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How many days a week do you workout?

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  • stayxtrue
    stayxtrue Posts: 1,186 Member
    Monday: Chest + Cardio
    Tuesday: Back + Calves + Cardio
    Wednesday: Legs + cardio
    Thursday: Shoulders + Traps + Cardio
    Friday: Arms + Cardio

    Thats my weekly exercise routine and I chill on the weekends!! As I usually spend a minimum of 90minutes - 120 minutes on each of those days. On the odd occasion if I have energy to burn off I will go for a run or something on a saturday =]
  • jaguar101570
    jaguar101570 Posts: 82
    It depends on what kind of exercise you are doing. I do heavy weight training 4 days per week and cardio 1 day per week. If you are doing resistance training you don't want to work out more than 4-5 days per week. Whether you want to gain weight or lose weight you want to build lean muscle mass and you must get 2-3 days of proper rest to do so. Workouts should last no longer than 1.5 hours or you are at risk of a cortisol problem. If you are doing light 20-30 minute cardio daily you can do 5-6 days per week.
  • Hoakiebs
    Hoakiebs Posts: 430 Member
    6 is my intent, could be 5 or 7 depending on circumstances
  • mumof5
    mumof5 Posts: 328 Member
    6 with an active rest day. I am an active person with 5 kids to run after and in our house the accepted rule is - no car unless it's more than 5km with kids or 10km on my own. so we do a lot of incidental exercise.
    Monday, Wednesday and Friday I do about 1-1.5 hrs if resistance and 30min of cardio, Tuesday and Thursday I do 1hr of cardio machine or a run, thursday i also do a fit ball clasd and Saturday a nice 10km ride and Sunday a 10km run. if I had more time I would probably do more...it's addictive!
  • lackofnames3
    lackofnames3 Posts: 30 Member
    5 days a week .plus I go back a second time twice a week.
  • Ianultrarunner
    Ianultrarunner Posts: 184 Member
    6 days a week.
    Monday or usually Friday is my rest day.
  • mauigyrl
    mauigyrl Posts: 86 Member
    I do 30DS 5-6 days a week and sometimes throw in a different workout when I don't. I do cardio 6 days a week between 60 to 120 minutes. My Elliptical is out of commission til the new part comes in so I have been borrowing an antique of a stationary bike which is the most uncomfortable contraption to be on for an hour.
  • Sherbog
    Sherbog Posts: 1,075 Member
    7 days a week....walk around 50 miles a week
  • CyberEd312
    CyberEd312 Posts: 3,536 Member
    Split training most days 6 days a week taking a rest day once a week....
  • wittlelacey
    wittlelacey Posts: 391 Member
    6-7 days a week as well :)
  • Dorianlg
    Dorianlg Posts: 65 Member
    Per week I do 5 to 6 days of cardio, aiming to jog at least 3 times a week and arc trainer/bicycle the other two. I aim to do resistance training 4 days a week, with two leg/core days and two arms/back/core days. I do the non-high impact workouts on the days I do leg training. I try to keep to my regimen as hard as I can, training primarily to run, but also trying to improve my cycling muscles for eventually taking on a Tri.
  • verozhou
    verozhou Posts: 1
    At least 4 days but usually 5. Training for a marathon so have to constantly stay on top of cardio and endurance. Having a tangible goal keeps me motivated and on schedule.
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    4-5 days cardio and weights! 45 min. cardio and 30 min. weights.
  • DebbiesHardWork
    DebbiesHardWork Posts: 5 Member
    Trying to hit the gym 4 days a week with a long power walk on the 3 days I'm not at the gym. I'll put an emphasis on "trying". Somehow on Wednesday evenings, I have a hard time getting a workout in. Can't get over the hump on hump day I guess!
  • fajitatx
    fajitatx Posts: 36
    at least three days a week, lately 4-5. At least an hour of intense working out or swimming laps, I try to swim after every workout for at least 30 minutes.
  • thepetiterunner
    thepetiterunner Posts: 1,238 Member
    About 5-6 days a week, sometimes 7 but as I go harder, I need more rest days.
  • Kelekat
    Kelekat Posts: 174 Member
    Three days of weight training per week with cardio on four days. Tuesdays and Thursdays, I hike for 40 minutes or more in the hills near my house. On the weekends, I head off to the mountains and hike for two or three hours.

    I just got started--but the three times a week weight training is the schedule my trainer set for me. She said that's all I need as long as I engage in cardio on the other days.
  • kimclaws
    kimclaws Posts: 101 Member
    7 days a week even if it is just a short ab session or a run, but i always try to burn at least 300 calories minimum
  • KellyAFraley
    KellyAFraley Posts: 39
    I run on the Elliptical 5-8 miles 6 days a week. I want to do 7 days a week, but right now I need at least one rest day.
  • t3hsandy
    t3hsandy Posts: 54 Member
    I go for 5 days, but I give all I can. Weekends are reserved for homework since I don't have time to do a lot of it when I workout during the week.
  • vjrose
    vjrose Posts: 809 Member
    Every other day to the gym for an intense workout, then some milder, walk, calisthenics, whatever I am not too tired to do in between. One day a week off. Doing a big cleanup and reorganize at work right now so getting a few miles in there.
  • GardenKat99
    GardenKat99 Posts: 15
    The spouse and I walk four dogs at about the 4.0 mile pace 6 nights a week. We're averaging 3 miles/night. It feels awesome after a long day of work. The next couple of weeks I want to take 2 nights a week for resistance training.:flowerforyou:
  • HelloRevvie
    HelloRevvie Posts: 68
    Been doing 7 days a week. At least 30 mins to an hour a day.
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