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Do cardio on rest days ?

Davo_85 Posts: 43 Joined: 2001/12/05	2001/12/11, 11:16 PM Hello, Was just wondering if its a good idea if I did my cardio on my rest days from pushing weights. For cardio I would go for a run. So is it a good idea to do it on rest days or should I just do it straight after pushing weights. Just that Im pretty stuffed after pushing weights and the last thing I wanna do is go for a run. What U think ? Thank you in advance. Davo
Alorle Posts: 196 Joined: 2001/10/07	2001/12/11, 11:38 PM Well, technically, if you are working out, it's not a rest day :). You could call it an off-day, where maybe you do weights 3x a week and cardio two times, then rest for two days. Also, depending on whether you sit on the machine between sets (ooh! a big pet peeve of mine!) or if you get up and circuit train, you may already be getting a cardio workout. Another suggestion a personal trainer gave my husband for getting cardio in was, during your rest between sets, run/jog for 1 minute, then do the next set, then run/jog for 1 minute, etc. This is easier if you have a track at your gym, but treadmill or bikes are easy too. When you get done with your weights then, your cardio is done as well.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2001/12/12, 02:53 AM I have to know more Davo, what's your goal? Trying to loose weight or not? How many times per week do you weight train (and since when)? Rest days are meant as days where you rest, and running is definitely not it. But if you are used to move around a lot (like me!) then you can do cardio (you run fast or not?) on days between your work out. Still it's necessairy to give your body one or two days off in the week to recover.