Off-Days...

I've very, very often heard (from exercise gurus to scientists) that it's important to give yourself a day off from any serious muscle-building workout. One of my best friends disagrees with this wholeheartedly, calls me a pansy, and continues to shred himself 5 days a week (and then wonder why he's always sore), but I tend to believe it.

Now, I'm trying (key word) to get back into a M-W-F schedule because I'm mostly disgusted with the way I feel, but I have no conception at all what to do with my off-days. Originally, I'd planned for T-Th to be a t'ai chi day, because it's very low-impact and does a lot for my health and sense of well-being, but honestly it works better as an every-day thing. My motivation is tied to scheduling, so if I don't do /something/ with that same block of time where I'd normally work out, I'll get lazy and quit because of the lack of consistency.

Ideas?

Yes --

On those days don't do something that you 'think you should' for your well-being'. Just live ... just be.

Stretching...

Like Pilates or something where you are stretching the muscles...

I like the off days too... EVERYTHING in moderation...

Alexandre's idea isn't bad either... lol...

It doesn't even have to be anything strenuous. It just needs to be something I can do every day for the same amount of time, so that my brain is convinced that particular time slot is /always/ full except on weekends.

What about Yoga or something?