Rest day allowed?

[Femai]

Hi Started this week! Doing well calorie counting filling my meal up with veg evening as not to go Hungary eat the wrong foods after tea! I have been out walking for excercise which gets my heart pumping at my own pace 5 days in week there & back! Is it Ok to have a rest day of excercise no reason really just like weekend to relax bath lie ins for the week ahead as I get up in mornings! I don’t work started doing BUM SQUATS like I did back in gym using KETTLE BALLS! On Monday just gone from you tube up on tv but as I’m still in my pjs I might as well carry on walking the same number of days after this weekend! I went on bike at home also but as I had a good walk heart pumping felt oh yer had plenty of excercise for that day at my own pace! But I promised well said I’ll do bum squats today Saturday Sunday rest but think it is looking like to day is rest aswell! Oh yeah I’ve had lunch n breakfast porridge healthy today! What do people reckon? Thanks

[slipstick]

Sorry I could hardly follow any of that but it is o.k. to have a rest day or two. Any exercise is better than none and if you're really working hard at it you need some time off to recover.

[Femai in reply to slipstick]

Thanks

[LottieMW Administrator]

Recommended that we do 150 minutes activity (such as brisk walking) a week. Most take this as half an hour 5x a week. However You can split the activity up to suit you. It’s good to have rest days, or to spend that day on a totally different activity.

nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/?...

[Femai in reply to LottieMW]

Yer thank you I walk 5 x a week at my own pace! Just Started walking after too much sweet things in lockdown & last year being pre diabetic.

[LottieMW Administrator in reply to Femai]

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