How often do you work out?

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  • Doreent11
    Doreent11 Posts: 17
    keep up the good work, it seems to be working.
  • LondonEliza
    LondonEliza Posts: 456 Member
    4 times a day.

    Bike in the morning before work (30-ish mins)
    Walk to and from work (30 mins +)
    Workout with weights after kids are in bed (30 mins)

    Yoga once a week.

    I walk twice a day 5 x times a week
    I workout on the bike 6/7 days
    I lift every 3 days, rest for 1, lift for 3 etc.

    On weekends I do housework for up to 6 hours a day so get a fairly intense burn in there too. Anyone who thinks that housework does not burn cals can come and carry laundry baskets up and down 3 flights of stairs and then hoover the same stairs, then tell me you still think the same :)

    I watch TV online while I do my bike and weights where as once I would have sat on my fat bottom stuffing a party size bag of sweets or crisps into my mouth so it is really about the lifestyle change for me, not going back to being 'her' again.
  • mfp_junkie
    mfp_junkie Posts: 359
    I hit the treadmill at the gym 5x a week for 45 minutes, before I go to work. I find a morning cardio workout gives me more energy during the day (and I have a desk job, so the exercise is needed!)

    Weekends are workout free, but I play softball on Friday nights, and usually am doing house stuff on Saturday - cutting the grass, fixing whatever needs fixing, etc.
  • JSheehy1965
    JSheehy1965 Posts: 404
    4-5 times a week. I try and get to the gym by 6am for an hour. I alternate running/strength training. My hubs gets up at 5.30 most mornings so I'm awake by then.
  • cravingskinnybody
    cravingskinnybody Posts: 109 Member
    I usually workout 5-6 times a week and somtimes 7 times when I have go to the gym :)
  • Doreent11
    Doreent11 Posts: 17
    keep up the great job, I heard that varying it helps you to keep loosing.
  • Happy_Healthy_Babe
    Happy_Healthy_Babe Posts: 20
    3 times a week, I do weights and cardio. I'm usually up and running around during work hours (I don't count this to my goal though) Once I'm not so sore doing 3 day's a week, I'll bump it up to 4.

    People who say they have no time to work out are just lazy!
  • Dudagarcia
    Dudagarcia Posts: 849 Member
    6 days a week at 5 ish am
  • natvanessa
    natvanessa Posts: 230 Member
    I do try for every day but sometimes my social life takes priority! So it ends up about 5-6 times a week. Sometimes I'll work out twice in a day to make up for a busy day coming up or if I missed a day...

    I don't stress about it though and do enjoy working out so I'm thrilled when I do have the time for it :smile:
  • jodycoady
    jodycoady Posts: 598 Member
    3-4 days a week. I go to the gym 9pm at night. Only time I can...If I can't go out, I do something home, ex JM 30 Day shred
  • SmartAlec03211988
    SmartAlec03211988 Posts: 1,896 Member
    Every other day. I hate exercise so I'd never be able to do it every day.
  • MissPsychoB
    MissPsychoB Posts: 7
    Gosh... I used to do it 5 days a week, but it started getting in the way of my studies and other activities. So now I do it 2-3 times a week. Mostly running, cycling and walking, sometimes the gym. I know I would probably get better results if I were more frequent, or if I included some strength training with all that cardio, but I just can't be arsed. As long as I feel healthy, earn myself some extra calories in the day and don't feel completely out of breath after running up 5 flights of stairs, I'll tolerate my wee belly flab. :P
  • mes1119
    mes1119 Posts: 1,082 Member
    I always AIM to workout 6 days but it usually ends up being around 5. I go HARD on those days though, usually about an hour and a half.

    I'm also fairly active on my off days so I don't feel bad about it. Muscles need recovery. People that can "work out" 7 days a week are insane in my book.
  • quill16
    quill16 Posts: 373 Member
    6 days a week -2hours a day minimum. I want this weight loss more than anything else in my life!
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member
    6 days a week. I go to school FT, work FT and still have time for life. I know it sounds OCD but hey I'm kinda there; when life got busy and I was missing workouts I started scheduling them. It helped me with accountability and knowing its only 30 mins to an hour, I can make time for it. I love working out though.
  • OSC_ESD
    OSC_ESD Posts: 752 Member
    ~ It's hard to think about it as " working out " ... I have a strong passion for activity ... rather it be swimming, biking, walking or jumping waves ! But seriously besides my normal activities I try to work out 7 days a week ... every now and then I take a " rest day " which usually involves just walking 5 miles or maybe swimming for a few hours.

    There comes a point when it is just life ... not a workout. If I go a few days lacking exercise in my definition ... I feel it ! I feel like I am missing something important in my life ... I guess this is where it became a " Life style " verses a choice.

    I have to say ... I ♥ working out !

    :flowerforyou:
  • marywanoKC
    marywanoKC Posts: 176
    Five days a week, if I miss once during the week, I do a weekend workout.

    I thought that I was too busy to work out this much, and then I realized that I wasted a lot of time. I've got a full time job, a freelance photography venture on the side that keeps me busy, but if I'm going to be busy at my normal gym time (after work around 5:00 p.m.), then I get up at 5:15 a.m., work out, have breakfast, and then go to work. I don't feel like I'm deprived of a social life, and I know that, once I feel confidant and comfortable with my body, I'm going to want to be even more social.

    Of course, I'm one of those people that sincerely has fallen in love with my gym, and how amazing I feel when I finish. I've seen too much progress in how I look and feel, and earned too many people's respect for me to feel like it's a punishment or a drag.
  • TORNATO1
    TORNATO1 Posts: 52 Member
    4-5 Days a week.
  • HMVOL7409
    HMVOL7409 Posts: 1,588 Member


    Of course, I'm one of those people that sincerely has fallen in love with my gym, and how amazing I feel when I finish. I've seen too much progress in how I look and feel, and earned too many people's respect for me to feel like it's a punishment or a drag.


    Love this; my sentiments exactly.
  • ydeleon
    ydeleon Posts: 81
    Run and Turbo Kick in the AMs
    Strength train in the PMs

    You have to prioritize. Yes, some things will need to be sacrificed. I miss a lot happy hours and social events because I have to get up before sunrise, but it's all worth it.
  • Blaqheart
    Blaqheart Posts: 235
    2-3 times a week I'm actually working out lifting things. Yeah they're called weights! :tongue:

    Tue,Thurs,Sat:
    I'm in the 30 min weight machine circuit room, but I skip the cardio steps. Instead I use the recumbent bike for my cardio for 15 mins. For now this is the most I can do when I'm lifting. I just started the room on the 22nd.

    Mon,Wed,Fri
    20 mins cardio on recumbent bike. I tried the eliptical, but simply not ready for it. Same for treadmill. I'm aiming for 30 mins.

    I try to take a daily walk. Most days I do, but sometimes the weather doesn't cooperate.
    The rest of the time I'm chasing my 5 yr old dd around house lol! That in itself on most days is a real workout.:laugh:
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    3-5 days a week. I do weights 3X a week and that's because I love it (and because it's good for you) ... I wish I could do it every day honestly.

    The other days I do cardio which I'm not a big fan of... I run outside in the evening a couple times a week after my son is in bed. I do it because I'm preparing for a 5k. I can't do the cardio machines at the gym lol... they bore me to tears. Maybe after my race I will take some type of cardio class once or twice a week instead of running.
  • Cat_from_Chicago
    Cat_from_Chicago Posts: 95 Member
    I'm I work out... on average... about 0 times a week.

    :laugh: <3
  • chicfreak9
    chicfreak9 Posts: 78 Member
    6 days a week. I only have off on the nights I go to school (this semester is Thursday). I work out during lunch (more like a brisk walk) and if i'm lucky my dvd or class at the gym at night after all my work is done. I learned to delegate my chores. No need to have one person do all of them when there are 5 healthy people in the house that can help out.
  • gsordahl
    gsordahl Posts: 13 Member
    5-7 days a week between p90x & running or walking. It has started to become a lifestyle to me over the past couple months! I would love more friends, feel free to add me!
  • lolabluola
    lolabluola Posts: 212 Member
    7 days a week!
  • jmilian825
    jmilian825 Posts: 193 Member
    5-6 x a week :)
  • lilmisfit
    lilmisfit Posts: 860 Member
    5-6x/week.
  • MessyLittlePanda
    MessyLittlePanda Posts: 213 Member
    Probably 4x a week mostly.

    I love being on my bike, so bike time doesn't feel like a chore. I think the key is finding something you love that doesn't feel like a workout it just feels like part of your life.
  • Hezzietiger1
    Hezzietiger1 Posts: 1,256 Member
    4 times a week, 60 minutes at a time, High intensity interval training w/weights.

    4 total hours of workouts each week.

    My body has transformed completely.

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