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How many workouts ?

TaraJ16
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So i think i now have my eating plan mastered, so now onto the exercise portion, lol!
do you think it would be best to excercise 3 days a week at 60 mins each, or is it better to space it out more, doing 30 mins 6 days a week?
Heres what i'm thinking:
M, Th - 30-45 mins on an elliptical
Tu, F - 30-45 mins turbo jam vids
W, Sa - 30-45 mins on excercise bike
I'm thinking this way i'm not doing the same thing every day, and i'm up and exercising daily. but if its better to do 1 hour at a time, i can do that 3-4 days a week
*Sorry for all the questions lately...i'm just trying to find my grove and get this going
do you think it would be best to excercise 3 days a week at 60 mins each, or is it better to space it out more, doing 30 mins 6 days a week?
Heres what i'm thinking:
M, Th - 30-45 mins on an elliptical
Tu, F - 30-45 mins turbo jam vids
W, Sa - 30-45 mins on excercise bike
I'm thinking this way i'm not doing the same thing every day, and i'm up and exercising daily. but if its better to do 1 hour at a time, i can do that 3-4 days a week
*Sorry for all the questions lately...i'm just trying to find my grove and get this going
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What's your exercise regime at the moment?
Something?
Nothing?
Walking?
Let us know. :flowerforyou:0 -
My body (mentally & physically) feels better when I work out 5-6 days a week. I think the schedule you worked out would be fine. Definetly mix it up to keep from getting bored and to get a total body workout. You might want to add in some strength training though. Do the cardio 30-45min and then add about 10 min of strength training somewhere in there. Also as you get in better shape increase a couple of those days to 60min.
The other day when I was in Borders I read a bit of The Biggest Loser 30 Day Jump Start. It had some really great exercise plans. You might want to check it out!!
Good Luck to you!!!0 -
So i think i now have my eating plan mastered, so now onto the exercise portion, lol!
do you think it would be best to excercise 3 days a week at 60 mins each, or is it better to space it out more, doing 30 mins 6 days a week?
Heres what i'm thinking:
M, Th - 30-45 mins on an elliptical
Tu, F - 30-45 mins turbo jam vids
W, Sa - 30-45 mins on excercise bike
I'm thinking this way i'm not doing the same thing every day, and i'm up and exercising daily. but if its better to do 1 hour at a time, i can do that 3-4 days a week
*Sorry for all the questions lately...i'm just trying to find my grove and get this going
I would say that is good to start with and when you start feeling like that is not enough, you can then up the time. Then I would definetly recommend incorporating strength training in there as well. You are doing good so far. Keep up the good work. :bigsmile:0 -
i should've added that i do strength training 3 days a week
before i was going to curves 3 times a week for 30 mins each time, and i was doing a turbo jam vid every once in a while, lol!
i'm getting an elliptical and excercise bike today, also getting an mp3 to listen to music while i work lol!0 -
I go 7 days a week, I incorporate strength training 3 out of the 7.0
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If I don't exercise every day, I don't feel like that day was a success, so I tend to do cardio most days. 30 minutes minimum if I can. It makes me feel good, so I like to get those benefits daily.0
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If you go 7 days a week, at least on should be an "off" day because your body needs some time to recover. Activities for an off day might be relaxation based yoga, walking, doing exercise machine for a little less time and less resistance.
Have fun!0
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