What does a 'typical' weeks excercise look like for you?

trudijoy

...and do you consider yourself to be 'fit'?

Hi all

Just curious

I consider myself to be reasonably fit, but not athlete fit.

I walk 4-5 days a week, do strength workouts a few times a week, and coach/play netball once a week. I swim when I feel like it and theres usually some incidental stuff with school (I'm a teacher), cleaning, the odd gym workout and getting roped in to helping mum with the garden.

FrnkLft

While "Rehabing":
M - W - F : Stronglifts 5x5 (lifting)
T - Th : Sprint Intervals (cardio)

Usually:
Sun - M - W - F : Wendler 5/3/1 (lifting)
T - Th: Sprint Intervals (cardio)

alpine1994

I am doing ChaLEAN Extreme right now, which is a 3 month program. I'm halfway through. A typical week looks like this:

M: Strength Circuit (1 slow set of 10 different exercises with the heaviest dumbbells you can handle) - 35 min
T: Cardio/strength (light weights) intervals - 45 min, and ab workout - 10 min
W: Strength Circuit - 35 min
Th: Cardio HIIT - 30 min
F: Strength Circuit - 35 min

Rest on Sat/Sun but I'm generally moving around (I take the pooch for walks, clean the house, shopping, etc. I can't sit around)

I would consider myself to be reasonably fit (like for the average person) but not as fit as I would like to be. I need to improve my diet before I can reach that level of fitness.

cwsikes

Run at least a mile a day with the usual weekly mileage getting up to around 25 miles and indoor bike workouts on my bike trainer 4-5 days a week for 30 mins-1 hour at a a time. I consider myself "fitter" than I used to be but definitely not fit.

ellskiNZ

Jazz dance class for an hour, personal training for about 30 minutes where I usually do weights and some cardio or bodyweight stuff. Then usually 2-3 other gym sessions where I do a mix of cardio and weights on machines - I'm so weak at the moment that most free weights are too heavy for me. I try to make it to a yoga class once a week, but that doesn't happen often.

I consider myself to be quite unfit, but I am really improving as of the last month.

angeliqueann

Pretty Fit.

I teach 2 zumba classes 6 times a week. In my class we do toning everyday with dumbbells.

this is my story...
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/1109863-my-1-year-fit-versary-too-many-pics-lol-217-8-to-125-9

syk731

Run at least 3 miles a day with 2-3 long runs/week for a total mileage of 30-35 miles/week.

Lift 5 days/week for 35-45 minutes.

I think I'm reasonably fit but not exceptionally so.

ThatSoundsHard

I don't by any stretch of the imagination consider myself to be 'fit'. I'm working on it, but I'm nowhere near there.
That being said my workouts usually look like this:

4 days per week I do Strength/cardio circuits - 25-35 minutes
1-2 per week I try to get in at least 40- 50 minutes of yoga.
I've recently started incorporating 1 or 2 days cardio/HIT - about 20 - 30 minutes or until II puke on the floor, whichever comes first.

biggirlnomore92

I am no where near fit as I just started ! But I plan on walking 5 times a week and strength training 1 time a week.

omma_to_3

Yes, I consider myself fit. I am running 4 to 5 days a week, around 18 to 20 miles a week (increasing now as I'm training for a half). I also do a body pump class once a week for an hour and meet with my personal trainer for strength training once a week for an hour.

lina011

im up to wk 7 in T25 the beta stage i do this 5 days a week following the calendar im pregnant atm so nothing too extreme

Smallbluepebble

I wouldn't say I was an athlete but I can run upstairs and whistle which is something I couldn't do a year ago...!

My exercise schedule is 75-90 minutes of medium/high intensity cardio three times a week and 75-90 minutes of strength/weight/resistance training three times a week on alternating days. My hubby and I also go for a brisk four mile walk every day without fail (rain or shine!) as we use this hour to catch each other up on our day...


I also do about an hour of tai chi (just started a class and I love it!) once a week.

Crumbs! I actually do quite a blooming lot of moving about! :blushing:

ElliottTN

P.H.A.T. Training method in the gym and running 4 times a week. I'm tired. I consider myself healthy but nothing special yet.

Hornsby

Weeks vary depending on weather but.....

A typical week includes:
3 days of upper body strength training. (about 45 minutes)
2 days of lower body strength training. (about 30 minutes)
100 miles on my bicycle (20-30 miles at a time usually)
5-8 miles in running (2 miles at a time usually)

No, I don't consider myself fit yet. I will consider myself fit when I complete an Olympic Triathlon.

ValerieMartini2Olives

Depends on the time of year. In the summer, I bike ride 4-5 days a week or more. Or I take my daughter in the stroller a couple times a week.

Now that it's too cold, I go to the gym 3x a week for various cardio. On non-gym days, I do TurboJam DVD's at home.

wcroston138

Mon-Wed-Fri: Stronglifts 5x5
Tue-Thu-Sun: Basketball
Sat: 5 mile run

I aim to break a sweat everyday!

tapirfrog

Every dang day: walking, minimum 30 minutes, up to 2.5 hours on weekends.

2-4 times a week: Dailey Method CD. It's barre exercises. Incredibly difficult.

I'm not fit so much as trying to recover from nagging injuries. It's a slow slow slow process.

gracelynnking

A typical week day: 4 hours of ballet class + 1 hour running
Saturday: ballet from 9 am- 6 pm
Sunday: 2 hours running + 1 hour swimming


oh! and dance conditioning 5 times a week. dance conditioning is like strengthening, stretching, and cardio from jumps and such

tegalicious

Monday: Cardio: Run 40 minutes and walk 90 minutes, Strength: Legs and Abs
Tuesday: Cardio: Cross train (walk and/or bike 30-120 minutes)
Wednesday: Cardio: Run 40 minutes and walk 90 minutes, Strength: Arms and Abs
Thursday: Cardio: Cross train (walk and/or bike 30-120 minutes)
Friday: Cardio: Run 40 minutes, Strength: Arms and Legs
Saturday: Cardio: walk 120-180 minutes
Sunday: Cardio: walk 120-180 minutes

During the week, most of the walking is done at work so it doesn't count as real exercise. I still log it though.

rabblerabble

Starting a new 12 week program this week.

Monday PUSH day (chest shoulders and arms)
Tuesday HIIT treadmill. Trying to slowly increase the running periods and reduce the rest periods over time. Hoping to start running 5K races next spring.
Wednesday Leg Day
Thursday PULL day (Back shoulders and arms)
Friday HIIT
Saturday Circuit (lower weights with more reps on about 7 different body parts with no rest between each muscle group)
Sunday HIIT

Try to also take a nice long walk on my lunch hour when the weather is nice.


Do I consider myself "fit"? I am a lot stronger, and faster than I was this time last year, but want to be stronger and faster this time next year too.

cafeaulait7

I'm pretty fit for someone who has to go to a pain clinic I'm getting fitter, too.

I only do 45 minutes of planned exercise a day (rest day is less), but I'm getting that higher and higher.

I just do UB one day and LB the next, with one or two days for rest or active rest. I make sure to do strength training on a minimum schedule, and everything else I do is just to stay fit in general. I do dance, yoga and strength stuff, and I'm trying to add walking into the mornings, now, too

I do have some moves that are pretty darned impressive That's great fun, and it keeps me motivated, because there are a lot of things I can't do (at least for long at all).

Ready2Rock206

Totally Not Fit.

Monday - 30 min with the trainer
Tuesday - Kickboxing - 75 min
Wednesday - 30 min on the treadmill
Thursday - Kickboxing - 75 min
Friday - Sun - I REALLY need to work on these days. I need at LEAST one more day of running and one more day of strength training.

My Goal is also to get 10,000 steps a day - need to get much better at hitting that every day.

RCW_III

Run 50-70 miles a week. Weights 4 or 5 days a week.

crazie4lulu

i run a 3 day split. ... meaning i will run for 3 days and take a day off. on that day off i will hit cardio at the gym. i lift... HEAVY.... 4 days a week. my idea of fun is working out and i am a personal trainer.

Mr_Excitement

Weights 4-5 days/week + three 30 minute sessions of jogging/jump rope/walking/biking/etc. Try to toss a day of yoga in there as well if I can.

I don't know how "fit" I am at the moment (most people can dance around me in a run) but I'm a lot stronger than I used to be.

rbcrawford1

Fit? I don't know. Strong, yes!

I lift compounds + accessory work 3 days a week, take a step class on Sundays, and usually a HIIT workout once a week. Sometimes a Zumba class on Fridays as well, depending on my schedule.

I want to consume the calories of at least a lightly active person, so I walk the kids to and from school most days (about an hour all told) and use my elevate Wii balance board for a light step routine when watching TV two or three times a week. It's also motivation to clean, pull weeds, mow the lawn, etc. I'd never log it as exercise, but it lets me eat a bit more each day.

lisalsd1

I'm "fit-ish," maybe.

3 days/week of cardio; usually consist of a treadmill and/or arc-trainer. I usually do about 40-50 minutes, BUT sometimes have to cut it short and do 20-30 mins.

2 days of strength-training; usually takes me about 45-60 minutes, and I'll usually walk on those days too.

I also have 2 little kids, so I'm all over the place with them.

BrianSharpe

Run 4 x week (anywhere up to 50km/wk if I'm training for race)
Weights 2 or 3 x weekly
Rowing (indoor) 3 x 10,000m weekly
Cycling - indoor at least 1 weekly over winter, summer commute to work (19km each way) 2 or 3 x weekly

My longest race distance so far is a half-marathon & sprint distance triathlon

FitVego

I don't think I am at my fittest by any stretch at the moment, but definitely feeling fitter than I have in a long time!

Monday- Body Pump Class ( a weights/barbell 1 hour class), 15 minutes intense cardio ( 90% capacity), 10 minutes mid range cardio. ( 70%)

Tuesday- Body Balance Class ( yoga fusion class, including core strength workout, 50 minutes), 30 minutes intense cardio ( 20 minutes on stepmaster, then run 2.5km).

Wednesday- Body Pump Class( 60 minutes) , 40 minutes moderate pace walking.

Thursday- Body Attack Class ( high intensity cardio- burns!! 60 minutes), Body Balance Yoga Class ( 60 minutes).

Friday - Body Balance Yoga Class, 20 minutes high intensity cardio, Walking moderate pace 40 minutes.

Saturday- Rest Day.

Sunday- Body Balance Yoga Class ( 60 minutes).

sparklegirl59

Mon = 30 min with Personal Trainer
Tue = 45 min Pilates Barre Fusion class
Wed = 60 min Group Power (barbell) class
Thu = 45 min Killer As class (Arms, Abs, Azz)
Fri = DOR
Sat = 60 min Group Power (barbell) class
Sun = DOR

I have been doing this, with slight variations, since Sept 9.
Hoping to always be this active!

Shreddingit84

Usually its an hour of cardio ( treadmill, hiit, incline, jog, sprint), aerobic dancing high impact! Then a dvd right now im doing 30 day shred. This is usually a 5x a week thing then one day i focus more on strength then one rest day.

Yes i Feel im Fit.