Rest Days.....

[Maxi80]

Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.

Just a quick one.

Is it ok to go for long walks on rest days? I want to walk the 5K just to assess how long it will be along the cycle path. Give me a visualisation of what I want to achieve.

Cheers.

[Maurs12 Graduate]

I think that’s a good plan. I’ve done that before and I always cover my daily 10,000 steps on rest days. 😊

[Maxi80 in reply to Maurs12]

Yeah it felt good getting out for a walk 👍

[Birdlady64 Graduate]

Sounds like the perfect plan to me. Walking is great gentle excercise for rest days.😁

I've done this several times, normally with (definitely non-runner) hubby on a Sunday afternoon, to scout out new running routes. First couple of times he says to me "What - you're really going to run all this way?". Kudos to me there!👍💪

[Maxi80 in reply to Birdlady64]

Ace!

After walking the 5K is does seem slightly daunting considering I’m only on a week 3 🙈

[Birdlady64 Graduate in reply to Maxi80]

Don't worry about the 5k for now. Just concentrate on getting the runs done according to the plan.

The plan is awesome and really does work wonders.

[Instructor57 Graduate]

Yes, absolutely !

I will sometimes go for a walk or a bike ride ,

Check out new Running routes 😁

[Maxi80 in reply to Instructor57]

I can find walking melancholy at times. Too much time for the grey matter to get busy 🙈

[Jane_1961 Graduate]

Hi Maxi80

I walk on my rest days between 3-5km depending on my step count. I aim for 11,000 a day.

I really think in the early days it helps increase my fitness.

No it’s just for enjoyment 💐

[Maxi80 in reply to Jane_1961]

Hey Jane.

It gets me out of the house I suppose 😂

[Pete9122 Graduate]

Despite the name, it is a time based, not a distance based, plan.

For now, just concentrate on slow-jogging/running for the times specified according to the plan. Don't even consider achieving the 5K distance yet.

Reading other posts on here, at the end of the 9 weeks most people are not achieving 5K. If YOU are achieving 5K after 9 weeks then that will be a super-duper-massive cherry on your personal running cake, but it is not a pre-condition of completing the plan. Good luck with your slow-jogging/running.

[Maxi80 in reply to Pete9122]

Good advice. It’s about the 30 minutes 👍

[backintime Graduate]

If you find walking too melancholy, you can always listen to podcasts, audio books or music while you walk - you'd be amazed how much quicker the time passes and you don't think too much.

[TopCat22 in reply to backintime]

That’s just what I do! I’m going through a tough time right now and audiobooks on walks have been my salvation!. I get them free from my local authority library service (via Bolinda app).