How long should you rest in between workouts?
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KTaurusW0516
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I wanna try working out everyday. (10-30 Minutes) However, there might be someways I will workout for a little bit in the morning, then do some working out at night.
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I've always heard that it doesn't matter what time of the day or how many times a day, as long as you get the needed exercise in, you're good.2
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Thank you!
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Of course ☺0
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KTaurusW0516 wrote: »I wanna try working out everyday. (10-30 Minutes) However, there might be someways I will workout for a little bit in the morning, then do some working out at night.
What do you mean by "working out"?2 -
in my experience, i have to take long rests after heavy compound movements, like the bench-press. If you do heavy lifts, i would say take around 2-3 minutes of rests before hitting the weight again. If you do isolation movements more, i would recommend going intense on the lifts by doing some supersets.
You should always give every single muscle you have worked 48 hours of rest. If you don't rest the muscle it won't recover so that means they wont grow as much as they can by recovery
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KTaurusW0516 wrote: »I wanna try working out everyday. (10-30 Minutes) However, there might be someways I will workout for a little bit in the morning, then do some working out at night.
What do you mean by "working out"?
Currently, I'm just doing small things like walking/running, strengths for my legs, and little workouts with my arms. I'm just starting and I feel like I'm super sore after a small workout. I keep pushing myself but, I'm worried that might cause injury.0 -
typically 10-30 minutes won't injure you unless you are doing more weight than you can handle. If you are sore then stop. 24 hours is really all your muscles need to recover assuming you are pushing them moderately hard.
Just make sure you are getting enough protein to help rebuild the muscle. Eventually the soreness will subside.
Try alternating...one day upper body exercises/weights, the next day lower body and so on. Try to do exercise every day.
Looking at your profile you are very young. Unless you have heart/lung problems you really need to up your exercise and decrease your caloric intake.
Cut out sugar to start. In all it's forms...learn the "hidden" names. If you crave sugar, reach for fruit (not fruit juice).
Cut out soda including diet soda...they are incredibly bad for you.
At your age, weight loss should come quickly if you eat healthy and significantly increase your weight exercises...not necessarily more weight but more reps. Add more weight every 2nd week or so. Weight/resistance training creates more muscle (get lots of protein too). Muscle burns 3 times more calories and even burns calories in your sleep!19 -
KTaurusW0516 wrote: »KTaurusW0516 wrote: »I wanna try working out everyday. (10-30 Minutes) However, there might be someways I will workout for a little bit in the morning, then do some working out at night.
What do you mean by "working out"?
Currently, I'm just doing small things like walking/running, strengths for my legs, and little workouts with my arms. I'm just starting and I feel like I'm super sore after a small workout. I keep pushing myself but, I'm worried that might cause injury.
Ok ... you'll need to build up gradually but, for example, I walk as part of my commute, I walk or run at lunch, I often climb several flights of stairs during the day and I walk or cycle in the evenings. Plus some weights.
So eventually you'll be able to be active several times a day.1 -
KTaurusW0516 wrote: »KTaurusW0516 wrote: »I wanna try working out everyday. (10-30 Minutes) However, there might be someways I will workout for a little bit in the morning, then do some working out at night.
What do you mean by "working out"?
Currently, I'm just doing small things like walking/running, strengths for my legs, and little workouts with my arms. I'm just starting and I feel like I'm super sore after a small workout. I keep pushing myself but, I'm worried that might cause injury.
Ok ... you'll need to build up gradually but, for example, I walk as part of my commute, I walk or run at lunch, I often climb several flights of stairs during the day and I walk or cycle in the evenings. Plus some weights.
So eventually you'll be able to be active several times a day.
This is true, you will be able to build up to it. I often go to the gym before work, I commute to/from work by bicycle and I have a dog I walk 2-3 times a day. I'm not sore afterwards, this is just normal activity now.
I think as a guide 150 minutes of moderate activity a week is recommended as a minimum, so maybe try to work up to that?1 -
Redordeadhead wrote: »KTaurusW0516 wrote: »KTaurusW0516 wrote: »I wanna try working out everyday. (10-30 Minutes) However, there might be someways I will workout for a little bit in the morning, then do some working out at night.
What do you mean by "working out"?
Currently, I'm just doing small things like walking/running, strengths for my legs, and little workouts with my arms. I'm just starting and I feel like I'm super sore after a small workout. I keep pushing myself but, I'm worried that might cause injury.
Ok ... you'll need to build up gradually but, for example, I walk as part of my commute, I walk or run at lunch, I often climb several flights of stairs during the day and I walk or cycle in the evenings. Plus some weights.
So eventually you'll be able to be active several times a day.
This is true, you will be able to build up to it. I often go to the gym before work, I commute to/from work by bicycle and I have a dog I walk 2-3 times a day. I'm not sore afterwards, this is just normal activity now.
I think as a guide 150 minutes of moderate activity a week is recommended as a minimum, so maybe try to work up to that?
I'm planning for 100 minutes this week. (Not gonna lie, I thought you were about to say, "150 minutes a day.")
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in my experience, i have to take long rests after heavy compound movements, like the bench-press. If you do heavy lifts, i would say take around 2-3 minutes of rests before hitting the weight again. If you do isolation movements more, i would recommend going intense on the lifts by doing some supersets.
You should always give every single muscle you have worked 48 hours of rest. If you don't rest the muscle it won't recover so that means they wont grow as much as they can by recovery .
I mention this for clarity because OP is very new to exercise: Two sleeps between workouts of the same muscles is good, when the workout is a serious strength workout, I agree.
It's not essential, even at first, for most moderate intensity cardio type workouts. Here, fatigue can be your main guide.
I'm a believer in working one's way up gradually to a sensible level of combined pace, duration, intensity, etc., in cardiovascular exercise, so those intervening rest days may still be good at first, but they're not essential. For best fitness results, true high intensity cardio should not be a daily thing, though: Elite athletes don't train that way, so why should we?typically 10-30 minutes won't injure you unless you are doing more weight than you can handle. If you are sore then stop. 24 hours is really all your muscles need to recover assuming you are pushing them moderately hard.
Just make sure you are getting enough protein to help rebuild the muscle. Eventually the soreness will subside.
Try alternating...one day upper body exercises/weights, the next day lower body and so on. Try to do exercise every day.
Looking at your profile you are very young. Unless you have heart/lung problems you really need to up your exercise and decrease your caloric intake.
Cut out sugar to start. In all it's forms...learn the "hidden" names. If you crave sugar, reach for fruit (not fruit juice).
Cut out soda including diet soda...they are incredibly bad for you.
At your age, weight loss should come quickly if you eat healthy and significantly increase your weight exercises...not necessarily more weight but more reps. Add more weight every 2nd week or so. Weight/resistance training creates more muscle (get lots of protein too). Muscle burns 3 times more calories and even burns calories in your sleep!
Muscle burns something on the order of 2 calories more per pound of it per day, compared to fat. It also takes a long time to build, especially so in a calorie deficit. It's definitely a great idea to build muscle, for many reasons including its higher metabolic activity, but it's far from a quick fix.
And getting great nutrition, especially on reduced calories, is a wonderful plan. But cutting all sugar is beside the point - not essential.7 -
KTaurusW0516 wrote: »I wanna try working out everyday. (10-30 Minutes) However, there might be someways I will workout for a little bit in the morning, then do some working out at night.KTaurusW0516 wrote: »KTaurusW0516 wrote: »I wanna try working out everyday. (10-30 Minutes) However, there might be someways I will workout for a little bit in the morning, then do some working out at night.
What do you mean by "working out"?
Currently, I'm just doing small things like walking/running, strengths for my legs, and little workouts with my arms. I'm just starting and I feel like I'm super sore after a small workout. I keep pushing myself but, I'm worried that might cause injury.
I frequently do something at lunchtime and something else at night.
Where are you sore? I'm imagining your arms - if that is the case, give them two day's rest.
I do whole body strength training workouts with weights that are very heavy (for me) and give it three days between workouts. But I do something else once or twice a day. For example, I walk/hike/do trail maintenance at lunch and practice yoga at night.3 -
I agree. Alternating workouts works best for me. Strength one day and cardio the next. I get the same out of M-W-F-S workouts as working out every day. Muscles get rest and burnout doesn't set in.
Good luck!1 -
I work out for 30-90min 6 days most weeks. I only lift heavy right now twice a week so I make sure to focus on different muscles both days. For 10-30 minutes of light cardio or body weight work I wouldn’t need to rest in between. But that’s me at my current fitness level.
In your case, OP, listen to your body. If a muscle group is really sore rest it for a day and do something else. You’ll work up to more intensity and frequency eventually. It is important to build up your activity level over time to prevent injury.1 -
Working out every day is fine. Some say rest days, what’s the point of rest days? I workout 2 hours every day.9
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snowprincess502 wrote: »Working out every day is fine. Some say rest days, what’s the point of rest days? I workout 2 hours every day.
Rest days are very important. Their frequency depends on the intensity and volume of the exercise and physical factors, but nonetheless they are important. They prevent injury, allow muscles to recover, prevent burnout, allow your immune system to function properly, among other things. If you dont want to take a complete rest day then at the very least do an active rest day where your activity is light a couple times a week.6
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