Rest day?

kamazza
kamazza Posts: 98 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
My husband, who is a work-out-aholic lol, always says you should take a rest day, no matter what. Ok so I'm not lifting weights yet, most of what I'm doing is mainly cardio, stationary bike, hiking,walking, etc. do I really need a rest day?

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  • bbell1985
    bbell1985 Posts: 4,571 Member
    I don't think you need much rest from low impact cardio. If any. That's just...life. If one day you feel fatigued, take a rest day then.
  • Arizona_C
    Arizona_C Posts: 1,476 Member
    bbell1985 wrote: »
    I don't think you need much rest from low impact cardio. If any. That's just...life. If one day you feel fatigued, take a rest day then.

    If you need a rest day, try use it to do some good stretching
  • cebreisch
    cebreisch Posts: 1,341 Member
    I'd say it's up to you depending on how much you exercised that week. My husband has done P90X (wants you to stretch on the 7th day) and Insanity (has a day off on the 7th day, but Husband likes to stretch).



  • spiriteagle99
    spiriteagle99 Posts: 3,856 Member
    I agree that low impact cardio or stretching doesn't really need a rest day unless doing daily activity is new to you. I walk 7 days a week. I have done so for years. I only run 5 days a week at the moment, with one day for cross training and one day that is a rest day to let my muscles heal and to give myself a mental break.
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    It depends on how much cardio you are doing. Professional cyclists have rest days built into their schedule. But for them a rest day involves an easy 15 mile ride rather than the effort they normally put in. Doing a little bit of exercise on a rest day is supposed to keep everything functioning normally.
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