How often do you work out a week?
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Generally 5 or 6. I do circuit machines and switch off between stronger resistsnce and fewer reps, and lower resistance and more reps.0
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~21 times per week
I ride my bike every weekday morning for 30-60 minutes. I then ride in the evening for an hour. I will either ride 2-3 plus hours each weekend day if I can ride outside. I like to ride 100 miles as often as possible. If I am inside on the bike trainer due to winter I will ride 90 minutes twice both Saturday and Sunday. I do 150 push ups and 70 full sit ups every night right before bed....
Yes, I am broken but I like being being super fit. And I know a lot of cyclists who do more...
John
Your resting heart rate must be low with all that bike riding.
Can you share what it is?
Sure, right now it’s 42...will go a low as 39. Especially when I am working towards race weight. Body metabolism slows some.
John
Wow! Amazing.
You're a manimal!0 -
~21 times per week
I ride my bike every weekday morning for 30-60 minutes. I then ride in the evening for an hour. I will either ride 2-3 plus hours each weekend day if I can ride outside. I like to ride 100 miles as often as possible. If I am inside on the bike trainer due to winter I will ride 90 minutes twice both Saturday and Sunday. I do 150 push ups and 70 full sit ups every night right before bed....
Yes, I am broken but I like being being super fit. And I know a lot of cyclists who do more...
John
Your resting heart rate must be low with all that bike riding.
Can you share what it is?
Sure, right now it’s 42...will go a low as 39. Especially when I am working towards race weight. Body metabolism slows some.
John
Wow! Amazing.
You're a manimal!
Thanks. It’s a cool journey.0 -
I do at least 1 activity a day, even if it's only a 3 mile walk.5
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I go to the gym 5-6 days a week, some days I go twice a day.0
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My goal is 5 days a week, 3 days of weights and 2 days of running(well walk/running I’m doing C25K) but I’ve not been doing that great with my little plan. Last few weeks I’ve only gone to the gym 2 or 3 times.
My problem is I will plan on going on the weekends but my husband is always doing something and I’m “stuck” with our toddler and can’t go. (That sounds bad, I just don’t want to spend money to put him in the little childcare place at the gym) So this week I’ve decided I’m just going to go after work m-f and get it all done and then I don’t have to worry about it on the weekend.2 -
lyssalosesit wrote: »not_a_runner wrote: »lyssalosesit wrote: »rainbow198 wrote: »Everyday, sometimes twice a day at home (light to moderate workouts only)...but I stare at 3 computer screens all day.
It sounds like you have an active job so I can see why you would be tired.
What kind of workouts are you doing and do you try to go before or after work?
Kudos to you for trying to be more active!
Sometimes it takes me til almost 8pm to convince myself to go, if I go at all! I have no problem on weekends though. I even went twice this past weekend.
I would struggle if I waited until 8pm too lol
Can you go pack gym clothes and go straight there after work?
I have a snack a few hours before I get off work, stop home quick to change (I live 2 miles from work) and get out the door as quick as I can.
I have absolutely zero interest going straight after work. When I do actually go right after, I have zero strength and effort to push through the pain. Which is why I try to give myself a small rest period before I go. I’m sure I’d be more likely to go if I went straight there, but I feel I do better if I give myself some sitting time.
I understand that you may have "zero interest" in going after work, but perhaps try it and see how you feel after? If you don't want to go earlier than 6:30 and struggle with going around 8pm and can't work out while you're at work, then there are little options left... If you have zero strength maybe have a healthy snack an hour or so before you work out and just take it easy while you're there. An hour of walking (which depending on your fitness level, should not cause you physical pain...) is better for you than 0 walking! Also, I agree with others that state that doing activities/classes that you enjoy will definitely make you more likely to go. I have been taking Zumba classes for years and it's become my favorite work out. I go each week religiously, I love it!
One last thing: if it's important to you, you will find the time to make it happen. Whether at 5am, 9pm, after work, etc. Small changes make big changes but you have to first start with changing something!3 -
When I'm not sick or injured, 3-5 days a week. I ride my bike inside 3 days a week doing structured interval training and go to the gym twice a week to do weight training stuff as part of my physical therapy exercises for my knees. Come late April/early May I'll probably do 3 days of interval training inside and one long ride outside.
I also do various other lower body stuff for knee related PT most days (it really should be every day) - split squats, squats on the underside of the bosu, heel raises, balance stuff on the bosu, monster walks, etc.0 -
6 days a week usually
work week morning routine (weights fitness exercise with some yoga)
3-4 week a run, during the work week a shorter one and over the weekend a longer one.
Plus cycling to work (10 km distance so 20km a day) 4-5 a week.
My evening runs are at times pretty hard to get into as I run straight after arriving home(so with 10km cycling in my legs) but I know I feel great afterward and so I just get into my gear and run.
That is it at present, but has changed a fair few times due to life and a change of jobs. Once I have settled more into my new job (3 months there now) it probably will change again and I may return to a gym0 -
4-5x a week doing strength training and cardio.
6 days out of the week I try to do enough walking to hit my step goal of 10k steps.0 -
I try to get in 5-6 days a week and I primarily attend group classes at my gym. I pack for the gym so I can go straight after work. Otherwise I would never make it if I went home first and I am not enough of a morning person to wake up earlier than I already do. I also double up on classes some days in order to allow me a cheat day and still see some weight loss each week.
Monday: Spin and Bootcamp
Tuesday: Pilates
Wednesday: Spin and Bootcamp
Thursday: Yoga
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Pilates and Spin
Sunday: Rest or Weight class and/or Yoga
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I go twice a day. Morning are for lifting, evenings are for swimming, stretching, jogging, etc. But I have a sedentary desk job ... if I were standing all day I’d probably skip the evenings also
What I tell myself when I don’t feel like going is that I’ll just go, do a light active warmup, do some foam rolling, and then if I reaaalllly don’t feel good I’ll leave. But usually I feel better after this and continue with planned workout.
Plus, just going, regardless of what you do, will help you get into your every other day groove.0 -
5 times a week but only 20 mins lol0
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It's not how often you work out, it's the quality of the workout.
Standing for 8 hours a day is also great exercise! Beats sitting for 8 hours.0 -
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Right now. I do Daily 45-90 minutes per day. Building up to get 20 mile rides 4 days/wk. What ever you decide commit to yourself. Write it down in a sentence. I love how I fee when I work out xx minutes per day x days per week. Write on a 3 x 5 card. Read it out loud every morning and every night. If you miss a day, add one back in on a off day. Find people to keep you accountable. This is bad place to find support.0
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I do something every day, and try for twice a day. I do yoga and Pilates though, so my exercises are actually the time when I relax, recenter, and focus on myself for a little bit of time. I'm also a stay at home mom, so even though I've got a lot to do in the day, I have a lot more flexibility as to when I can exercise, especially if I just do a quick 5 minute yoga session0
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Five days with one active rest day.0
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5 times a week. Monday-Friday then Saturday-Sunday are rest days but I still hike with my dogs daily 7 times a week between 2-4 hours. Saturday is also my cheat day and Sunday my fasting day
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5-6 days per week. M, W, & F Aerobics with weights DVDs, T, TH, Sat Walking workout DVDs. I don't go to a gym because it just takes too much time for me to get ready, drive there, and then get back home again. I work remotely so need to be as efficient as I can in the mornings. Doing these DVD workouts at home works very well for me.0
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7 days a week, 60 min each day, combo of cardio, strength training and yoga0
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3-5 on average0
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3 - 5 times a week, 2 x running, 2 or 3 Kettlebell training
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I do cardio 5 days a week M-F at lunch. I do Weights on Wednesday in the evening, Sat and Sun in the morning. It's the only way I can fit in weights and I just try and make it work for me.0
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7 days a week averaging around 3hr a day, but it's important to note I didn't go from zero to this overnight. I started at 1hr 2x week and discovered I really enjoy what I do and steadily increased both the time and intensity.
Monday : PT in am. Tabata and barbell in evening
Tuesday : PT and Zumba am, Insanity and boxercise evening
Wedneday : PT in morning, recovery 5km run in afternoon, legs bums and tums and zumba in evening
Thursday : PT and strength training/cross training in morning, Circuits in evening
Friday : : PT and legs bums and tums in morning, mid length run in afternoon (8-12km)
Saturday : Bootcamp
Sunday : long run (was up to 32km/20 miles but now tapering so *only* 16km/10 miles this week),
I'm in the last weeks of marathon training so after April 15th the Sunday runs will reduce down to around 10km until the build up to my next half in August, but I'll restart cross training on a Sunday evening and get back in to heavy lifting 2x week.0 -
Everyday multiple times a day0
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I stated 3 times per week in my MFP profile, but sometimes it's less, and sometimes more.0
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