How much do you exercise weekly?
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janejellyroll wrote: »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!
My first 50k too! I’m excited but also...yikes! What was I thinking?!?!?!0 -
Duck_Puddle wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »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!
My first 50k too! I’m excited but also...yikes! What was I thinking?!?!?!
I can identify! I'm swinging back and forth between excitement and anxiety . . . just reminding myself I felt this way for my first marathon too.
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janejellyroll wrote: »Duck_Puddle wrote: »janejellyroll wrote: »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!
My first 50k too! I’m excited but also...yikes! What was I thinking?!?!?!
I can identify! I'm swinging back and forth between excitement and anxiety . . . just reminding myself I felt this way for my first marathon too.
Exactly. And now I’m just a few weeks from a 26 mile “training run”. Yikes! But also ... exciting! LOL.0 -
I do not want to lose any weight. I maintain my current fitness level by working out 30 to 45 minutes a day, 7 days a week.1
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39 now and promised I would see my abs again at 40 after not seeing them since I was 19. Training 5 to 6 times a week. 4 powerlifting sessions and then some walks and core sessions. Always trained my whole life but also ate like a pig too. Time to clean the diet.2
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I have list 70 a d would like to lose 10-15 more. I lift weights 3-4 times/week and skate or cycle 2-3 times/week, depending on the season. However, I exercise for fun, fitness, and health. I eat for weight loss.1
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Female , 27 years old.
I use to dance for more than 2 hours each day during my highschool years and during college. Since I started working fulltime, I have fallen off.
I know I enjoy dancing and weight lifting but, during quarantine my resources are limited to space and affordability. I aim to work out with 1 hour and 20 mins because that is how much my patience allows for now.
I try for working out 5 days with
TRX training 30 mins.
Hiit workout 30 mins.
Kukuwa Dancing (african dance) 15-30 mins.
Yoga deep stretch 15 mins.
My other two days I reserve it for tennis and rollerskating. It's active skills I always wanted to learn with my nieces and boyfriend. (Stop falling on my toosh now while my niece is skating circles around me haha
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There are days that I have fallen off or reduce mins on one aspect of my workout and compensate with another aspect. However, this routine works for me and I get quiet a boost after some of my sessions.2 -
I love roller skating but I haven’t been a long time. I grew up skating outdoors but where I live now, I go to an indoor rink. I believe it has opened back up. I’ll have to see if any friends want to go. 😀1
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I love roller skating but I haven’t been a long time. I grew up skating outdoors but where I live now, I go to an indoor rink. I believe it has opened back up. I’ll have to see if any friends want to go. 😀
Apparently during quarantine, retail couldn’t keep enough inline skates and roller skates on the shelves / in stock. I’d love to pop a pair of skates back on! Love it.
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BahstenB10 - I'm getting older and my metabolism is slowing down but my career depends on my ability to complete arduous workouts. So I have to exercise quite often. I do a running and strength circuit Monday, lifting Tuesday, weighted run and circuit Wednesday, calisthenics and cardio Thursday morning followed by weights in the afternoon, weighted hike on Friday (this week) and usually power walk for low impact on the weekends. If you count the power walking im looking at 8 or 9 depending on the week.3
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BahstenB10 - I'm getting older and my metabolism is slowing down but my career depends on my ability to complete arduous workouts. So I have to exercise quite often. I do a running and strength circuit Monday, lifting Tuesday, weighted run and circuit Wednesday, calisthenics and cardio Thursday morning followed by weights in the afternoon, weighted hike on Friday (this week) and usually power walk for low impact on the weekends. If you count the power walking im looking at 8 or 9 depending on the week.
Looks like we workout very similarly except I don't really have hiking trails on these parts. Inspired today! 0 -
Do those of you who exercise multiple hours per day work? I work full time and cannot see how to fit in over 2hrs of exercise per day. I still have responsibilities at home too.1
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DancingMoosie wrote: »Do those of you who exercise multiple hours per day work? I work full time and cannot see how to fit in over 2hrs of exercise per day. I still have responsibilities at home too.
I have a full time job. My working out does not equate to 2 hours a day. I wouldn't survive. My 2 a days are spent with 30-45 minutes in the stairwell at work running stairs and 45 minutes when I get home doing a circuit routine. BUT I also do get up every hour and take the long way to and from bathroom, break room, etc and manage to get my steps in every day before I leave the office which may include a walk on my lunch break. Saturday is my only rest day in which I do yard work and with 3 acres is enough. My longest workout is on Sundays at 90 minutes and the days I don't do 2 a days, it is about an hour when I get home. I don't go to the gym so it saves on time.1 -
DancingMoosie wrote: »Do those of you who exercise multiple hours per day work? I work full time and cannot see how to fit in over 2hrs of exercise per day. I still have responsibilities at home too.
I guess it kinda depends on what you're doing. When healthy I typically get in a 45-60 minute ride in early in the morning before I start work. I usually take a walk with the family in the evening as well, so I normally get in a couple hours of activity per day.
The only time I've ever done multiple hours of exercise...as in really working...was when I was actively training for races and events...but even then, it wasn't everyday. I would have "two-a-days" a couple of times during the week...typically riding in the morning and then the weight room in the evening and then I would have my 2-4 hour rides on a Saturday or Sunday.
I only hit the weight room now once per week on Friday with a one on one trainer...so most of my exercise and activity is me walking out my front door with my bike to go ride or doing some band work in my living room or walking with the family in the neighborhood. I'm also working from home now and for the foreseeable future, so I don't have the 2 hour daily commute I used to have.1 -
I use to work out like 1.5 - 2.5hrs a day, double workouts... 6-7 days per week.... When I get trying to lose weight initially... Always terrified of gaining weight...
Now I workout 5 days/week... Usually about 45m each day with 15 min of cardio including... So it's only about 30min of weight lifting with 9-12 heavy sets in there...
I've learned that all the work I was doing was not really needed and just made it super difficult to control my appetite...
It's better to not kill yourself every day and just learn to control your diet...3 -
If you added it all up, usually I try to do 3-4 hours of intentional exercise each week. I am in maintenance.0
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DancingMoosie wrote: »Do those of you who exercise multiple hours per day work? I work full time and cannot see how to fit in over 2hrs of exercise per day. I still have responsibilities at home too.
On average, I probably exercise more than two hours per day. I achieve that through longer workouts on the weekends, when I don't work. I also prioritize it above other hobbies and I have a relatively simple home life (deliberately downsized into a small apartment that is easy to keep up with, no kids, husband who doesn't expect me to cook for him or clean up after him). I realize it isn't something that everyone can achieve, but I think at least *some* people who think it isn't attainable for them might find it is attainable if it was their priority. It's just a matter of what you're willing to subtract.
(This isn't directed at you, I'm not at all saying that you could do it if you wanted to. I clearly have no idea what your situation is).2 -
I run 4x per week. Lift heavy / spin 2x per week. Rest 1x per week.1
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I was just wondering because I do take the time to workout close to 1 hr in the morning, and then lift 2x weekly after work, one run after work, Friday night off. But my husband doesn't want all free time after work to be me in the gym or running. I need to make dinner, eat, prep for work, have down time, etc. But I do think working out is a priority.1
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@DancingMoosieDancingMoosie wrote: »Do those of you who exercise multiple hours per day work? I work full time and cannot see how to fit in over 2hrs of exercise per day. I still have responsibilities at home too.
I'm retired (apart from a very part time job) which gave me a lot more time to exercise but probably just as big a factor was my children growing up and needing less of my time. In my 30's & 40's I simply didn't have the same amount of "me time" as I gained in my 50's.1 -
DancingMoosie wrote: »Do those of you who exercise multiple hours per day work? I work full time and cannot see how to fit in over 2hrs of exercise per day. I still have responsibilities at home too.
I don’t have children at home and I have worked at for almost a decade (so I don’t have a commute). I do nearly all bulk cooking on the weekends (so very little cooking during the week). I don’t watch TV (apart from what’s on in my gym when I workout). My partner works overnights so my evening workouts coincide with time when he is usually sleeping.
The bulk of my workout hours are on the weekend (long runs and all). My during the week workout time is typically not over 2 hours (except some days in my heaviest training weeks)-and my rest days are also during the week (and full rest-I don’t do walks/hikes/yoga/etc) and that’s usually when I run my errands (grocery shopping and stuff).
I also discuss my training plans with my partner before I commit to something that requires lengthy training time commitments (like an ultramarathon).
I make sure he’s on board with that meaning we will have less time together for a few weeks, and I might need him to do more or different things than usual on my heaviest training weeks. Also I will be tired and grumpy. He deserves to know when he’ll need a bomb suit to talk with me.
My life seems fairly similar to @janejellyroll in that this is basically the priority for me, I’m not caring for children or a large home, and my partner is supportive and self sufficient. Also as Jane mentioned-not saying this is possible for anyone in particular or everyone-just that my situation lines up with hers.1 -
Currently going to the gym for weight training just 2-3 hours a week. Work a fairly active job six days a week.0
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Depending on the season, I lift 3-4 x/week and skate (inline speed) or bike 2-3 x/week.1
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DancingMoosie wrote: »Do those of you who exercise multiple hours per day work? I work full time and cannot see how to fit in over 2hrs of exercise per day. I still have responsibilities at home too.
I weight train 3 days a week, which consists of roughly 90 minutes. I do my conditioning training 3 days a week, which consists of roughly 30 minutes. I have a family, and find then time.0 -
I swim laps 3-4 days per week for 30 mins each session (that is mostly due to covid-related restrictions on how long you can use the pool at my gym).
I would like to add strength training before that to up my workout game/my strength. I might try for that today!
My goal is to shed about 10-15 extra pounds (my weight isn’t most important—if my weight stays about the same but I’m more toned/fit, then I’m perfectly content. I just have weak muscles and excess flab right now). I ultimately want to be more toned than anything else, lean muscle.1 -
Duck_Puddle wrote: »DancingMoosie wrote: »Do those of you who exercise multiple hours per day work? I work full time and cannot see how to fit in over 2hrs of exercise per day. I still have responsibilities at home too.
I don’t have children at home and I have worked at for almost a decade (so I don’t have a commute). I do nearly all bulk cooking on the weekends (so very little cooking during the week). I don’t watch TV (apart from what’s on in my gym when I workout). My partner works overnights so my evening workouts coincide with time when he is usually sleeping.
The bulk of my workout hours are on the weekend (long runs and all). My during the week workout time is typically not over 2 hours (except some days in my heaviest training weeks)-and my rest days are also during the week (and full rest-I don’t do walks/hikes/yoga/etc) and that’s usually when I run my errands (grocery shopping and stuff).
I also discuss my training plans with my partner before I commit to something that requires lengthy training time commitments (like an ultramarathon).
I make sure he’s on board with that meaning we will have less time together for a few weeks, and I might need him to do more or different things than usual on my heaviest training weeks. Also I will be tired and grumpy. He deserves to know when he’ll need a bomb suit to talk with me.
My life seems fairly similar to @janejellyroll in that this is basically the priority for me, I’m not caring for children or a large home, and my partner is supportive and self sufficient. Also as Jane mentioned-not saying this is possible for anyone in particular or everyone-just that my situation lines up with hers.
Haha, I also do that thing where I partner with my husband before signing up for something that I think will be particularly challenging. The spouses of endurance runners put up with a lot, I think it's only fair they get a say (and a warning!). 1 -
On Oct 1 2018 I started losing weight, and 11 months later I had lost ~45 lbs.
On Sept 15 2019 I started C25K and have run consistently ever since.
I'm up to running 5x/week, This week I will be up to 20 mpw. By the end of the year I want to be up to 30 mpw.
The entire past year I have been at maintenance but now I'm trying to lose the last few (5-10-15?) pounds.1 -
glittersupernova wrote: »I swim laps 3-4 days per week for 30 mins each session (that is mostly due to covid-related restrictions on how long you can use the pool at my gym).
I would like to add strength training before that to up my workout game/my strength. I might try for that today!
My goal is to shed about 10-15 extra pounds (my weight isn’t most important—if my weight stays about the same but I’m more toned/fit, then I’m perfectly content. I just have weak muscles and excess flab right now). I ultimately want to be more toned than anything else, lean muscle.
I miss swimming laps. WAHH.1 -
I am just restarting again but doing some kind of activity every day. I'm exercising 15-30 minutes a day between using a Total Gym, aerobic dance or walking in hilly area. I have to lose 100+ pounds
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Currently injured so only training upper body and accessory stuff 4x a week. Usually I do oly weightlifting 4x a week for c2hrs, and walk my dog for an hour cross country each day.
I miss my walks 😢2
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