How many days a week do you workout?

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  • k1ttyk1tty
    k1ttyk1tty Posts: 86 Member
    If I go a day without then my thighs will start to kill me. They'll be aching and burning until I can get a few good stretches every few hours. So I try to keep it at 5 days with some stretching on my days off.
  • ttknowles01
    ttknowles01 Posts: 255 Member
    I work out 7 days a week and rest when needed. My schedule usually looks like: 2-3 days upper body; 2-3 days lower body (this switches each week) and 2 days cardio (usually HIIT and 10 minute sprint intervals)
  • skhuu
    skhuu Posts: 25 Member
    I work out 5 days a week for 30 mins. The other 2 days I usually play volleyball for 3 hours a day. I just finished a 4 week exercise program and took a few days break. But now I'm ready to get back into it. I used to never be an exercise person but it's starting to grow on me.
  • alizamanuk
    alizamanuk Posts: 31
    7 DAYS
  • thepetiterunner
    thepetiterunner Posts: 1,238 Member
    Lately I've been working out everyday, double days. I'm doing a bootcamp that's 5 days a week + lunch runs/after work runs and do core conditioning + running on non-bootcamp days. It's a lot, but I'm seeing results and taking some pretty easy runs during my lunches, so it's not that bad. I love that feeling of being exhausted and productive.
  • tycho_mx
    tycho_mx Posts: 426 Member
    Every day within a training cycle.

    Monday - recovery (easy, 1 hour).
    Tuesday-Thursday - actual training, specific for racing (sometimes intervals HIIT, sometimes long steady, 2 - 3 h).
    Friday - recovery (easy, 1 hour) or off if truly cooked.
    Saturday - long ride or race preparation
    Sunday - long hard ride or race.

    Every 4-5 weeks is a recovery week where there's an extra rest day and workouts are cut in half.
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    about 6 when I'm in the zone. The last three weeks have been erratic. I finally went on an hourlong bike ride on high gear. It was pretty sweet. Tonight I'm going to do something at home, probably kettlebell related.

    That motorcycle is like a kid; took up so much of my time last two weeks.
  • MuscleHeadNerd74
    MuscleHeadNerd74 Posts: 1,930 Member
    4 Days week with great results workout is very intense with high volume love it and burst training involved 3 days a week for fat burn
  • alpine1994
    alpine1994 Posts: 1,915 Member
    It always changes depending on what I'm doing. Right now it's 6, but it's only alternating running and yoga to prep for my race this weekend. After that I plan on doing more spin, dancing, and lifting (gotta do indoor workouts because of the Texas summer!) so it will probably be 4-5.
  • MuscleHeadNerd74
    MuscleHeadNerd74 Posts: 1,930 Member
    love the texas summer i worked out in a gym with no ac and run the local school track in the middle of aug at around 1600
  • kaaaaylee
    kaaaaylee Posts: 398
    4-5. Less if I hurt myself, more if the 6th is a nice long relaxing walk or hike.
  • Anna800
    Anna800 Posts: 639 Member
    5 official days but I do a lot of walking on the weekends
  • _lyndseybrooke_
    _lyndseybrooke_ Posts: 2,561 Member
    I lift MWF and do cardio TTh. So, 5.
  • spirit095
    spirit095 Posts: 1,017 Member
    3 days of strength and 2 days of cardio for me
  • MagnumBurrito
    MagnumBurrito Posts: 1,070 Member
    3 heavy lifting days and 4 days of assistance / BW exercises.

    For the first 11 months of consistent lifting I only did 3 heavy lifting days, though. It took time to build up the energy / will power.
  • amythax1982
    amythax1982 Posts: 2 Member
    I try to get to the gym M - F right after work. Some weeks, I only make it there 4 out of the 5 days. Weekends are reserved for yard work, cleaning, etc.. or relaxing if my body needs it. However, I find that if I relax the whole weekend I have to convince myself to go to the gym on Monday. So, I really do try to do something productive with my energy on the weekends so that I don't get lazy.
  • SrMaggalicious
    SrMaggalicious Posts: 495 Member
    6 - and do a long walk on my off days w/my dog.
  • daviddjhonna
    daviddjhonna Posts: 85
    I work out Monday through Friday and give myself one hell of an off day Saturday and Sunday. I figure I deserve it by that time since I am normally very lazy. :laugh:
  • kelly_e_montana
    kelly_e_montana Posts: 1,999 Member
    I started out about 4 days per week with a goal of 150 minutes per week of exercise.

    Now I work out about 5-6 days per week with double workouts most days (Crossfit and lifting or Crossfit and yoga, or running and lifting, you get the idea...). I love working out though so I don't do it as a chore. I do it because it's my hobby.
  • TheVirgoddess
    TheVirgoddess Posts: 4,535 Member
    Between 5 and 6. I switch days between cardio and bodylifting. I actually really enjoy working out.
  • becs3578
    becs3578 Posts: 836 Member
    6 days a week with a rest day on saturday.

    4 crossfit classes and 4 runs a week. Some days I do both.
  • MelisaBegins
    MelisaBegins Posts: 161 Member
    6 days/week of the following (most days are double-up on work-outs): 4-5 runs; 3 strength; 2 bikram yoga. Sunday = rest day.
  • miqisha
    miqisha Posts: 1,534 Member
    I workout 5 days a week...Monday - Wednesday...Rest Thursdays..Friday and Saturday then Rest Sunday!!!!

    I use to workout 6 days straight, but then I got really drained and felt exhausted all the time. Once I put in that extra rest day, felt a whole lot better
  • kdiamond
    kdiamond Posts: 3,329 Member
    I've been lifting weights 4-5 times a week for years. There is such a thing as overtraining, you'll know it if your workouts start to surf or you can't lift as much as you usually can.
  • kristinegift
    kristinegift Posts: 2,406 Member
    4-5 times a week. Depends on what my work schedule is like; some days, there just isn't time. But I make sure to take 2 days off per week to rest my whiny knees :)
  • He1loKitty
    He1loKitty Posts: 212 Member
    Wow! It's so great to see so many people working out 5+ days a week. Inspires me to move more!

    I do a boot camp/circuit training style work out every other day, which usually equals 3-4 times a week. I'm starting to transition to doing 2 days on, 1 day off, etc., so I'm aiming to get up to 5 days a week soon.
  • raindawg
    raindawg Posts: 348 Member
    4 days a week. 3 of them heavy weight lifting focus and 1 moderate cardio. I just kicked off a lean bulk phase.
  • Always_Belle
    Always_Belle Posts: 73 Member
    At least five
  • __freckles__
    __freckles__ Posts: 1,238 Member
    Wow, I think I'm the person who works out the least on this website. Sweet! I lift 3 days a week. No cardio. That's it.
  • hope19862000
    hope19862000 Posts: 14
    3 days a week at the moment, hoping to up it to 4 days a week from next week, having a few problems with my knee so had to scale back for a while

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