Clients will often ask this. There is no hard and fast rule. It really depends on what you are doing.
If you are doing an all over body workout and doing cardio and weights on the same day I would suggest a day in between to recover. If you do split training then you can do every day if you want to although a day off a week is a good idea.
Personally I train 6 days a week, I do split training, so leg day, chest day etc so each muscle group has plenty of time to rest. I don't do super intense workouts either. I do cardio on different days to weights too. My "day off" is Sunday but we do hike and walk on Sundays so it's more of an active rest day. This works well for me.
If you are deciding what to do then have a look at what you can fit in and how it makes you feel. If you are doing serious HIIT sessions and super heavy weights you will need more rest than someone that does 10 mins on the cross trainer and a few light weights.
Most people don't need to do hours in the gym every day. 1 hour is sufficient to get a good workout in.
So look at what you are looking to achieve and plan your workouts from there. Rest is important but that doesn't mean you need 4 days off a week either .
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