Rest day

pagoubupa
pagoubupa Posts: 105 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Is it still a rest day if you walk for 30 minutes? I recently started taking a rest day one day a week, because I have read it is important for your body to repair. I hate it! I want to workout on that day and the next day I don't want to workout. I have also read that it is okay to walk on a rest day. Will my heart still repair itself if I choose to walk every day of the week and also do my 3 30 minute cardio workouts with 3 15 minute strength workouts?

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  • Evachiquita
    Evachiquita Posts: 223 Member
    If you want to walk on a rest day, walk on a rest day. Some people believe in active recovery, too. Basically some gentle movement but keeping well in heart rate zone 1. I walk and stretch on my rest days most of the time. I think it helps loosen up the tight muscles that would otherwise be worse.
  • pagoubupa
    pagoubupa Posts: 105 Member
    Thanks for the advice :) I think I might walk.
  • Ascolti_la_musica
    Ascolti_la_musica Posts: 676 Member
    my 3 30 minute cardio workouts with 3 15 minute strength workouts?

    Am I reading this right? You do 90 minutes of cardio AND 45 minutes of strength six days a week?

    That's a lot of time to spend exercising!

    I do a 30 minute light cardio workout on my rest days, but that's it. I work really hard on my workout days, and I am not in the best shape yet, so I need my rest days. I don't think it hurts to move a little, though.
  • pagoubupa
    pagoubupa Posts: 105 Member
    NO :flowerforyou: Not a day.
    I walk 6 days a week.
    I do 30 minutes of cardio and 15 minutes of strength on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. For a total of 90 minutes of cardio and 45 strength a week ( not including walking which is 30 to 60 minutes a day ).
    Does that make sense?
  • Lupercalia
    Lupercalia Posts: 1,857 Member
    I walk on my "rest" days. Not brisk walk or go for a hill climb, just a nice gentle walk. I stretch a bit, too.
  • DesireeLovesOrganic
    DesireeLovesOrganic Posts: 456 Member
    I walk on my "rest" day too. The dog doesn't know it's a rest day and she loves to go every day at the same time. LOL
  • Ascolti_la_musica
    Ascolti_la_musica Posts: 676 Member
    NO :flowerforyou: Not a day.
    I walk 6 days a week.
    I do 30 minutes of cardio and 15 minutes of strength on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. For a total of 90 minutes of cardio and 45 strength a week ( not including walking which is 30 to 60 minutes a day ).
    Does that make sense?

    Much more sense! Sounds close to my routine. LOL

    If you want advice on how to work out, Lupercalia is a beast. If she says walk/stretch, that's what I will do tomorrow. (Still not going to do kettlebells, though!)

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