What is your exercise routine?

jodymaro1

What is your exercise routine NOW (currently)? Does it bring results?

herblovinmom

Weights and Cardio on the same day

It’s mostly a mix of the options above. Some days I do cardio and no weights. I walk Am and Pm if weather permits M T W Th and one weekend day and I run on T and Th and one weekend day and strength train on M W F (lower,core,upper) and Yoga is supposed to be done on Sundays which I often slack off on.. as for results 🤔 i exercise for entertainment and stress relief and long term heart health and for the feel good boost. I suppose I am reaping some benefits. The immediate feel good boost and stress relief. My endurance and my stamina and my recovery time have improved. So I’d say I’m getting the results I’d hoped for. I also progressed from a walker to a runner so that’s proof my abilities are improving. As for long term heart health, I suppose only time will tell.

spiriteagle99

Cardio Only

I do mostly cardio (walking 3 miles a day, running 6 miles 4-5 days a week, stationary bike once a week) but with occasional yoga, light weights, or calisthenics. It has allowed me to maintain a 50 pound loss for several years. I know I should be doing more weights, but find it very boring so usually skip it.

jodymaro1

Weights and Cardio but on different days

Awesome!! Thank you for sharing @herblovinmom and @spiriteagle99 ! Really spirit? I find cardio very boring and I absolutely love weights! To each their own as they say, right? :)

AnnPT77

Cardio Only

I don't know how to answer this poll accurately.

I said "cardio only", but cardio can be a huge range of very diverse things, some of them more strength-challenging than others. It's weird to me that we lump them all in one term as if they all had identical physical effects.

Strength exercise isn't necessarily just weights or calisthenics either.

HIIT started as a pace of diverse classic cardiovascular activities, but the term is used so widely now for so many exercise modalities - many of them strength challenging but fast paced - that it's hard to guess what a person is doing when they use that term.

I still think HIIT should be considered a pacing (or intensity) strategy for many types of exercise activities, not as a separate exercise type.

I row, boats when I can, machines when I must (Winter, mostly). Most of any muscle mass I have above the average for my demographic comes from rowing. Rowing is a bit more strength challenging than some other forms of cardio, and it's also mildly progressive. It can produce strength and muscle gains, but much more slowly than proper lifting will.

I don't enjoy lifting, so I don't do enough of it, just sometimes short durations in Winter, but do some bodyweight strength exercise slightly more often. I stretch semi-regularly - some most days.

I bike some, too: Paved trails in Summer, stationary bike in Winter.

Most of the time now days, I row or bike 5-6 days a week. In summer, usually 4 or more rowing sessions weekly, 1-2 bike rides or sometimes other stuff. Winter's usually closer to half rowing days, half biking, with longer bike sessions because it's not as intense as rowing. This Winter, I biked much more because I was intensity limited after an injury - medical limit at first, fatigue limit later. I also skipped more days than usual, same reason.

I do this stuff mostly for fun, a little bit motivated by health but not much. I account for the calories because performance requires fuel, but don't really think of it as a weight loss strategy for me because I had a similar activity load for the last dozen years while I was staying overweight/obese.

It has big benefits in the fun and happiness dimensions, or I probably wouldn't do it, lazy hedonist that I am. It also pays off big time in health, independence (I'm old), and physical ease of daily life activities . . . even though those aren't my direct motivation.

jodymaro1

Weights and Cardio but on different days

It was just a poll of a basic daily/weekly routine. I understand exactly what you're saying, but ….well, never mind. Actually, the reason I put some of the cardio separately is because, for example, a woman at my job does only Pilates. I bunched most of the other cardio together regardless if there is strength training included, in it such as boating, etc., because I wanted to get a basic idea of what everyone's primary daily/weekly routines are and their foundation. I also wanted to inquire about "cardio vs. weight training" and why they do what they do if they wanted to comment on their answer.

Thank you for your list of activities. I'm sure some can use them for alternative exercises that are/were not currently done.

jodymaro1

Weights and Cardio but on different days

oops I posted a new comment some how at 4:56 p.m. LOL Have a great weekend everyone!

yirara

Yeah, I mostly run and lift weights. Results: I am somewhat fit and am getting stronger.

Cant_think_of_a_username

Weights and Cardio on the same day

I voted cardio and weights on the same day - my routine is cycle commuting 5 days a week and hitting legs with weights twice a week. (squats, rdl, calf raises etc)

nossmf

Weights and Cardio but on different days

I lift weights three days a week (upper body M-F, lower body Sa)
I spend an hour on a treadmill at a walking pace with a steep incline three days a week (T-W-R)

When I transition from trying to lose fat back to trying to gain muscle, the lifting will increase to four days a week and the treadmill will back down to twice a week.

SafariGalNYC

I do cardio/weights/ yoga /calisthenics

Results are maintaining weight and keeping my muscle tone and energy up..

kinetixtrainer2

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48584991#Comment_48584991

what’s this split look like for a week ?

SafariGalNYC

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48586687#Comment_48586687

At least 2-3 cardio sessions per week, (some have weights in the cardio sessions like SoulCycle.

1-2 days weights at gym. 2 yogas or super stretch a week.

I try to do a 2 min plank every day. I don’t have a typical week… I work a combination of the above around my work schedule… When I’m traveling I tend to do more calisthenics.

kinetixtrainer2

https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/comment/48586707#Comment_48586707

I like it. I can empathize with this!

Corina1143

Cardio and stretching, with light weights. Almost daily