Today is Monday, an exercise rest day according to my running plan. It’s a good thing because I need it.
Before the plan, I alternated running, PiYo (“Pilates based yoga”), Pump (weights) and rest. I generally ran two-three days a week, did weights two days a week, one day of PiYo and one day of rest.
Last week I experimented with new things, including basic classical Pilates and a short kettle bell routine. The activities themselves may work with my running program, but I’ll have to be more intentional about planning which activities on which days (and to what degree). This week proved to be a little much.
I found this guidance on Runner’s World:
LONG RUN
Day Before: Cross-train or total rest
Day After: Cross-train or total rest
SPEEDWORK
Day Before: Cross-train or easy run
Day After: Cross-train, easy run, or total rest
TEMPO RUN OR HILL REPEATS
Day Before: Strength train or easy run
Day After: Strength train or easy run
I have Monday, Wednesday and Friday as non-running days, and thus far my body is pretty firmly committed to Monday (today!) as a total rest day. I’m playing with strength training on Wednesdays, and PiYo on Fridays. For now at least. I’ll see how my body recovers this week.
Later on, I plan to incorporate swimming, and that will be an adventure all its own.