Give yourself two to three weeks to return in order and notice when the pace is too fast.
Return Schedule Move forward only when the current step feels steady.
How It Works BodyBuddy follows your recovery signals instead of asking you to push through.
Steady Basics Do not add movement until sleep, water, and three real meals have been steady for three days.
Morning Check The morning after each walk, tell BodyBuddy whether you feel better, the same, or worse.
Shorten If Worse If you feel worse after a walk, make the next walk shorter rather than skipping it.
Build Slowly When walks feel like nothing, restart your old plan at half size and grow it one notch every few days.
Recovery Basics These are the practices that carry the first two weeks.
Week 1
Sleep Check-In Once each evening
Hydration Check-In Once each evening
Three Real Meals Once each evening
Week 2
10-Minute Walk First alternate-day walk
15-Minute Walk Second alternate-day walk
20-Minute Walk Third alternate-day walk