Support

[Yorkshirelass9]

I went to the gym today to support my best friend . It’s so good to be able to help and support each other. I wasn’t intending to complete my 3rd week as I was going to leave it until tomorrow due to having a rest day between runs as I was reminded to do . I couldn’t help myself🥴 and ran on the treadmill alongside my friend. I felt good , completed my warm down/ stretches. Looking forward to next week and I hope everyone has enjoyed their runs today .

[Instructor57 Graduate]

I'm assuming you haven't read the program guide ?In particular the bit about rest days ?

healthunlocked.com/couchto5...

I reminded you about it on your last post .

You may feel ok running without a rest day but as I said on my previous reply you are risking injury .

And overuse injuries can happen out of the blue and possibly stop you running for days , weeks or even longer as many have found out to their cost .

If you continue to post about doing it then you are not setting a very good example for others who are following the advice in the guide and sticking to the program and I will have to keep pointing out that what you are doing is certainly NOT recommended practice .

Take care

[nowster Graduate]

Rule number one of C25K club: you do not skip rest days. Right?

If you must do some exercise on a "rest day" do something that has a different nature of movement and impact to running.

Walking, swimming, rowing, cycling, yoga, pilates are all good. Skipping rope and kick boxing are probably not good.

[Mummycav Administrator Graduate]

Well done Yorkshirelass9 …it’s always good to help others on their journey…but…you don’t want to cut your journey short by skipping rest days as this will, without a doubt, end with an injury & then who knows? You might have to start all over again?!! If you want to exercise in between, I would suggest yoga for runners, something along those lines…nice, gentle stretching so your muscles can recover 😉

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

Great for supporting your friend but do not get carried away............you are a beginner at this.

When you run, the impact creates microtears in your muscles, which repair and strengthen on your rest days, not while running. Without rest, repair and strengthening are compromised and injury risk increased.

If you want to be the best runner that you can be, then do non impact cross training on your rest days, which will be far more beneficial than running every day. It is not recommended for new runners to run on consecutive days until they have a minimum of six months regular running on their legs.