Free weekly training planner

Recovery Day Planner

Tap each day to mark it Training, Active Recovery or Rest, and get an automatic warning before you stack up too many training days in a row.

This week
TrainingActive RecoveryRest

Why plan recovery, not just training

Most training plans schedule workouts in detail but leave recovery to chance, even though recovery is when adaptation actually happens.

See the whole week

A 7-day grid makes it obvious at a glance whether rest is spread out or missing entirely.

An automatic check

The planner flags long training streaks for you, instead of relying on you to notice the pattern.

A real week-by-week log

Every week is saved separately, so you can look back at what you actually did, not just what you planned.

How to use the planner

  1. Find your weekThe grid opens on the current week; use Previous week and Next week to move around.
  2. Tap each dayCycle a day through Training, Active Recovery and Rest by tapping it once per change.
  3. Watch for the warningMore than 3 Training days in a row get outlined with a warning you can act on.
  4. Come back anytimeEach week saves automatically and stays right where you left it.

About training streaks and recovery

Overtraining research consistently points to the same mechanism: it's rarely one hard session that causes a problem, it's an accumulation of hard sessions without enough recovery between them. Three or four high-intensity days in a row is a commonly cited rough threshold in strength and endurance coaching before fatigue starts outpacing adaptation, which is why this planner's warning triggers once a Training streak passes 3 consecutive days rather than flagging every single back-to-back pair. Active Recovery exists as a distinct middle state because full rest and easy movement aren't interchangeable — a short walk or light mobility session can support recovery (via increased blood flow) without adding meaningful training stress, while a true rest day adds neither. Letting past weeks stay editable, rather than locking them the moment they end, matters because plans and reality diverge constantly; being able to correct a past week to reflect what you actually did is what makes the week-over-week view useful for spotting real patterns instead of just intentions. Each week is stored under its own Monday-dated key in your browser's local storage, so weeks never overwrite each other and the full history builds up automatically as you use it.

Why the 3-day threshold

A widely used rough guideline in coaching before fatigue tends to outpace recovery.

Active Recovery vs. Rest

Light movement supports recovery differently than doing nothing at all.

Editable history

Past weeks stay editable so your log reflects what really happened.

Recovery day planner FAQ

How do I set a day's status?

Tap or click a day's cell to cycle it through Training, Active Recovery and Rest, in that order. The color and label update immediately and the week saves automatically.

What triggers the consecutive training day warning?

Any run of more than 3 Training days in a row within the visible week, with no Rest or Active Recovery day between them, gets outlined and flagged with a warning message.

Can I plan future or past weeks?

Yes. Use Previous week and Next week to move around the calendar. Past weeks are clearly labeled Past week but stay fully editable, so you can log what actually happened.

Is my weekly plan saved automatically?

Yes. Each week is saved to your browser's local storage keyed by that week's Monday date, so your plans for different weeks don't overwrite each other.

What's the difference between Rest and Active Recovery?

Rest means no structured exercise that day. Active Recovery means light movement, such as an easy walk or mobility work, that's easier than a training day but still counts as movement.

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