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workout days and rest days

skinnyfat2skinnyfit
skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
edited October 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm starting to do toning workouts and want to start running too. I'm not sure what plan would be best - A or B?

A -
Monday: running
Tuesday: toning
Wednesday: running
Thursday: toning
Friday: running
Saturday: toning
Sunday: rest

or B -
Monday: running
Tuesday: toning
Wednesday: running and toning
Thursday: rest
Friday: running
Saturday: toning
Sunday: rest

Replies

  • iuangina
    iuangina Posts: 691 Member
    what do you mean by toning?
  • FreshStart89
    FreshStart89 Posts: 297 Member
    im pretty sure she means weights and strength training...
  • skinnyfat2skinnyfit
    skinnyfat2skinnyfit Posts: 46
    It's a toning workout of things like planks, crunches, leg lifts, lunges etc etc
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Assuming you work regular hours, I'd plan to run on one day of the weekend, as that will make it easier for you to do a longer run.

    Apart from that, I don't think it makes much difference how you order it all.
  • brookeg20
    brookeg20 Posts: 54
    I try to run three days a week and cross train two with two days of rest. My days off vary depending on how I feel and how my day goes. I don't like to do both in one day, it feels like too much and I always ending up starving and sore the next day!!! Try them both and see which one works best for you, but remember to give yourself a little bit of flexibility. You may workout one week for six days and feel like you need an extra rest day the next week. And you can still go for a walk on your rest day too.

    Good luck!
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