How often do you exercise

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  • essterne
    essterne Posts: 13 Member
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    Scheduled workouts are six days a week. M-W-F are free weights for arms/legs, then Tu-Th-Sa are body weight exercises for core strength. After that, every day is at least 20 minutes of cardio, usually my bike trainer. On Saturday I'll up that to 45 minutes because that's how long an episode of White Collar is (gotta get your motivation where you can!). Each workout closes with 15-20 minutes of yoga and stretching to cool down and loosen up. I was not very flexible at all growing up, but that has really changed in the last two years!
    Sunday is a break from my workout schedule, but almost always includes some sort of activity like a nice long walk, some vigorous housecleaning, or, in the case of this winter, shoveling out the car from the latest weekly blizzard.
  • yesimpson
    yesimpson Posts: 1,372 Member
    edited February 2015
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    3-5 days a week, depending on how busy I am and how my body feels. I'd rather go to the gym/running fewer times but put more into it, than I would go every day and half-*kitten* it, which knowing me is what would happen if I pushed myself to go 5+ days a week.
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
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    Every other day. I work out really hard so on the off days I rest up and let my muscles build and my joints recover. I'm arthritic. As tempting as it is to try to work out every day, I know it's better for me to take the rest days.
  • Soundwave79
    Soundwave79 Posts: 469 Member
    edited February 2015
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    6 days. 3 days cardio (M,W,F)/ 3 days weight training (T, T, S). The cardio days I usually do an Insanity video or a combo of T25/P90X3 vids. Weight training days I do Body Beast and then add in some of my own exercises. Typically I allot an hour for my workouts. I find being on the 50/50 split between cardio and weights is when I get my best results rather then just being on one program such as Insanity that is heavy cardio or Body Beast which is all weights.
  • pjcfrancis
    pjcfrancis Posts: 121 Member
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    Brisk walks every day. I was running 4-5 times a week, but a tendon problem was causing much pain, so I stopped for a while. I am getting back into riding my bike, too, as part of my commute to work.
  • Bigmitch41
    Bigmitch41 Posts: 73 Member
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    Every day, i cycle to work Mon - Fri and usually an Epic Mountain Bike session one or two evenings in the week and also weekends, ill take Sunday off if Ive earned it :wink:
  • amongstthewildflowers
    amongstthewildflowers Posts: 89 Member
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    I do strength training 4 days a week and usually just only do Cardio 2 times a week. I'm in the gym 4-5 times a week, 6 if I'm having a really good week!
  • kareneastwood865
    kareneastwood865 Posts: 132 Member
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    5-6 days. I do Boot Camp Cardio Strength classes 4x week and 1-2 light cardio days at another gym.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,867 Member
    edited February 2015
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    Monday - easy ride

    Tuesday - Tempo ride AM/Lifting PM (two-a-day Tuesday)

    Wednesday - Speed work ride

    Thursday - Tempo ride AM/Lifting PM (two-a-day Thursday)

    Friday - Rest Day usually...but dependent on how the rest of the week panned out (but I still walk 3 miles or so)

    Saturday - easy ride/training session with coach

    Sunday - group ride with coach (coach's choice...maybe slow paced but long ride...might be a shorter tempo ride...might be hills, sprints and attack, etc)
  • hezemakiah
    hezemakiah Posts: 157 Member
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    3 days a week - but it's definitely not enough and not for long enough each time.
  • Timorous_Beastie
    Timorous_Beastie Posts: 595 Member
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    Six days a week, usually alternating strength training and running, weather permitting. I only run outside, and I won't run if there's heavy snow or ice, cold rain (warm rain is wonderful) or temps below 20. My love of running doesn't trump my hatred of being cold.
  • tinbru
    tinbru Posts: 47 Member
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    I lift 6 days a week and do cardio everyday
  • TBargar101
    TBargar101 Posts: 30 Member
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    Daily - each week, 3 days of weight training and 4 days of cardio.
  • Roxiegirl2008
    Roxiegirl2008 Posts: 756 Member
    edited February 2015
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    Daily

    Sunday - long run (10+ miles)
    Monday- RPM (spin class)
    Tuesday- short run (4-6 miles)*
    Wed- Body pump (weight class)
    Thursday- training session (TRX, HIIT, cross fit or Tabata)
    Friday- med rum (7-9 miles)
    Saturday- training session (TRX, HIIT, cross fit or tabata)

    *every two weeks I do yoga as active recovery.

    Edit- That being said I will listen to my body and if I am not feeling it then I will take a day off.
  • terar21
    terar21 Posts: 523 Member
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    6. 3 days lift, 3 days run. I try to keep it regular but it'll sneak an extra rest day in as need and just dump a rest day as needed.
  • DarbiB
    DarbiB Posts: 88 Member
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    5 or 6 generally.

    MW --> Strength Training Circuit class 45 min
    TTh -- > 1hr Cardio (running/erg or if it's nice cycling outside)

    Sunday --> Pure Barre (55 min)

    I try to get in a yoga class on either Friday or Saturday as well. But that's the one I'm most likely to skip, tbh.
  • glevinso
    glevinso Posts: 1,895 Member
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    Every single day, sometimes twice a day.

    Days off completely only happen post-races. My "rest day" always has at least some core strength training.
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
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    4-5x a week pretty intense 1-hr workouts (weights/running/rowing/calisthenics), 4-5x a week 2.5 mile walks. I usually completely rest 1 day.
  • Holly92154
    Holly92154 Posts: 119 Member
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    6 days. 9-12 hours a week.

    TUE- rest & recovery, I eat maintenance calories, light dog walking, stretching, vinyasa yoga, massages, etc
    WED- running 4-6 miles, walking 20 min
    THUR- easy bike 12-14 miles, yoga
    FRI- open water swimming OR intense body weight strength and core
    SAT- easy run 3-4 miles, walking 20 minutes, stretching
    SUN- long bike 20-45 miles, stretching
    MON- open water swimming OR less intense body weight strength & core, walking, yoga

    I get bored on my off day and when Wednesday rolls around I procrastinate lol
  • obscuremusicreference
    obscuremusicreference Posts: 1,320 Member
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    Daily, if you count the day or two that I stick to walking

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