Cathe, I am doing one of your rotations for the first time. I noticed for two weeks you take Fri off and then the next two weeks its Wed's off. Does a person need to rotate their day off to keep the body guessing and working hard? Prior to this rotation I always took Sundays off. Also, I do a lot of step. Do I need to find other things to do one or two times a week so my body doesn't get used to step and not improve any longer? I have several of your workouts and keep rotating and changing it up but I read that you should do only one type of exercise. I love step and weight lifting and I don't want to replace it with something else. I love to exercise and I want to be the most effcient I can be. Your advice is appreciated. Thanks Vicky
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weekly day off
- Thread starter VickyWI
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It doesn't really matter which day of the week you take as your rest day. You can take more than one you know, it just depends on your energy levels and how sore you might be following a particularly tough workout. Do what works for you, your body and your schedule.
It is advisable to vary your exercise type for 2 reasons: firstly you avoid an excerise related injury from the repetitive motions particular to that exercise type; secondly, you challenge your muscles in different ways and therefore reach greater strength, agility, flexibility, etc. It can be as easy as including one power walk on the treadmill per week and one kickbox workout each week. Or a couple of swimming sessions, game of tennis, whatever. And, rigorous play with kids counts, by the way.
Clare
It is advisable to vary your exercise type for 2 reasons: firstly you avoid an excerise related injury from the repetitive motions particular to that exercise type; secondly, you challenge your muscles in different ways and therefore reach greater strength, agility, flexibility, etc. It can be as easy as including one power walk on the treadmill per week and one kickbox workout each week. Or a couple of swimming sessions, game of tennis, whatever. And, rigorous play with kids counts, by the way.
Clare
Hi Vicky,
Not Cathe here, but I *think* I know why the rest days are scheduled the way they are in various rotations:
It all depends on how the workouts are scheduled. For example, a rest day might be scheduled after a heavy weight day to give your muscles the time they need to recover and grow. (I believe they are specific to what you are scheduled to do the day before and after, in order to maximize your results). Looking at a rotation as a whole, including what the "focus" is for that rotation, will clue you in as to why the rests are scheduled when they are.
HTH,
Julie
Not Cathe here, but I *think* I know why the rest days are scheduled the way they are in various rotations:
It all depends on how the workouts are scheduled. For example, a rest day might be scheduled after a heavy weight day to give your muscles the time they need to recover and grow. (I believe they are specific to what you are scheduled to do the day before and after, in order to maximize your results). Looking at a rotation as a whole, including what the "focus" is for that rotation, will clue you in as to why the rests are scheduled when they are.
HTH,
Julie