Do break days help any?

FretheMJsmokingcannibal
FretheMJsmokingcannibal Posts: 314
in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone noticed any difference in weight or inches if they take a break day or two from constant, intense exercise? I'm not sayin' going hog wild but taking it slow.

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  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    If you don't feel the need to have at least 1 rest day during the week from exercise then you're doing it wrong.
  • glin23
    glin23 Posts: 460 Member
    I definite find that rest days help me recharge.
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    It helps me recharge and always fill more energetic after I take a couple of days off, which is ~ every 2 weeks.
  • deemariec
    deemariec Posts: 12
    I find one rest day a week motivates me to start back in the gym the next day. Knowing that a rest day is coming often encourages me to work harder the day before and after the rest day.
  • Ainar
    Ainar Posts: 858 Member
    Not in weight or inches...

    But taking breaks helps me recover so I can have more energy at my workout days what means I can work harder and burn more cals than if I would not take a brake. So it's a good thing. Also helps to keep you injury free by giving your body time to heal.
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    If weight training to failure, you need the rest days to help your muscles to recover.
  • FretheMJsmokingcannibal
    FretheMJsmokingcannibal Posts: 314
    So it's more of a recharge thing. How do you maintain your calorie goal even on a day off?
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    So it's more of a recharge thing. How do you maintain your calorie goal even on a day off?

    I do TDEE- so I eat the same amount of calories every day, regardless whether I exercised or not. I did not gain anything the days I did not exercise. The muscles need time down to repair.
  • BlueBombers
    BlueBombers Posts: 4,064 Member
    I take a break day every Sunday. My body needs the day recovery. I'm still losing.

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