the amount of grimacing in pain I do equates to a small workout.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Your dog does yoga?

    :-D

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  • mndamon
    mndamon Posts: 549 Member
    Landscaping around the yard, whatever projects are around the house really. Although I'll readily admit that on my 1-2 days off a week I want to do nothing but rest.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    there are days when my body needs a break! But my mantra is to ALWAYS MAKE AN EFFORT. What do you do as a "break" from kicking your own *kitten* when you still want to burn some calories

    It's weights day today but I'm still too sore from really pushing myself two days ago so decided to take it easy and just do 30 minutes of kettlebell swinging. When I finished, I then decided to do 30 minutes of HIIT on the gym bike.
  • clover5
    clover5 Posts: 1,640 Member
    light calisthenics while watching tv
  • ramgi
    ramgi Posts: 196 Member
    The Core Cardio and Balance Insanity dvd. It's slower than the other workouts. I love it!
  • alsaxon
    alsaxon Posts: 124 Member
    Mine is the elliptical. I don't find it as treacherous as the treadmill.
  • trojanbb
    trojanbb Posts: 1,297 Member
    absolutely none. If you aren't prepared to set a PR on a lift or give 100% effort, you have no business being in the gym imo. Anything less than progress is failure.

    If you need a break, take a break or plan a legitimate de-loading week where all exercises are low weight for the week. Otherwise, you are just giving yourself an excuse for mediocrity.

    or cardio, which is completely different
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