workout every day?

ByHisGrace18 · February 2015

Should I work out every day? Or should I take a day or 2 a week off? What are everyone's thoughts on this? And how much working out is sustainable without "burning out"?

Emmaloubalajake · February 2015

I workout every other day. It works for me and I get sufficient rest days

Buu_kz · February 2015

I dont do it anymore I used to but I think its good to have a day where your muscles can relax

ana3067 · February 2015

What are your fitness goals? Because exercise is for fitness and can help with body composition, it is not going to cause weight loss. If you are training for something, daily training probably is required. If you are trying to improve your cardiovascular health you may enjoy doing 20-30 mins of cardio every day.

I work out 4-5x a week. Cardio for ~80 mins a week max, 160-180 mins of lifting a week. Or 1.3hrs cardio and 2.6-3hrs lifting a week. I am considering either lengthening my post-lifting cardio to 15 mins instead of 10 or doing a 2nd 30-minute day of cardio because my cardiovascular health is still not as good as it could be.

TheVirgoddess · February 2015

I don't, generally. I aim for 4 times a week, sometimes it's more, but rarely less.

azulvioleta6 · February 2015

Do what works for your body. I need to exercise every day--I only take a break if I am sick or injured.

I have sustained that for almost four years.

runnerchick69 · February 2015

I'm a 7 day a week girl

I do take rest days when I feel I need them but otherwise I really enjoy exercise. Right now I'm training for another marathon so what I do and how I do it has changed but I continue to get exercise daily. I think it really boils down to what you do and how you feel. If you feel like you need rest days then take them. I know people that do and then people like myself that only do on occasion. Do what is right for you

lemurcat12 · February 2015

Depends on what you mean by workout. If you mean something more intense (given your current fitness level) it's best to take a day or two off. If you mean something more like being active, then every day is fine. On my off-days I might try to walk a little bit extra or might still ride my bike for errands or even commute, if it's nothing too taxing. I'd listen to your body, though, and make sure you are getting in rest and not feeling like there's something wrong with that--it's important.

If you are just starting out, it might even be better to try and get on a regular 3-day a week or every other day schedule first.

Edit: ana's point about goals is a good one, too. If you are doing a weights program there will be rest days built in, and same with a running program (which is typically 4-5 days per week with a cross training day or two, IME). If you are doing multiple programs, you want to be careful about combining them, as you don't want to lose the intended benefit of the rest days.

TheVirgoddess · February 2015

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Depends on what you mean by workout. If you mean something more intense (given your current fitness level) it's best to take a day or two off. If you mean something more like being active, then every day is fine. On my off-days I might try to walk a little bit extra or might still ride my bike for errands or even commute, if it's nothing too taxing. I'd listen to your body, though, and make sure you are getting in rest and not feeling like there's something wrong with that--it's important.

If you are just starting out, it might even be better to try and get on a regular 3-day a week or every other day schedule first.

This is a good point. I do yoga at least once a day, but unless I'm doing something super intense like Vinyasa, I don't really think of it in terms of exercise. I do something for my body every day - I'm just more purposeful and vigorous 4 days a week.

ana3067 · February 2015

TheVirgoddess wrote: »

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Depends on what you mean by workout. If you mean something more intense (given your current fitness level) it's best to take a day or two off. If you mean something more like being active, then every day is fine. On my off-days I might try to walk a little bit extra or might still ride my bike for errands or even commute, if it's nothing too taxing. I'd listen to your body, though, and make sure you are getting in rest and not feeling like there's something wrong with that--it's important.

If you are just starting out, it might even be better to try and get on a regular 3-day a week or every other day schedule first.

This is a good point. I do yoga at least once a day, but unless I'm doing something super intense like Vinyasa, I don't really think of it in terms of exercise. I do something for my body every day - I'm just more purposeful and vigorous 4 days a week.

JW re: yoga, did you take classes or learn on your own? I've wanted to try yoga for YEARS but I am lazy and would rather do it at hjome, but then I never find good resources haha.

TheVirgoddess · February 2015

ana3067 wrote: »

TheVirgoddess wrote: »

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Depends on what you mean by workout. If you mean something more intense (given your current fitness level) it's best to take a day or two off. If you mean something more like being active, then every day is fine. On my off-days I might try to walk a little bit extra or might still ride my bike for errands or even commute, if it's nothing too taxing. I'd listen to your body, though, and make sure you are getting in rest and not feeling like there's something wrong with that--it's important.

If you are just starting out, it might even be better to try and get on a regular 3-day a week or every other day schedule first.

This is a good point. I do yoga at least once a day, but unless I'm doing something super intense like Vinyasa, I don't really think of it in terms of exercise. I do something for my body every day - I'm just more purposeful and vigorous 4 days a week.

JW re: yoga, did you take classes or learn on your own? I've wanted to try yoga for YEARS but I am lazy and would rather do it at hjome, but then I never find good resources haha.

I started on my own - watching videos on YouTube (try Yoga with Adriene, she's a great place to start). I finally decided to take a formal class, and I'm really enjoying it a lot (it's super fast paced yoga). You can totally do it at home and be successful! If you have any other questions, let me know - I love talking yoga.

ana3067 · February 2015

TheVirgoddess wrote: »

ana3067 wrote: »

TheVirgoddess wrote: »

lemurcat12 wrote: »

Depends on what you mean by workout. If you mean something more intense (given your current fitness level) it's best to take a day or two off. If you mean something more like being active, then every day is fine. On my off-days I might try to walk a little bit extra or might still ride my bike for errands or even commute, if it's nothing too taxing. I'd listen to your body, though, and make sure you are getting in rest and not feeling like there's something wrong with that--it's important.

If you are just starting out, it might even be better to try and get on a regular 3-day a week or every other day schedule first.

This is a good point. I do yoga at least once a day, but unless I'm doing something super intense like Vinyasa, I don't really think of it in terms of exercise. I do something for my body every day - I'm just more purposeful and vigorous 4 days a week.

JW re: yoga, did you take classes or learn on your own? I've wanted to try yoga for YEARS but I am lazy and would rather do it at hjome, but then I never find good resources haha.

I started on my own - watching videos on YouTube (try Yoga with Adriene, she's a great place to start). I finally decided to take a formal class, and I'm really enjoying it a lot (it's super fast paced yoga). You can totally do it at home and be successful! If you have any other questions, let me know - I love talking yoga.

Cool, thanks! I don't think I have time for structured yoga classes until I graduate anyways. I'll check out the YT channel!

contingencyplan · February 2015

You could TECHNICALLY do some form of "exercise" everyday as long as it's of moderate intensity. But if performance gains in the way of strength and endurance are your goal and you're not just out to burn calories, it would be beneficial to take rest days.

If your workouts are higher in intensity, then it would be best to take rest days after each full body workout for safety's sake as in that case, the central nervous system is also being heavily worked and that DOES need rest.

For strength work, the rule of thumb is never train the same muscle two days in a row. If your workouts are full body (which is what is most beneficial to beginners, people whose goals revolve primarily around functional gains more than aesthetic, as well as people who are focusing more on getting lean), then yes, a rest day after each strength workout is necessary.

girrrl3363 · February 2015

I think you should give your self a break sometimes because you'll probably get tired of working out ever day and you'll just stop or you'll work out ever day but eat something really big after words

dougpconnell219 · February 2015

I do something every day. Lifting is only 3-4 days a week. Cardio every day. Yoga on non lifting days.

EricLFC1892 · February 2015

I guess it depends on the type and intensity of the workout, I personally workout 6 days a week alternating weight training and HIIT, doing 3 of each a week..
I think at least 1 days rest while doing high intensity routines is needed for the body to repair, but if you are doing low impact cardio then I think daily would be just fine

Khukhullatus · February 2015

Just make sure that no matter what you do, you try to get some activity in every day. You don't have to go for a run or hit the weight room, but get outside for a short walk at a minimum. complete and total sedentary days are something best left to convalescent homes.

Dave2041 · February 2015

I've had one day off this year but i'm a cyclist so i guess it's a little different. I ride three hard weeks and then have a "rest" week where i still cycle every day but at a reduced volume. For example, next week is a rest week so i'll only be cycling 10 hours, but this week i rode 19.5

YMMV of course.

Bukawww · February 2015

I exercise every day...I need some of those calories to eat back so I can feel satisfied and comfortable lol. Also, walking every day isn't bad for anybody. I don't do intense exercise every day...but I at least walk 3m each day.

ByHisGrace18 · February 2015

Thanks everyone for the feedback! Because I'm trying to rebuild muscle mass after a long period of being forced into a sedentary lifestyle, due to 2 back surgeries, I will take it a day at a time . Depending on how sore my muscles are. I am also doing Cardio and will try to do something daily.

Sued0nim · February 2015

I do 3x a week and try to walk 10k steps on other days

jdhcm2006 · February 2015

I workout 6 days a week, with some days being double workouts. I'm working on building my flexibility and strength (so I can get better at pole) and I'm training for a relay marathon. But even if I wasn't training for the marathon, I would still be doing to 6 days a week. I've found workouts that I like, so it's not a hassle for me to do them. I look forward to them.

Furthermore, I use exercise as my stress management. I've found that beginning my day with working out gives me energy for the day and ending my day with working out helps get rid of any stress the day may have had.

I do take a set rest day on Sundays. I do absolutely nothing.

If you're just starting out. Try to get on a 3x a week schedule. Once you have that ingrained in your system, then look at adding more if you want to.

Liftng4Lis · February 2015

I take one to two days off from the gym a week, but try to get my 10k steps in.

workout every day?

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