Excercise That Doesn't Tire Muscles

[Gnarly]

I need an exercise/drill/activity I can do that won't really work any major muscle groups very hard (because I don't want to overtire them too much) but will still get my heart rate up and all.

Like skipping, for instance.

I just need something exercise-y to do tomorrow, and any other day I need to, but I can't run or bike or do much upper body work because I have a feeling that would just about kill me, given the amount of work they did today and testerday.

Walking's another one - I'll go walking for sure. That shouldn't bother my legs much.

Any other ideas?

[ForestGlade34]

I've been pouring sweat (necessarily by training hard) on my stationary bike trainer, which I can rest any bike on by merely locking onto the nuts of the back wheel of my bicycle (mountain bike in my case) and then get I spinning aplenty...
Aside from what I do, its kind of hard for me to comment since what I'm doing is AT THE MOMENT is probably it seems opposite of what you want... assuming this is right... I wouldn't however dismiss cycling at all, even if its just an exercise bike, b/c in fact an exercise bike I've found is often better than trying to rev up on the road to cycle to get the muscles working. :) but I have to admit if you are
not a regular cyclist you will definately tire and quickly!.....

What else, I dunno, I'm too exhausted to comment :D hehe, I'll try and think though. I love hand grippers, so thats another thing, and exercising hands for someone like yourself into sparing (according one thread of yours in the past) may well be the way to go for one thing for sure!!

[Funkified]

jumping rope? it doens's usually make me too sore, but definitely gets you sweating.

[Jinga]

The odd thing about this question is that exercise produces tiny tears in the muscle fibers. The repairing of these tears is in turn what makes you stronger. Technically, you cannot get stronger without challenging your body. If you are feeling especially sore after workouts, it may be due to something like lactic acid build-up or just plain trying to do too much too soon. If you are feeling exhausted but not sore, perhaps it dehydration, lack of sleep, or not eating enough of the right foods. Why may I ask are you wishing to exercise but not feel it? If you don't feel anything at all, you are most likely not getting much of a benefit from the activity. A challenge is a good thing, as long as, you don't overdo! :yes:

Some low-impact exercises are walking, swimming, and the elliptical trainer.

[Elena99]

Swimming is relatively easy on muscles, can you do that?

[ForestGlade34]

Good comments Jinga :) :yes:

[Shadowlee]

If you do a really hard work out one day, you should give yourself a rest the next to allow your muscles to heal. My trainer at the gym told me not to do weights two days in a row for this reason.

[IamJen]

:up: to Jinga's comments. Working the muscles is what makes them stronger. And yeah, it's generally recommended to not work the same muscle groups *intensely* on two consecutive days. You should definitely be able to "feel the burn" as they say, though.

[Gnarly]

Well, basically I had a killer training session last night (muay thai) and am cursing my instructor because me legs hurt, my arms *will* hurt and my abs probably aren't too happy with me either. So technically I should just take a day off to recover. BUT, if I do that, I'll fell guilty and not eat and whatnot, so I need something I can do (like jumping rope) that's actual exercise and will get my heart pumping, but without putitng too much stress on the muscles that are already tired. Dig?

[slynny]

Gnarly, I agree that swimming would be very good. I think it would feel very relaxing on your achy abused muscles, but is great cardio workout...even if you do a more relaxed swim.

[Shadowlee]

If your muscles are all sore and tired, they might like a bit of yoga or stretching.

[blinkered]

I have seen some reports which suggest that gentle exercise does help recovery from a hard workout. Maybe you could go swimming, or for a fairly slow run.

[Gnarly]

Cool...thanks everybody.
Swimming is a good one for two reasons : I don't have to leave home and it's *wicked* hot here at the moment. So I guess I'll be swimming a lot over the next few days.
I still like the idea of jumping rope but it's too hot so I don't know if I can be bothered...*L*
Ooh...yoga type stretching stuff would be really good too...why didn't *I* think of that? I'll do some before I go to bed even.
And VA, I think I actually have some hand-gripper-thingies. I'll dig them out - I may as well work on my grip if I can't work on anything else!
I don't think I could handle biking...at all...my legs cane to the mighty maximum and I can barely walk without wincing (in an attractive way, of course :D ). Maybe in a couple of days though. Ditto for the running.

Have a nice day/night/time travel everyone!