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Gym

lazydaydays
lazydaydays Posts: 66
edited January 15 in Fitness and Exercise
How long does eveyone spend in the gym and what do you do in that time?

I'm asking as at the moment I pay for 3 hours of parking in the gym car park and find that I'm running out of time.

At the moment I try and do 40 min on the treadmill, then do a circuit of weights, then i do as I much as i can on the cross-trainer which tends to be between 20- 30 min's ( unless I start on this first ) I then finish my session in the pool doing lenghts which can be another 30- 60 min's but this depends on what time I have left and I'm rushing my shower to make sure I'm not late back for my car.

Does anyone else have
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  • guzzlingil
    guzzlingil Posts: 60
    Typically 45 minutes in the morning...

    pretty much have a plan/routine that I know I want to do going in...

    hit it hard with very few breaks.

    I save my cardio for the evening ...usually walk or run 2 miles around the house...it keeps me from eating
  • jzammetti
    jzammetti Posts: 1,956 Member
    I spend just under an hour 3x per week: 1.5 miles HIIT on treadmill (or on street), streches, heavy lifting all muscle groups.
  • sierra_12
    sierra_12 Posts: 249 Member
    i go for about 2 hours in the early afternoon right after class
    i do 30 minutes on the elliptical
    45 minutes of incline 15 treadmill at 4.0 speed
    quick stretch 10 minutes and all ab exercises
    another 30 minutes on a cross ramp
    full stretch (:

    every other day i add another hour to hour and a half in the evening after dinner
    i will do all my weight training on all of my muscle groups (1 hour)
    finish with 30 minutes incline 15 treadmill 4.0 speed

    hope this helps! (:
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    About an hour. I lift 3 times a week and that's it. Spending hours on the treadmill or elliptical every week is boring as sin and I don't bother. No need to. If you love the treadmill, good for you, but for the vast majority of people it's non-sustainable torture that they're better off not doing IMO.
  • fishgutzy
    fishgutzy Posts: 2,807 Member
    depends on what I am doing.
    Some Saturdays I go 3 times. Morning swim, 1.5+ hours from parking to leaving. mid day lifting, 1.25 hours, afternoon swim with my daughter, 1.5+ parking to leaving.
    Typical weekday evening is swimming and weights. 2 to 2.5 hours parking to leaving.
  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    5 minutes on the bike to warm up.
    30-50 minutes lifting - depends on if I'm on deload week or not.
    5-10 minutes stretching - again, depends on if I'm deloading.
    About 10 minutes to shower and change.

    All told, about an hour. That said, on Saturdays I throw in an extra 15-30 minutes of cardio after lifting, so maybe 1.5 hours on Saturday.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member


    I'm asking as at the moment I pay for 3 hours of parking in the gym car park and find that I'm running out of time.

    No. Reconsider what you're doing at the gym. Reconsider EVERYTHING
  • watchhillgirl
    watchhillgirl Posts: 597 Member
    An hour and 1/2 in the gym, then 1/2 hour to shower and change. All in all about 2 hours but can really drop it down to 1.5 in needed. I work out 6 days a week normally...sometimes only 5 and sometimes 7. Depends on what I feel like.
  • MissFitee
    MissFitee Posts: 106 Member
    * 60-75 min of lifting
    * depending on my current goals 15-30 min cardio on top
  • jenmsu83
    jenmsu83 Posts: 185 Member


    I'm asking as at the moment I pay for 3 hours of parking in the gym car park and find that I'm running out of time.

    No. Reconsider what you're doing at the gym. Reconsider EVERYTHING

    ^ Yeah...I'd have to agree. That's A LOT of time at the gym in one day...don't you get tired??

    ETA: I spend between 45-60 minutes at the gym about 4 times a week. It's always a mix of cardio, weights, abs, stretching.
  • BeccaLevine
    BeccaLevine Posts: 315 Member
    You can get all your work done at the gym in less than 3 hours pretty easily I'd think! I usually spend no more than 90mins that's including lifting and cardio! Maybe you could save time by running/walking outside?
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    I spend about 40/50 minutes at the gym. 10 minutes warm-up, the rest on free weights.

    If I'm doing a class, I'm there for an hour and a bit.

    Never spent 3 hours at the gym, and probably never will unless they add on a "napping room"
  • Shock_Wave
    Shock_Wave Posts: 1,573 Member
    Typical day at the gym average times for me are:
    35-45 min. Cardio 5-6 days a week
    rest then
    40-50 min. Weights 4-5 days a week

    I built my own gym so I don't have to pay for parking, gas, or gym fees. It saves me a grip of time and $ to buy new stuff. I never have to wait and I get listen to my own loud music. :wink:
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I spend about an hour and a half four days a week. That is all lifting though and someitmes some light ab work...if I want to run/do HIIT then I go outside..but then again I live in Florida and the weather pretty much always allows this..
  • SoViLicious
    SoViLicious Posts: 2,633 Member
    I spend about 40/50 minutes at the gym. 10 minutes warm-up, the rest on free weights.

    If I'm doing a class, I'm there for an hour and a bit.

    Never spent 3 hours at the gym, and probably never will unless they add on a "napping room"

    Agree napping room.
  • stephanieb72
    stephanieb72 Posts: 390 Member
    I spend about 40/50 minutes at the gym. 10 minutes warm-up, the rest on free weights.

    If I'm doing a class, I'm there for an hour and a bit.

    Never spent 3 hours at the gym, and probably never will unless they add on a "napping room"

    hahaha! this really did make me laugh out loud!
  • erickirb
    erickirb Posts: 12,294 Member
    35 mins/day, 3 days/week, heavy lifting strength training. No need to kill yourself in the gym burning cals when it is much easier to just cut out a few cals from your diet instead.
  • carlom18
    carlom18 Posts: 174 Member
    50 mins to 1 hour and 15 mins if i do stretching at the end. Lifting only atm.

    3 hours is a huge amount of time for one day. that's how much i average 1 week in a gym maybe a bit more.
  • morningmud
    morningmud Posts: 477 Member
    On weekdays, about an hour to 1.5 hours. On weekends, I don't worry about time spent, last Sunday was over 2 hours. I don't have enough time to put in 3 hours and don't love cardio that much. I do my lifting at the gym and just a little cardio. I really only don't do much cardio at all (3 - 30min sessions per week) but am thinking of starting to get serious about a c25k plan.
  • ami5000psu
    ami5000psu Posts: 391 Member
    I'm there about an hour maybe an hour and a half tops. 3 hours is a long time to be at the gym. Have you considered breaking up your workout or dropping an activity?
  • richardheath
    richardheath Posts: 1,276 Member
    How long does eveyone spend in the gym and what do you do in that time?

    I'm asking as at the moment I pay for 3 hours of parking in the gym car park and find that I'm running out of time.

    At the moment I try and do 40 min on the treadmill, then do a circuit of weights, then i do as I much as i can on the cross-trainer which tends to be between 20- 30 min's ( unless I start on this first ) I then finish my session in the pool doing lenghts which can be another 30- 60 min's but this depends on what time I have left and I'm rushing my shower to make sure I'm not late back for my car.

    Does anyone else have

    I'm in and out in about an hour and a half all told.

    Looks to me as if you are doing too much cardio. To save time, you could drop the treadmill and do 20-30 minutes of HIIT on the elliptical after the circuit. If you feel you need that cardio, go for a run at another time.
  • Brunner26_2
    Brunner26_2 Posts: 1,152
    I do about an hour of lifting 3x a week, and 15 minutes of cardio 3x a week.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    Can't believe some of the numbers I'm seeing here.

    Do you people seriously plan on spending 8+ hours in the gym every week of your life for the rest of your lives?
  • Annaruthus
    Annaruthus Posts: 301 Member
    During the week, I will work out for about 60 minutes(30-35 minutes weights, and 20-25 minutes interval cardio), and sometimes I will get in 10-15 minutes of competition posing/walking practice. I give myself 30 minutes or less to shower and get dressed for work. So between 1.5-2 hours total, I am at the gym. I think you may be overdoing it......
  • murphy612
    murphy612 Posts: 734 Member
    I only spend an hour, give or take 5-10 minutes. I've learned to exercise efficiently and not excessively. Works for me :)
  • Hellbent_Heidi
    Hellbent_Heidi Posts: 3,669 Member
    How many days a week are you doing SO much?

    I'm at my gym for around 90 minutes (+shower time) every morning, but I generally don't do EVERYTHING in the same day. I generally bike (or take a spin class), run or do elliptical (or spend a short amount of time on two of these things) and add strength training in on the other time.
  • Annaruthus
    Annaruthus Posts: 301 Member
    Can't believe some of the numbers I'm seeing here.

    Do you people seriously plan on spending 8+ hours in the gym every week of your life for the rest of your lives?

    HECK YES! I plan on looking this good forever!
  • bethvandenberg
    bethvandenberg Posts: 1,496 Member
    I generally workout an hour to an hour and a half. I do cardio for 30-45 min (if I am not doing anything outside) then I lift 3 x a week.

    3 hours seems excessive :)
  • DrMAvDPhD
    DrMAvDPhD Posts: 2,097 Member
    One hour, two tops. 10 minute warm-up and 40 minutes lifting. 2 hour days are Saturdays when I do an hour of Zumba and an hour of Yoga.
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    I don't go to a gym, but I spend about 35-45 min per day, 5-6 days a week on exercise. I can't imagine spending 3 hours at a time. I really can't.
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