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Old 03-17-22, 07:23 PM
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How much do you exercise on "rest" days?

apart from a very short bicycle commute, in typical weeks I ride about 5 days and rest for two. Prior to the pandemic, when I started working from home, I didn't give my exercise on "rest" days much thought, but once the pandemic hit, those days could be truly sedentary - sitting at a desk or on a couch. In contrast, going to work involves either a few miles of cycling or 20 minutes of walking, plus a bunch of stair climbing as I go to different floors in my work building and never take the elevator. Nothing strenuous, but sufficient to get the blood flowing a little.

Post-pandemic (are we post pandemic?), I still work from home several days/week, and those could be rest days, so without conscious effort, I can spend my rest days doing literally no exercise. So I try to go out for a 30 minute walk or do something similar to keep the day from being 100% inactive.

In warmer months, I'm likely to go for a ~20 minute walk after dinner with my wife, so that helps.

I'm not talking about sneaking in a bunch of aerobic exercise on days I know I should be resting, but I'm wondering how much exercise people get on their rest days and whether there are opinions on "the right amount"?
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