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Rest Days

SierraND89
SierraND89 Posts: 12 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
How often does everyone take rest days?

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  • Rocknut53
    Rocknut53 Posts: 1,794 Member
    When I feel like I need it. I alternate my days of cardio and strength training and typically feel a need to take a break once a week. My body is pretty tuned in right now to my routine and I just listen to it.
  • AmyRhubarb
    AmyRhubarb Posts: 6,890 Member
    At least one per week, mine is usually Sunday. Sometimes I take the whole weekend if I feel I need it, or if life is busy. And sometimes I'll take one midweek for the same reasons.
  • IzzyBooNZ1
    IzzyBooNZ1 Posts: 1,289 Member
    AmyRhubarb wrote: »
    At least one per week, mine is usually Sunday. Sometimes I take the whole weekend if I feel I need it, or if life is busy. And sometimes I'll take one midweek for the same reasons.

    yep this is pretty much me.

  • Shells918
    Shells918 Posts: 1,070 Member
    I take one or 2 a week more depending on my schedule than anything else. I rested today bc I had to fast till 12:30 for some tests. There was no way I was exercising after that.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    I really only work out 4 days per week. I try to take a few long weekly walks but otherwise, I rest my butt a good 3 days every week.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    edited March 2016
    2-3 days per week. I'm actually adding a rest day on Tues, because going to class 4 days in a row, which I had been doing, seemed to leave me pretty tired by Thursday, and we don't have classes on Fri or Sun. My rest days are "active rest" and I try to get 10,000 steps if weather permits.

    It's going to be different for everyone, based on your fitness level and workout routine. Listen to your body!
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    1-2X per week. They are generally active recovery days though, I don't generally just sit on my *kitten* and do nothing. I like doing some recovery yoga and taking my dog for a nice walk...or sometimes I'll just do some recreational type of activities with my boys like a little hike or something...and sometimes it's yard work.
  • SierraND89
    SierraND89 Posts: 12 Member
    Thanks everyone! :smile:
  • ElizabethOakes2
    ElizabethOakes2 Posts: 1,038 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    1-2X per week. They are generally active recovery days though, I don't generally just sit on my *kitten* and do nothing. I like doing some recovery yoga and taking my dog for a nice walk...or sometimes I'll just do some recreational type of activities with my boys like a little hike or something...and sometimes it's yard work.

    This. Your body will tell you when it needs to rest, all you have to do is listen.

    Rest days are great days to the fun things that I wasn't fit enough to do before, take my friend's kids to the beach or the amusement park, meet up with friends for barbecue and frisbee, etc. I was unable to move for a long time because of my back and I kind of became that friend who you don't call to come do things because you know they have to say no. :) Now, I'm the one who calls up and says, "Wind's up! Kites at the park, two-o'clock!" Rest days don't have to be 'down' days, just recovery days for your muscles.
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