fitness Rest Days

[Shawn]

How often do you take a rest day?

I hiked on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Saturday, I hiked almost 7 miles, and Sunday, I hiked over 7 miles.

Today (Monday), I'm taking a rest day and not doing anything active except getting more steps in when I can.

How often do you take rest days?

 

[Shortie]

I take rest days more often than most people tend to see. I have always been someone who likes to keep myself busy and also active but unfortunately, my health has other ideas.

I have fibromyalgia and some days I can feel like I can tackle anything, what we call good days, usually after a good day and doing as much as I can, it hits the following day and it can last for days sometimes meaning I have to take days to rest. I never learn though and when I have that good day again, I repeat.

I guess that is why I get called stubborn by my boyfriend, because I don't listen and then end up down and out for a few days.

 

[Shawn]

The more I age, the more I need a rest day here and there.

In my 30s, I was aging and doing well. I felt like I was getting stronger and better able to keep pushing it. Then a mix of COVID getting me a few times and turning 40 has made me down a lot easier.

I keep waiting until I reach a certain point in my fitness where I snap out of this thing, LOL.

I don't think that point is going to come to me.

 

[Reelz]

In my 30s, I was aging and doing well. I felt like I was getting stronger and better able to keep pushing it. Then a mix of COVID getting me a few times and turning 40 has made me down a lot easier.

Maybe it's because of my lifestyle, I am well above 40 and I don't feel that I'm aging at all. I'm still bouncing and doing just fine like a 20 year old guy. However, resting is very important and it is not just a physical thing but it is mentally involved too. We must dedicate time to recharge and relax to enhance our productivity.

 

[Shawn]

Maybe it's because of my lifestyle, I am well above 40 and I don't feel that I'm aging at all. I'm still bouncing and doing just fine like a 20 year old guy. However, resting is very important and it is not just a physical thing but it is mentally involved too. We must dedicate time to recharge and relax to enhance our productivity.

Maybe so.

I partied really hard in my teens and 20s, gained a bunch of weight, and didn't do anything healthy to my body.

I'm different today but I might still be feeling it from past abuse?

 

[Yama]

I don't take rest days too frequently. I do not do a lot of physical activities. However, sometimes mental activities make me too tired and take a rest day, which is something like once or twice a month