Morning all , as a newbie I have a question and I'm sure I'll have a lot more in the future.
My question is yesterday did my first run ,rest day today ready to do my 2nd run tomorrow, things is I have very sore legs today .Do I see how they feel tomorrow or give myself another rest day ?
Thanks in advance 🏃
I always see how I feel the morning of the run. I've had achy bits and bobs on the rest day but on run day they've always gone. See how you are tomorrow.
Thank you 😊
Morning, sore/achy legs are all part of the package, as long as you have not injured yourself, pulled muscles, feel twinges etc, you will be surprised how well you feel after a few minutes into your run tomorrow. Good Luck
Thank you 😊
Are you exercising on the rest days?
They’re badly named... I call them non running days. Yoga, low impact workouts, walking, swimming, cycling and more help a lot on these days and keep the legs loose.
Thank you was thinking of going for a walk on rest days and making my husband come with me
I walk on rest days. It gives me chance to check out out new routes and try to avoid busy roads. I've found some lovely woodlands (plantations they are called here) and parks that I never knew about, and I've only lived here 18 years.
I have bad knees at the moment and try rest them too.
On the running bads I start off withheld walk when it's time for the run I do a tiny bit I feel fine the carry on if it hurts I just walk it all and try the run2 another day
I would run .
If you think the muscles are achy from running I always found it got easier with more running.
If you think it's injury then rest.
Welcome to the forum and well done on getting started.
This guide to the plan is essential reading healthunlocked.com/couchto5... and includes links to stretches that you should do after every run.
Enjoy your journey.
What do you do on a rest day?
What to do on a rest day
What days do you run?
What do you do on the alternate days?
