Could this be too much on my body?

[T-Rage]

I'm rehabilitating a lower back injury (6 months old and was a strain/sprain) and the one thing which seems to help better than anything else is taking 45 minute hikes in a local park at a very relaxed pace (wouldn't even be considered cardio). The trails are uneven and there are hills and declines. The hikes make my back feel so much better as the uneven trails with hills, etc. force my back muscles to all go to work for balance and stabilization.

I've been doing this 4 - 5 times a week and would like to do the hikes every morning of every week. In addition on Mon, Wed and Fri evenings I will work on my back strengthening exercises which consists of light weights (5 lbers) and back specific movements like squats with no weight, etc.

Are the hikes going to push me into overtraining?

Would these 45 minutes hikes everyday be too much for a healthly conditioned person who also trains 3 times a week in the evening?

I just always remember everyone saying take some days off and do nothing but doing nothing drives me crazy.

 

[gettinlarger]

You want excellent lower back rehab?

Reverse Hyperextensions and stretching. Lots of each.

 

[TYRE_FIEND]

I think it is OK ... I´ve had once a lower back injury too and I´ve been doing anything for almost 2 month ... no training , it was terrible and hiking vas my only activity ....... powerlifting can be extremly dangerous

 

[T-Rage]

Yeah, it helps me physically and mentally. I just don't want to overdue it. Thanks. I feel a little better about it now.

 

[casualbb]

Hah you probably wont' overtrain. Only resistance training can put you into what we think of as overtraining. The only thing you risk is systemic fatigue. But if these hikes are mellow enough not to aggravate your back, that's not a risk either.

-casualbb