01-23-14, 01:47 PM | ||
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I've even heard barre people say if you're really sore you should do another barre workout the following day. It keeps your muscles warm and loose. |
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01-23-14, 01:50 PM | |
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I would think because it's not enough to cause overtraining. I don't know that I'd agree though. I felt overtrained at one point when I did Slim Series workouts. I used relatively light weights (similar to P57) but was EXHAUSTED.
I think it's a case of YMMV--what overtrains one person might be another's warm up! With heavy weights though, I think it's also a case of letting the microtears start to heal. C'mon, I'm waiting for you to do some research too, Stephanie!
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01-23-14, 01:52 PM | |
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I just realized I have a giant hardcover Exercise Physiology textbook sitting here. Will try to take a look sometime today...
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01-23-14, 01:56 PM | |
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Believe me, I've tried! All the barre people say, 'it's safe to do everyday! Do it everyday!' But I can't figure out WHY. The only reason I ever heard was, 'dancers do it everyday.' Ummm.... ok. But WHY?? Do I sound like a four-year-old yet?!
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01-23-14, 02:05 PM | |
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Yes, dancers do it every day but they spend years building up to that. 8 year old DD takes dance twice a week. By the time she's a teenager it will be several times a week, if she's any good and wants to get serious about it. By high school she would practice daily and if she were to go to a college of the arts with a dance major, I would expect she would be practicing several hours a day.
(This is all hypothetical, I have no dreams of DD being a pro dancer or anything like that). My point is, I think for people just starting out with barre, every other day is good. So Sun/Tue/Thur/Sat/Mon/Wed/Fri would be 4 times in one week, 3 times in the next week. If you've been doing it for months, you might move up to 5x a week. I think any more than that and you risk repetitive stress injury. You also see injuries in people who try to do yoga every day at first, piriformis syndrome, shoulder injuries, etc. And the truth is that many fitness instructors, dancers, yoga teachers themselves nurse injuries frequently. The body can only take so much. I think rest days are prudent. When I get back to my Suzanne Bowen rotation, I'm going to alternate with Kundalini yoga and walking. |
01-23-14, 02:10 PM | ||
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