Hi All,
I notice in many of Cathe's rotations and even Cathlete's rotations there is usually one rest day and then 6 days of excercise. Why is this? Is it considred necessary?
I really like to workout daily. Some days are harder than others, but every day I do a good hard workout. I do alternate days if I am doing upper body and lower body weight training (have a minimum of 48 hours between doing another upper or lower body workout). Also, my body does get approximately 24 hours of rest between workouts since I usually workout the same time each day (+/- an hour). And, if I am doing a lower body intensive cardio (Imax 2 or 3, HiiT, Tabatacise and the like), I do not do a lower body weight training day within 48 hours.
I do add some stretches (Lastics) and Yoga in once or twice a week as an add on (usually right before bed versus my morning daily workouts). However, I still do my daily intense workouts in the morning. (versus doing ONLY stretches or Yoga like many rotations list).
Therefore I was wondering if a rest day is necessary if I don't feel I need it. And why the "every 7th day is a rest day"? I can't imagine my body has a calendar inside that it recognizes it needs a full rest day every 7th day. Or is that to make the rotations easier to write up and plan?
I do listen to my body and when I am sick or tired or travelling, I do take time off from exercising, but I have been doing daily exercise for years and it works for me. I work from home 90% of the time and honestly, when I go inside my workout room it is like a sanctuary! When I leave my workout room and enter my home office, I know life and work and stress is waiting for me. I would much rather be doing workouts and I actually look forward to my daily Cathe-Fix.
Thanks for any info.
I notice in many of Cathe's rotations and even Cathlete's rotations there is usually one rest day and then 6 days of excercise. Why is this? Is it considred necessary?
I really like to workout daily. Some days are harder than others, but every day I do a good hard workout. I do alternate days if I am doing upper body and lower body weight training (have a minimum of 48 hours between doing another upper or lower body workout). Also, my body does get approximately 24 hours of rest between workouts since I usually workout the same time each day (+/- an hour). And, if I am doing a lower body intensive cardio (Imax 2 or 3, HiiT, Tabatacise and the like), I do not do a lower body weight training day within 48 hours.
I do add some stretches (Lastics) and Yoga in once or twice a week as an add on (usually right before bed versus my morning daily workouts). However, I still do my daily intense workouts in the morning. (versus doing ONLY stretches or Yoga like many rotations list).
Therefore I was wondering if a rest day is necessary if I don't feel I need it. And why the "every 7th day is a rest day"? I can't imagine my body has a calendar inside that it recognizes it needs a full rest day every 7th day. Or is that to make the rotations easier to write up and plan?
I do listen to my body and when I am sick or tired or travelling, I do take time off from exercising, but I have been doing daily exercise for years and it works for me. I work from home 90% of the time and honestly, when I go inside my workout room it is like a sanctuary! When I leave my workout room and enter my home office, I know life and work and stress is waiting for me. I would much rather be doing workouts and I actually look forward to my daily Cathe-Fix.
Thanks for any info.