How much do you exercise weekly?

BahstenB10

What are your weight loss goals and how much exercise are you doing weekly?

SuzySunshine99

You can try rolling the egg on a hard surface, while putting pressure on it to break up the shell before you try to peel it. That can help.

Sometimes, the way you cook them can make them easier to peel...I put them directly from the egg cooker into ice water to cool and that seems to make them easier to peel.

Also, I have heard that the fresher the eggs are, the more difficult they can be to peel. Usually, I buy groceries that have the freshest "best by" date, but for eggs, I actually look for some that are a little older.

I use a countertop egg cooker instead of boiling them in a pot, and it's made the cooking process much easier, less hassle, and easier peeling.

BahstenB10

SuzySunshine99 wrote: »

You can try rolling the egg on a hard surface, while putting pressure on it to break up the shell before you try to peel it. That can help.

Sometimes, the way you cook them can make them easier to peel...I put them directly from the egg cooker into ice water to cool and that seems to make them easier to peel.

Also, I have heard that the fresher the eggs are, the more difficult they can be to peel. Usually, I buy groceries that have the freshest "best by" date, but for eggs, I actually look for some that are a little older.

I use a countertop egg cooker instead of boiling them in a pot, and it's made the cooking process much easier, less hassle, and easier peeling.

Thanks for your response. I clearly need some carbs this morning because I posted my egg post here in fitness and exercise and my fitness post in the daggon food group. DOPE!

janejellyroll

I am currently maintaining.

I run about 35-50 miles a week (depending on what I'm training for). That's under ten hours a week of running. Plus, I take a 20-30 minute walk each day and try to get out for 1-2 hours of hiking each week with my husband when the weather permits on the weekends. I do body weight resistance exercises 4-5 days a week, around 15-20 minutes per session.

sardelsa

Lifting 4-5x per week. Generally active. No cardio right now. I'm cutting right now trying to get very lean before I run a bulk to gain muscle.

LMBelladonna

I am actively working on reducing weight so while I was focusing on my diet I have been walking daily without pressuring myself to go to the gym (ours were closed up until yesterday bc of COVID anyway.)

When I am going to the gym, I am there about 6 days per week- 3 days weights, 3 days cardio

debrakgoogins

I'm not working on weight loss right now. I work with my Highland Games coach virtually three times a week (two one hour sessions and one 2 hour session). I meet with my weight training coach twice a week, an hour each time. I try to meet up with local throwers for about two hours once a week but that doesn't always happen.

kymmixxx

I lift mon-thurs and cardio fri-sun

siyeonsimpp

I only really have a small daily thigh workout routine, and I don't do cardio or lifting or anything like that, but during the day I usually just practice dance choreographies, and I sometimes take walks around my neighborhood, so that's my exercise routine..

Chieflrg

No weight loss goal.

I lift 4x week regardless and walk/cycle 6-7 days for cardiovascular benefits.

Tesha231

Walk (fast) around 2-3 miles a day, most days. Lift on stationary gym equipment 1-3 times a weekend. Log food daily, drink at least 80 ounces of water on the daily. About 15#s away from maintenance after losing 17+ since May 2020.

Duck_Puddle

I am currently training for an ultra marathon. I run 12-15 hours a week. I also lift 3 times a week and do yoga once or twice. I’m not trying to lose at the moment because I can’t recover from my runs enough at this volume if I’m in a calorie deficit.

Normally I have the same schedule but run less and lose about .6-.7 pounds/week.

cgvet37

I do strength training three days a week, and conditioning three days a week.

BahstenB10

Duck_Puddle wrote: »

I am currently training for an ultra marathon. I run 12-15 hours a week. I also lift 3 times a week and do yoga once or twice. I’m not trying to lose at the moment because I can’t recover from my runs enough at this volume if I’m in a calorie deficit.

Normally I have the same schedule but run less and lose about .6-.7 pounds/week.

Good for you! I could never do an ultra. I did one full marathon and that was enough for me. Half marathons were more my cup of tea back in the day. Happy training and good luck with the race! And yes, you're right about recovery and calories here. During my marathon, I actually put on a couple of lbs.

spiriteagle99

I'm in maintenance, and have been for about 5-6 years. I walk the dog 2-3 miles every day, plus do occasional short hikes, I run 5 days a week for 1-2 hours (35-40 mpw, more if I'm training for a marathon), usually do cross-training one day, and do 15-30 minutes of stretching, yoga and calisthenics a couple of days a week.

NorthCascades

Weight loss and exercise are not related for me, in terms of goals. (Doing regular exercise does make weight loss easier for me.)

I do what everyone here suggests, I do exercises I enjoy love. Last weekend a good friend and I hiked up a ridge on Mount Baker until there was no land left, and we were surrounded by ice cap in all directions except back down. The last few miles of that ridge are called "the knife edge," it's about 3 feet wide and hundreds of feet down on either side. So much fun!! Sound track of the hike was the water melting out of the glacier and slowly turning into a river below. The views were incredible.

I ride a bike (outdoors), going down a hill through switchbacks is heavenly. In a couple months when the snow begins to fly, I'll wax up my skis and go explore the backcountry with them.

There was a time when I was trying to gain weight, I still did all this stuff. Because it's important to me, it adds meaning and interest to my life.

sijomial

Maintaining at goal weight.

7 to 10 hours of cycling a week plus 3 sessions of strength training is fairly typical but my cycling volume does reduce in the colder months when I'm forced indoors.

I normally do a couple of century rides each year but the events I had scheduled were cancelled due to COVID.

janejellyroll

Duck_Puddle wrote: »

I am currently training for an ultra marathon. I run 12-15 hours a week. I also lift 3 times a week and do yoga once or twice. I’m not trying to lose at the moment because I can’t recover from my runs enough at this volume if I’m in a calorie deficit.

Normally I have the same schedule but run less and lose about .6-.7 pounds/week.

What's the distance you're training for? I just signed up for my first 50k, am very excited!

suzij27

I aim for 40-60 min of exercise daily. Quite often it is walking outdoors, but I also do water aerobics, walk on the treadmill, or an exercise video. I miss the gym and their stationary bikes. Additionally I use resistance bands or do body weight exercises to build muscle.

I have my weight loss goal at 2 lbs per week in MFP. I have lost 26 lbs since the beginning of May. I want to lose another 75 lbs. Since my daily calorie budget is now only 1260 calories, I eat back 50-100% of my exercise calories. This works for me. I read so many posts here where people slow down their weight loss goals to get more calories per day, but I’m okay going a bit over on the days I am really hungry. I’m a 55 yr old woman.

supercpa999

I am striving for at least 1 to 1.5 hours a day with a combo of cardio, some light weight training and yoga

glassyo

I probably spend more time exercising than most around here but it's all walking so not that strenuous. Weekdays I take a 3 1/2 hour walk outside after work along with a walking dvd in my apt. Weekends, I take that walk twice each day. More time with the walking dvd too. I also do a lot of "My couch potato self still can't believe I can't sit still" moving around.

I'm in maintenance but on the lower side of normal bmi so could probably stand to gain a few pounds.

briscogun

I run Mon-Wed-Fri and do weights/exercises Sun-Tue-Thur. No workouts on Saturday!

AnnPT77

I'm officially in maintenance (year 4+), but have been intentionally losing a few vanity pounds ultra-slowly (pound a month or less) for the past few months.

In a meta sense, my exercise schedule has been the same for around 15 years, starting when I was obese. I do on-water rowing when I can (usually 4 days a week in season for around an hour); and slack off a bit in the rowing off-season (rowing machine at lower volume, and some other miscellaneous stuff_; but pretty much always include 2 days a week of spin class year round. The pandemic has messed up my happy routine, extending my off-season slack off]/irregular schedule into early summer, and putting spin class on hiatus.

The last couple of months I semi buckled down, and have been machine rowing 6 days a week (most often around 25 minutes, but up to 50ish), and lifting (dumbbells) 3 days a week. The Summer heat abated a bit recently, so I substituted a couple of 1-2 hour casual bike rides for the rowing on two recent days.

ALZ14

I walk for exercise, usually pushing a stroller loaded with 50 pounds of kids (toddler and baby). For the last 3 months I’ve walked every day but one, a minimum of 30 minutes a day, usually closer to 50 and sometimes over an hour. Some days I go out for a second 20-30 minute walk without the kids for some peace and quiet.

sgt1372

Age: 70
Gender: Male

In maintenance consistently for the last 5 yrs; total of 8 yrs with a 1yr hiatus when I fell off the wagon because I stopped practicing "The "Method" described below.

Goal Weight: 155#
Acceptable Weight Range: 155-160#

The Method:

Counting EVERY calorie that I eat/drink and recording it on MFP EVERY day & weighing myself when I get up and recording the weightvon MFP EVERY day & and making adjustments in how much I eat, as necessary, in order to maintain my weight w/in my acceptable weight range.

Primary exercise: Rowing 5km EVERY day on my Concept2 rower at home, which takes only 25-26 mins/day.

Secondary exercise(s): Lifting (mainly squats & deadlifts) and doing cross fit routines (farmer walks, short sandbag carry sprints, 200# tire flipping, 8-12# sledge hammer strikes on the tire, 140-230# sled push/pulls and battle rope) also at home.

Tertiary exercise(s): Taking 2-3 mile walks wearing a 25-50# weighted vest around town and taking 3-10 mile hikes in steep hilly terrain (both w/& w/o the weighted vest) in parks near my home.

Only do the latter 2 types of exercise(s) when I feel like it, which is only about once a month at most, and exercise generally to do something that contributes positively to my health and fitness (but not specifically for weight management).

supercpa999

@sgt1372
Impressive and inspiring

Machka9

I aim to exercise a minimum of 1 hour a day.

AwesomeSquirrel

30 year old woman here, current weight 90kg, goal weight somewhere in the low 70s I think. Started at over 130kg, I have slowly ramped up my exercise over the last year or so and my current set up is:

- ashtanga yoga 6 mornings per week (only partial primary, will continue to add on as stamina improve, I used to do full primary a number of years ago)
- Running 3 times per week (avg 100km per month)
- Aerial yoga 1-2 times per week. This involves a lot of pulling so a great counterpoint to the push movements from ashtanga
- Playing padel (sort of a hybrid between tennis and squash) 1-2 times per week.

I also aim for avg 10 000 steps per day from walking/running (tracking in my phone so no credit for the padel....)

jessef593

6'
212lbs. Aiming to hit 225 by the first week of November. Then cut back down to about 10-12% body fat.

I lift 5-6 days a week. P/P/L with 20-30 minutes of cardio every 2nd day.

Will return to powerlifting for the winter and possibly carry through till next summer.

zamphir66

3 Days a week running; soon to be 3 days a week lifting (alternating days). One day "off." But every day, even the off day, I try to get out of the house and walk around the 'hood a bit.

cwolfman13

andybing11 wrote: »

What are your weight loss goals and how much exercise are you doing weekly?

Injured right now, but when I'm healthy I usually road cycle or trail ride on my mountain bike most days...usually for an hour or so give or take...when I can I like to get out on a longer ride on either Saturday or Sunday. I work with a one on one personal trainer once per week and do band work at home on my own a couple days per week.

No weight loss goals really...