should I walk everyday?

I am a walker too, I usually do two or three days in a row and take a day off. Depends on my schedule or how I'm feeling. Since you are not doing a super hard core work out or running, I personally don't see a reason to go every other day. Once you build up to more, listen to your muscles and pay attention to how you are feeling, you'll know if/when you need a break.

yep, I DO!

I agree with Ms.Sheddy, unless your really sore or are training hard, I dont see any reason not to walk every day. I have a rotten head cold this week, so I am just doing what I feel up to. One evening it was 45 min and today only 15.

Listen to your body but not your mind's excuses, if that makes sense!

You can do cardio every day. Walking, jogging, biking. Work it into your life however you can. The weight training is the one where you skip every other day to give your muscle groups recovery time.

I have just started a new diet/excersie plan and got a treadmill. I am walking a mile a day on it which is taking like 20 minutes (seems like a long time to do a mile). Should I do this 7 days a week? My husband said you are supposed to skip days but I thought that was for like weight lifing. I thought with walking you should do it everyday. ?

There is nothing wrong with walking everyday - when I train for races I run 4 to 5 days and then rest.

I try to walk 5-6 days a week. With Sunday off and sometimes Tuesday when I go into the office.

I think rest days are important, but I think you can do 20 minutes of walking every day. It's not super strenuous and it's not like you need to let your muscles repair from that. If you can, do it! Side suggestion: Over time, gradually increase your speed/distance.

Light cardio is fine to do daily. If you work up to long distances or jogging/running, you'll probably want to switch to every-other-day.

I walk everyday but that includes my walks to and from work, to and from the gym and to and from most of my favorite places near home. I average 4 miles a day without including my time on elliptical or treadmills at the gym (which I do as a warm up before weight lifting). Nothing wrong with walking that pace every day but I would choose days to challenge yourself to pick up the pace on add a little incline or weight (ankle, wrist or weight vest) or weight training .

My goal is 10,000 steps/day (3,000 steps for me = 1 mile, I am 5'2"). This is also the # of steps many drs and fitness sites recommend as a goal to increase activity.

Any exercise is good exercise. Even though the recommended amount is 30 minutes a day, 3 times a week, I do believe that you should not stop yourself at that. This is the minimum requirement.

I've been told that the only situation in which a rest day is required, is when you do strength training. When you do strength training, your muscles literally break, and they need time and protein in order to reconstruct themselves. This is why it is not recommended to lift weights every single day of the week. In my case, I do my strength training on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and my cardio training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This way, I always make sure that my muscles get a little rest.

I do not think it is required to have an intense workout every day, but sweating a -little- bit every day will not hurt you at all. If you don't feel like doing it, just start at 3 times a week. You could start at one if you want. Then, little by little, as you build up the habit, increase the frequence and the longevity of your walks.

A good way to be motivated is to keep an audiobook on hand only for this activity and listen to it while you are walking. As you get into the story, you might crave your walks even more.

I don't really count walking as exercise, I use it to increase my "activity" or NEAT.

Walking everyday is good for you.

I'm the same way. Rest days are for giving your muscles time to heal, and to avoid overtraining. I don't think walking a mile a day is going to cause you problems with either of those things.

That depends entirely on your fitness level! For some people a mile a day is a new adventure!

It's walking. For 20 minutes a day.

I'm no doctor, but I think you'll be okay

It's walking. For 20 minutes a day.

I'm no doctor, but I think you'll be okay

Not so sure about that one. On rest days might wanna just stay in bed all day. Otherwise could risk pulling a hamstring if not careful.

I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

It's walking. For 20 minutes a day.

I'm no doctor, but I think you'll be okay

Not so sure about that one. On rest days might wanna just stay in bed all day. Otherwise could risk pulling a hamstring if not careful.

I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

That can get pretty expensive. On my rest, "non-walking" days, I use a wheelchair to get around.

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That can get pretty expensive. On my rest, "non-walking" days, I use a wheelchair to get around.

Better have someone push you, otherwise you are only resting your lower half. You would over-work your arms. The next day would need to be spent in a straitjacket to rest them. Then you might over-compensate by using your mouth and feet instead of your hands. It's a vicious cycle. Best to just stay in bed. Alone! Hanky-panky on rest days is totally overdoing it.