Do you workout everyday?

aalicia88
aalicia88 Posts: 77 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Some days like today, I realllly don't feel like working out. I'm at 1204 calories so far, really not hungry and if I workout then I'll have to eat even more. But if I don't workout, I feel bad and guilty like my laziness is going to cause my progress to slow down. Usually I workout 6 days a week though. Monday through Saturday and then I take Sunday off. What do you guys think?
How many days a week do you work out and for how long?
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  • melindafritz
    melindafritz Posts: 63
    60 minutes of cardio
    7 days a week
  • aalicia88
    aalicia88 Posts: 77 Member
    60 minutes of cardio
    7 days a week

    lol thanks.. I feel worse now but not your fault. I've got to get out of this lazy rut :/
  • crandos
    crandos Posts: 377 Member
    Usually 4-5 strength training during weekdays i never go gym on weekends as im fairly active.

    Usually an hour tops each time i go to gym.
  • peanutbutterrunna
    peanutbutterrunna Posts: 106
    I try to workout everyday...I love to run and my day feels incomplete without one. My short runs are 4 miles long and my longer runs can be anywhere from 6 to 10 miles. Of course, if I don't want to work out then I don't. There's NOTHING wrong with taking a day or so off. In fact, resting promotes muscle growth and development. Enjoy your day off...i'm sure you deserve it!
  • snazzyjazzy21
    snazzyjazzy21 Posts: 1,298 Member
    5-6 days a week, alternating HIIT (30 mins max) and running (1hr max) :)
  • RaggedyPond
    RaggedyPond Posts: 1,487 Member
    Total bodyweight training 6 days a week.
  • Hss0p
    Hss0p Posts: 4 Member
    6-7x per week
  • ThatOperaGirl
    ThatOperaGirl Posts: 138 Member
    I run three times a week and make sure I get in three strength training sessions as well -- I used to do three Body Pump classes each week, but I've just swapped one class for a circuit training class instead and I'll see how that goes. Depending on how busy I am, I might also do a spin class. Basically, I do some form of exercise five or six (usually six) days a week. On my "rest day", I do like to make sure I do something active, though -- for example, I might take my dogs for a 45-minute walk instead of a 20-minute walk, or do some yoga.

    I feel kind of weird and sluggish if I don't get up and move in some way every day, but I do think it's important to give my body a break from working out. Earlier this year, I was spending up to two hours at the gym every day and ended up with a knee injury!
  • aalicia88
    aalicia88 Posts: 77 Member
    Thanks for all the responses everyone! This really helped me :D
  • whierd
    whierd Posts: 14,025 Member
    I lift 4 days per week. Cardio is sporadic.
  • vienna_h
    vienna_h Posts: 428 Member
    Nah, I need my rest days. I get sore, gotta take it easy.

    4-5 days of working out i enough for me, more than that and I can't recover and need like 4 days of rest.
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
    Nope, I require rest days.
  • j75j75
    j75j75 Posts: 854 Member
    Usually 6 days a week, sometimes 7. Half the week I workout once a day, the other half twice a day.
  • kmshred
    kmshred Posts: 393 Member
    no way. my body is in bits after three days of working out. i need a rest! couple days of rest a week for me.
  • YumemiruJin
    YumemiruJin Posts: 133 Member
    I try to, but not usually because I want to eat more (though that's a plus). I'm looking at the people around me in better shape and I want to be in the same boat, so that's a huge motivator :)

    My goal is 7 days, since workouts on 3 of the 7 are only an hour long, so it's not like I'm working out for hours and hours every day, but it usually ends up being anywhere from 5-7.
  • Megh757
    Megh757 Posts: 33 Member
    i workout 6 days a week but i enjoy it. if you want or need a rest day take it and dont feel bad at all.
    i run 3-5 days a week
    taebo or circuit training 3-6 days usually 6
    and some sort of laborous yard work 6 days a week
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    All day every day. Actual dedicated exercise all day. Cardio 90 mins a day, with the actual dedicated walking all day.... I do mean ALL day. From the moment I wake till the time I sleep. I'm ALWAYS moving....always.
  • LongIsland27itl
    LongIsland27itl Posts: 365 Member
    I am currently trying to overtrain on purpose. It's fun to see what the body is made out of by kicking its *kitten* once in a while.
    I've taken one rest gym day in the last 12 days
  • AMBlass
    AMBlass Posts: 161
    Right now I'm TRYING to do 6 days a week. 3 days of HIIT (30 Day Shred right now, but will move on later) and 3 days of running (various distances and speeds as I'm training for a 10K). Some weeks I get all 6, some weeks just 4.
  • LordBear
    LordBear Posts: 239 Member
    i w/o on average 2 hrs a day... 3 days i do tae kwon do 2 hrs a day.. then the rest of the week i do a mix of swimming, weight lifting, walking, biking etc. ocationally i take a day off or cut back...
  • MercenaryNoetic26
    MercenaryNoetic26 Posts: 2,747 Member
    I workout 2days then rest 1... just got back from vacation, so gotta get back into it.

    ETA: LIFTING. I really don't do cardio, but throw in some plyo exercises at the end of my workouts. Duration approx. 60-90min; mod heavy to heavy.
  • Megh757
    Megh757 Posts: 33 Member
    i workout 6 days a week but i enjoy it. if you want or need a rest day take it and dont feel bad at all.
    i run 3-5 days a week
    taebo or circuit training 3-6 days usually 6
    and some sort of laborous yard work 6 days a week


    rememeber its up to your body to tell you what you can handle.....some people have to rest several days a week some dont...you also might be able to handle everyday for a while and have to go to a few rest days later on...just listen to your body
  • TheRealParisLove
    TheRealParisLove Posts: 1,907 Member
    Yes, but I don't go to a gym everyday. I walk my dog, bike commute to and from work, and just keep active. I do formal exercise/training 5-6 days a week and have at least one "lazy day" a week to just rest my body. Even on that lazy day, I still have to go to work and walk my dog, so I'm still doing some activity.
  • lambchristie
    lambchristie Posts: 552 Member
    5 days a week ... 30 Day Shred in the morning before work.
    3 nights a week ... 1 hr at the gym; weights and cardio
    1 or 2 days a week ... go for a 2-3 mile walk or hike.

    Don't eat ALL my exercise calories back.
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    I'm at 1204 calories so far, really not hungry and if I workout then I'll have to eat even more.

    this is so not how life works
  • JusticeGirl25
    JusticeGirl25 Posts: 703 Member
    With my current work schedule, try to work out at least 3-4 times a week.
  • PHLLLY
    PHLLLY Posts: 160 Member
    Seeing what overreaching is all about. Trying to get a couple two a days in there as well. I get anxious when I don't go to the gym.
  • Elektrolyfe
    Elektrolyfe Posts: 151 Member
    I workout 3 days a week on a cut, 4 days for bulking.
  • TruckersWifeTruckersLife
    TruckersWifeTruckersLife Posts: 408 Member
    I workout 7 days a week but they say its good to have a rest day I may have a day where I don't do much of workout but to me that would be a rest day
  • pinkraynedropjacki
    pinkraynedropjacki Posts: 3,027 Member
    I'm at 1204 calories so far, really not hungry and if I workout then I'll have to eat even more.

    this is so not how life works

    But it is. If you have a NET here of 1200, then you workout to the tune of 600 then you have 1800 you can eat to reach that NET of 1200. It is how life works. 1200-600 (exercise) = 600 NET

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