I'm kinda surprised

[pjlippert]

How difficult it is to take a rest-week. I'm soo in the habit of getting out of bed and immediately putting my workout clothes on. The first thought that popped into my head when I woke up was which workout to do. And I fhad this big time urge to cheat on my rest-week and workout despite my body being sore from the Body Combat DOMS and the past 2-3 months of really intense workouts - often 2x' per day!! Sooo, my OCD rearing it's ugly head!!

I resisted, however.

Anybody else had a tough time taking a much needed break?

Pam

 

[RapidBreath]

Yep. Sometimes I just forget. It happened earlier this week and I forgot I had run the day before and by the time I was half way through my workout I realized that my butt hurt cause I did that hill yesterday.

 

[Denise R]

Um,yes.....

This was my "rest" week following Meso 1 of STS and I've only rested "slightly" meaning I've given up a couple double workouts (I do twice daily workouts every day, yep, heard that one right ) and exchanged a few morning runs for something else but I'm still working out, just not as hard. I don't think I'll ever take an active rest of doing nothing "by choice"---I don't think it is in my nature!



Denise

 

[cher54]

I was wondering how your "rest" was coming. It is sooo hard. I wasn't going to do anything Friday or today and I ended up doing PH and Hiit30/30 yesterday, then BC today! Wow, I need help bigtime! Ok, Monday is coming up so maybe so maybe we can be "rest buddies" this week. Thanks for posting!

 

[pjlippert]

Hi Sherry,

Let's defintely be 'rest buddies' next week. I know that I've managed to fake my way through a rest today by doing about a zillion other "not-fitness workouts". I'm pretty much as tired today as I am after one or two hard workouts!! Ugh!!

Okay, rest-buddy! Let's cheer each other on!!

Happy Satruday!

Pam

 

[syzygy314]

My biggest problem with rest weeks is getting out of the habit of getting up early! I'm not a morning person, but I work out at 5 a.m. I don't like doing nothing because I feel like I'm gaining weight rapidly through the week, so I will get up and do some of Cathe's less intense, older step workouts or a 30 minute cardio routine to keep going and take maybe only 2 days of complete rest.

I'm like the rest of you - I have to keep moving!

 

[JeanneMarie]

I find that I simply cannot make myself take a rest week unless I'm out of town. Even then I cheat and run at least once or twice!

Good luck!

 

[trixie108]

I almost never take a rest week, but instead take rest days. One or two days here and there, it seems like enough to keep my body happy!

 

[Fit_mommy]

I have never even ATTEMPTED taking a rest week for any reason other then sickness! Even when I go out of town on vacation or whatever I make sure to do SOME KIND of work out!!! I KNOW I couldn't do it. I will take the prescribed RECOVERY WEEKS in STS and took them while doing the X and INSANITY but not full REST. No way. I would go bananas!