How many rest days?

[sutts]

I'm sure this has been asked already...and if it has, sorry for not looking it up!

I do on average 4x25 and 3x12 miles per week (sometimes more 25's, depending on shifts) and more in the summer. I don't ride for speed now and I rarely take any notice of the time, I just ride at a comfortable average of 15mph. I don't really like taking days off though! How many days should I take off with that sort of mileage...and do I even need to?

 

[ianrauk]

None, you don't need to unless your body is telling you to.

 

[HLaB]

When I started off cycling distance of around 30miles I use to take the following day off as a rest day but now I do more than twice that and I might force my self to take a rest day or a lighter day. I don't think there's any hard and fast rules.

 

[Rob3rt]

As many or as few as you feel like!

 

[MarkF]

When I tour for 3 or 4 weeks I try not to have any rest days, because if I do, I just laze about boozing all day.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

take what you feel is necessary. Both on tour (we would stop every 6-11 days as needed) and now, I do try to have at least one rest day a week though. It usually is a Saturday, when we do the shopping, vist my mother, do her gardening, her chores, come home, walk our neighbours dog at least once often twice... so not really a "rest" day, but a day off cycling.

But everyone is different, my body tells me I need to take time off and if I don't take at least 1 day off a week, I end up off the bike for weeks on end. BUT, I have a number of medical conditions which have to be 'managed' to ensure I can cycle 6 days out of 7... It is really down to what you can manage and what does not wear you down in the long run.

 

[Roadrider48]

Even if my body is telling me, REST! I just can't. I enjoy it way too much, even the pain!

 

[Shut Up Legs]

I find cycling quite restful. I sleep really, really well each night, thanks to the cycling .