How many days a week do you usually workout?

improvemyself4myhealth

How many days a week do you workout and do you have a rest day? And for how long does your general workout last?

Do you mix your cardio and strength training together or do them on seperate days?

AggieFan2011

I usually workout about 5-6 days a week and take a rest day on Saturday or Sunday, or sometimes on both days depending on my plans that weekend. In general I do cardio every single day. I know a lot of people say that strength training is more beneficial, but I enjoy cardio and a lot of times I do it simply to relieve my stress from the day. Right now I'm doing Jillian Michael's 30 DS so I'm incorporating strength training into pretty much every day's workout; however, when I'm not doing that I tend to focus on strength about 2-3 days a week. My cardio workouts usually last about an hour and strength just kind of depends on what I'm working on that day. I think it's kind of different for everyone though depending on what kind of results they are looking for as well as what their endurance level and diet are like.

mareeee1234

Doing cardio and some strength training 6/7 days a week has stopped benefitting me when it comes to fat loss!

sooo.. I'm starting stronglifts this week.. So I guess I'm only working out 3 x a week now although I'll add an occasional light jog or elliptical sesh every now and then ! looking forward to this new routine!

pandorakick

I workout 6 days per week, 3 days weight training and 3 days cardio or circuit training. My rest day is on Wednesday.

pinkraynedropjacki

7 days a week. Cardio & strength. Have done so for the last 11 months. No rest days, no days off. Some may say "not sustainable" ..... yeah for them. If I take ONE day off then I will never get back into it...... so for me this is the ONLY way to sustain it.


Plus I love it.

traceyjj

I go to the gym 6 days a week.
3 days for swimming (about a mile) and an aqua aerobics class.
3 days for resistance machines (is that what they are called?) and a little cardio.

Often on my "rest" day, my hubby wants to go for a walk, and we usually end up walking 3-6 miles...

Shock_Wave

5 strength training workouts and take a rest day on Friday and Sunday. 6 cardio workouts and take a rest day on Sunday.

sconns21

I have very active hobbies so my exercise is very when I feel like it and tends to be different things depending on how I feel. I usually do something every day but if I feel excessively tired I have a rest day. I also have a rest day if I'm doing something big the next day and I need to be fresh for it.

I used to go to the gym 3 times a week one day on one day off. I always used to think that you need a rest day in-between each exercise but now I realise that you can push through every day. It's best to do some strength or light exercise like yoga after a heavy cardio session the day before.

Harlequin16

I do a small amount of cardio every day, Strength 5 times a week, 1 big cardio day and 1 rest day

kelkin1111

I'm starting out with 4 days a week, since I'm new ( or back from a 2 month break) to the gym. If you start with too many days it can overwhelm you. Most fitness experts say 5-6 days a week is best once you're in the swing. That's 40 min of cardio and strength training opposite muscle groups so you're not doing back to back arm workouts or back to back leg routines, ect.

avonfitness

actually i am beginner in the field of body fitness.
i started it by doing it thrice a week but now i do it 5-6 days a week.
it gives me awesome results as my body looking more attractive.i like swimming very much..

jecka93

5 days a week.

kinmad4it

Strength training Mon/Tues and Thurs/Fri with Cardio on Weds and Sat. I also do a little cardio on my strength days too, but keep it short to ensure my energy goes towards the weights.

kelly_e_montana

Well I'm on my feet and/or moving around full-time at work so I don't feel the need to hit the additional activity level quite as hard as some. If I work out too long too frequently, I find I just tend to want to eat more and negate the workout. A good balance for me where I don't become ravenous is about 180-200 minutes of moderate activity per week. Sometimes I do three days of one hour, sometimes I do five days of 30 minutes, and sometimes I do 2 gym days of 45-60 minutes and 2 days of 30 Day Shred+yoga. I don't really care what I do, as long as there is some strength training, some cardio intervals, and some steady state cardio in the mix. I like to hike a lot in the summer and walk outside so I do that in the warm months more than cardio at the gym. During the winter months, I mix up running, speed walking on treadmill, swimming, Leslie Sansone and Biggest Loser walking videos, yoga videos, shoveling snow, incline walking, elliptical, biking, and Jillian's 30 Day Shred and/or Ripped in 30. I really don't care what I do, as long as I'm not bored and I'm having fun! I'm exercising for overall health and stress, not weight loss. I count on my diet for that. And if I'm not overdoing it on the workouts, I'm not fighting against myself so much over food. I just like to have an active life.

RonandDi

5 days a week (take a break on the weekends). I spend 30 minutes on the treadmill and 15 minutes working out with resistance bands. The weight came off a lot quicker the first month, not so much as of late.

aprilmccurdy64

3 days a week which is usually on Tues, Wed, and Thursday AM. Some Mondays some weeks. I average 30 minutes. I would love to up my workouts, but I have now made time to get that in. No strength yet, I wanna lose with the cardio for now

timeasterday

I was doing 6 days a week of strength & cardio intervals. Then last month I started running 3 days a week and realized doing that and the other stuff was too much. I'm not trying to lose weight so it's hard to maintain at that level. I recently added a 2nd rest day on Wednesdays and feel so much better now.

justicer68

I normally do 6 days a week. My day off varies. I usually workout for 4-5 days straight then take a day. When I workout I do a circuit routine with weights and then 2 miles of cardio on the treadmill at a 15 incline.

jojo52610

5 days - 4 days of cardio - Thurs is heavy lifting with a trainer

Serah87

5-6 days a week, weights and cardio ever other day and Sunday rest day. :happy:

palmerar

I go to the gym 3 days a week as my schedule allows. I work 3 jobs and don't always have time for 3 days in which case I do 2 days plus a hot yoga class. When I go to the gym, one day a week I do a strength and cardio class for an hour and when I'm on my own it's for an hour 30-40 mins cardio the other 20-30 stretching and strength training. Best thing to do is go by how you feel, some weeks you may be able to do 5 days and some 2 or 3. I tend to get overuse injuries when I go too often so 3 days a week with a yoga class when I can seems to be working for me.

RunFarLiveHappy

5-6 days/week, usually strength & cardio mix, but occassionally separately. Workouts are typically 90-150 minutes (1.5 - 2.5 hours).

Aarjono

I am trying to ease back into working out, so my goal for this month is to get to the gym once per week.

I try to take more steps every day though. Does that count?

MzzFaith

6 days with 2 days of strength training. 1 day rest completely

Myhaloslipped

5 or 6

contingencyplan

I maintain an overall high activity level due to stimming. But I only do stuff I would actually consider workouts 3 days a week.

jenifr818

3 days weights, 2 days cardio, 2 rest days

TattedInStilettos

5 days a week... 2 rest days...

heatherlsi

I normally train 7 days a week, but since my sport of choice is triathlon it gives at least part of my body a little rest every day... then in the week or two leading up to a race we will taper, which involves taking entire days off...
Our schedule peaks on the weekend as far as duration and intensity...

hannah_ryann

I work out at least 3 days a week. Sometimes I'll do a 4th day on the weekend. Usually it's Monday, Wednesday, Thursday. I'll do 45-55 minutes of weightlifting of legs one day, 40 minutes of weightlifting arms plus 20 minutes of running another day, and then another day of legs. If I do cardio, I only do it on arm day since my legs are so fatigued from weightlifting. I rest Tuesdays and Fridays and take weekends off. If I feel like incorporating another workout I'll do it Saturday morning.

Amym26

I work out 6 days a week sometimes 5 if I have something else going on that week. I do cardio, tabata and lift. Right now I only lift 2 days a week with an upper and lower split. On those days I do 20 minutes of cardio, lift and then finish off with tabata on the treadmill.