Rest days after exercising?

AshleyPao

OK, so I have literally worked out everyday for the past 11 days(Start off date) except for one day that i had a family problem and couldn't work out. My question is, should i take some rest periods in between? If yes for how long? and does a make a difference in my weight loss? because i know that sometimes muscles tend to hold water retention for a couple of days to heal themselves, which makes it seem like you're not loosing anything, so is it good to take a day off? or No? Thanks.

johncaraher

What kind of workout? With weights you probably should take days off, but you can do cardio pretty much every day. I wouldn't worry about water retention at all because you really should only look at the long term (week-to-week or longer) trend in weight, not the largely uncontrollable fluctuations that happen from day-to-day.

slimguy66

Listen to your body, if you are feeling good then continue to do cardio daily. If you are doing resistance training you need a day between the parts of your body your are exercising as not to overwork the muscles.

faceoff4

Listen to your body, if you are feeling good then continue to do cardio daily. If you are doing resistance training you need a day between the parts of your body your are exercising as not to overwork the muscles.

This is perfect advise!

aimeeernest

Yes, its perfectly fine.

I work two days a week (stay home with my son) so my days off work are the days that I make it to the gym. Then the 2 days that I work are my days off the gym.

I also alternate workouts. I do weights every other day and cardio everyday. Muscles need time to heal to prevent injuries.