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What do YOU do on rest day?

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  • asdowe13
    asdowe13 Posts: 1,951 Member
    Take a Hike!

    And for me temperature doesn't matter, I've got all the cold weather gear to make any hike comfortable and warm!

    Lol I have all the cold weather gear I need too but -15 to -25 windchills is just a LITTLE too cold for me :)

    At those temps i break out the balaclava and ski googles to keep me completly covered, and may just make my hike a shorter one. Although i love the cold!
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    no rest day for me
  • krawhitham
    krawhitham Posts: 831 Member
    When I was an athlete in college our rest days consisted of 2-4 mile runs and 2-4 mile swims. Compared to normal workout days, 4-8 miles (a couple hours) of working out WAS a rest!

    Now I catch up on all the Netflix shows I haven't seen & eat popcorn :)
  • LeanButNotMean44
    LeanButNotMean44 Posts: 852 Member
    no rest day for me

    This
  • Roadie2000
    Roadie2000 Posts: 1,801 Member
    What is this "rest" you speak of?
  • dixiewhiskey
    dixiewhiskey Posts: 3,333 Member
    Sometimes I do yoga or go for a walk.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Rest day?

    If I do take a recovery day I'll do something low impact and low intensity......go for a walk, take a leisurely bike ride etc
  • morty1966
    morty1966 Posts: 250 Member
    Yoga or binge watch TV. Just finished House of Cards.

    OMG I'm half way through series 2 episode 4 - the interview. It's so good.
  • greatful4grace
    greatful4grace Posts: 32 Member
    Maybe just some stretching excercises. and finishing a project you ve been putting off. Wish they counted the calories for stretching you know you burn something doing it.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,147 Member
    Cook and eat
    This. What people don't realize is the body REBUILDS on rest days and not on the day that you exercise (unless you're doing split sessions). Wouldn't it make sense to nutritiously fortify the rebuilding process?

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  • MelsAuntie
    MelsAuntie Posts: 2,833 Member
    I live on a working farm. What is a rest day?
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,519 Member
    I usually go to the gym and just walk on the treadmill, which isn't exactly rest...BUT if I have a lot to do on a rest day, I skip the gym. I shower at home and put on make-up and jeans!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    porn….lots of porn ….

    bahahahahahaha ..JK ….

    I rest, read, hang out with friends, go to beach, etc….I usually make saturday my 100% rest day ...
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    Cook and eat

    ^^this^^read a book, go through a field of poppies on a scooter, avoid lifting and cardio......
  • Kirk_R
    Kirk_R Posts: 112 Member
    What is this "rest" you speak of?

    Right, I run every day. My last "rest" day was in July.
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