I am trying to do a walking routine for health. The marathon walkers say walk 4 miles every other day (3 times per week) and one long walk per week. I am 56 years old and if I wait 48 hours between walks, it just doesn't work for me. I need to walk every day a little at least. So what would be wrong with this?
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I walk 2.5 miles and on Tuesday and Thursday I walk 5 miles and on Saturday I walk 10 miles. So every other day is an easy walk (3 times per week) and twice a week is a good brisk walk and one time a week is an endurance walk.
I am trying to do a walking routine for health. The marathon walkers say walk 4 miles every other day (3 times per week) and one long walk per week. I am 56 years old and if I wait 48 hours between walks, it just doesn't work for me. I need to walk every day a little at least. So what would be wrong with this?
Nothing at all. If you're healthy you can walk a lot each day, no problem.
I am trying to do a walking routine for health. The marathon walkers say walk 4 miles every other day (3 times per week) and one long walk per week. I am 56 years old and if I wait 48 hours between walks, it just doesn't work for me. I need to walk every day a little at least. So what would be wrong with this?
Nothing as far as I can see. Most exercise advice recommends training 3 days a week, but this is just a starting point for the very unfit. If you're very unfit it's good to have a day's rest to fully recover, but when your fitness increases it's practical to exercise every day, so long as you don't overdo it. A rest day is a good idea after a strenous day, but when you're fit, even a gentle walk can be considered a rest. Probably a good idea to have at least one rest day a week though, so I've been told.
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Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I walk 2.5 miles and on Tuesday and Thursday I walk 5 miles and on Saturday I walk 10 miles. So every other day is an easy walk (3 times per week) and twice a week is a good brisk walk and one time a week is an endurance walk.
Sounds like a good plan to me. Are you including any hills in this? A few hills will help boost your fitness a lot.
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Nothing as far as I can see. Most exercise advice recommends training 3 days a week, but this is just a starting point for the very unfit. If you're very unfit it's good to have a day's rest to fully recover, but when your fitness increases it's practical to exercise every day, so long as you don't overdo it. A rest day is a good idea after a strenous day, but when you're fit, even a gentle walk can be considered a rest. Probably a good idea to have at least one rest day a week though, so I've been told.
In the days when I was younger and fitter, I used to have a rest day when it rained. Sometimes it didn't rain. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley
