Working out twice a day?

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  • Mslmesq
    Mslmesq Posts: 1,000 Member
    What do you mean by working out? I might do cardio in the morning and a brisk walk in tne evening or some stretching.

    To me, it depends. I wouldn't do a full workout morning/evening depending on what you mean by it.
  • missdibs1
    missdibs1 Posts: 1,092 Member
    I do.
    sometimes 3.
    I do 2 to 3 hours cardio a day, 7 days a week.
    works for me

    WOW try HIITS more bang for your buck
  • nikkylyn
    nikkylyn Posts: 325 Member
    U probably feel drained from lack of rest. How many hrs of sleep do u get. I would try for 3x week workouts. I do weights 2x week cardio 3x week. Sometimes less if I feel I need rest. If your overtired u cannot perform your best anyways.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    I work out twice a day like 2 days a week most weeks. I do a lunch class and then an evening class. I like that face that i can stretch my workout. i am concentrating on the numbers. You have to do at least 240 minutes of cardio or more for weight loss. I try to make sure i get that in my 240 with in the the the 1st 3 days if my schedule allows me. ( I am busy mom with 2 boys in football). Then every things else is bonus and i can fell better.
    Do what works for you. I need more cardio as i get into eating better.

    I then try to incorpated weight training. But like u i get tried in the evenings and don't feel like working out after work football practice and dealing with cooking, homwrk, and husband....

    I also would recommend if you walk for like 10-15 minutes 2-3 times out of the day that will count to. For me cause i work at a desk I try to walk at every 10 minutes til like at
    9:50, 10:50 and then at 1:50. to wake myself. up. not sure if you can do that.

    Yeah, that bit in bold

    NO :angry:

    You need a calorie deficit for weight loss - exercise while recommend is optional. That 240 minutes is new BS, first time I've seen that.

    If you're tired doing it once a day then twice a day is stupid imho. you need to do something you enjoy that you can stick to. There are no shortcuts. Twice a day will just burn you out if once a day is already to hard.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    You could split your workout into morning then night so that it's less total time at once, if that's what you mean. No problem there.

    And if a person is fit enough, you can definitely do something like full yoga in the morning and bike riding or jogging in the evening for a long time. No problem, if you've worked up to it.

    Some folks who lift weights do cardio too in a day, depending on what they can do and what they like. I wouldn't lift weights on the same body part two full sessions in one day. And I wouldn't do cardio that is too rough on a muscle I've lifted that day.

    Two full cardio sessions seem fine if a person works up to it. Dancers, etc, do cardio all work day long :)

    The key thing is working up to it slowly, though. No beginner should start out planning on doing two full sessions a day of anything, I don't think.
  • msjac23
    msjac23 Posts: 140 Member
    Three days a week I have two workouts. One at 5:45 and the second at 11:30 am.
  • jimmmer
    jimmmer Posts: 3,515 Member
    If you can workout twice in one day, everyday you're either:

    a) not working out properly in your first session; or

    b) a pro athlete

    Seriously, though I've not much to add to this thread, except it seems you are not really an advanced trainee, and would more likely burn out from a sustained run of doubles. Or you would end up half-arsing both sessions and extracting half the benefit from twice the time-commitment. Of course, it's your time....

    Finally, as others have noted, it really depends on what you're doubling. A run in the morning and a session of yoga in the evening is a different ballgame than heavy lifting twice a day.
  • fuzzieme
    fuzzieme Posts: 454 Member
    If you're feeling drained, I'd pay more attention to what you're eating before I decided to boost your exercise. You should not be drained like that, check your iron for a start, and make sure you aren't deficient in anything else. I personally get fantastic energy from drinking fresh green vegetable juice half the week, and carrot/celery the other half. Worth looking into, I think so much depends on nutrition, I did the quick methods as a teenager, nothing beats taking your time with it. You'll lose weight slow, but will gain experience and knowledge. If you lose the weight in a couple of months, there's no lesson there. Nothing to stop you falling into old habits, because you'll be of the mindset that you can just exercise a tonne and it'll come off again. Embrace the lifestyle change. I don't do anything to lose weight anymore unless I think I can realistically keep that change up for life.

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