How long are you at the gym?

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  • kfitzpa
    kfitzpa Posts: 326
    20 minutes lately because I've been squeezing workouts in before work. But usually somewhere between 20-45 mins.
  • willowdancer
    willowdancer Posts: 95
    I workout at home but I do 20-30 minutes of yoga, (split before and after my workout) about 30-45 minutes of weight training, and 30-50 minutes of my favorite cardio: hoop dancing! I do this 6 days a week and practice yoga and belly dancing on my "off" day.
  • atxdee
    atxdee Posts: 613 Member
    I'm usually there 30-45 min on average, .. but I guess it just depends on how I'm feeling..
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    couple hours
  • mhide
    mhide Posts: 20
    I usually spent 2-3 hours a day. I started going to the gym 2 months ago. The first month I did cardio only, then I started doing both strenght and cardio.
  • IMElektra
    IMElektra Posts: 65 Member
    1- 1.5 hours. Sometimes longer on weekends.
  • Jennifer_Lynn_1982
    Jennifer_Lynn_1982 Posts: 567 Member
    Between 45 and 75minutes!

    This...I want to be there as little time with the most amount of exercises fit into that time. Warm up, weights and circuit training, abs, cool down.
  • TexasTroy
    TexasTroy Posts: 477 Member
    for resistance training...no more than 45 min . Much more than that and hormone levels start to drop which wont help. if your doing cardio maybe another 30 min. I usually seperate those workouts though-im just to tired after weight training to even think about doing cardio, lol.
  • Otterluv
    Otterluv Posts: 9,083 Member
    Starting next week I will be upping my strength work so that i will be doing 30 minutes of strength 5 days a week. 3 days a week I run for almost an hour beforehand. The other 2 I have cage fit class for 30 minutes (wild mix of cardio, core, & strength) and then I hit the stationary bike for 30 minutes. The bike doesn't get my heart rate up like running does, but it makes everything else possible by strengthening my previously injured knee.

    My past cardio schedule was the same as my new schedule, but I was only doing strength 2 days a week.

    Long story short - 90 minutes 5 days a week.
  • palmerig88
    palmerig88 Posts: 623 Member
    About 45 minutes weightlifting only.
  • butterflyqueen2012
    butterflyqueen2012 Posts: 12
    In the beginning, I was not at the gym for more than an hour (and by at the gym, I do not include time to change/shower/etc.)

    I always spend about 10 minutes warming up.
    Then, I spend about 5 or 10 minutes doing a slow, good stretch (each stretch lasts 30-60 seconds)
    My workout will be 30-60 minutes. Sometimes, if I am in the mood, I will make my workout longer. On those days, I spend the first part doing strength training, and in the second part, I will do cardio.
    I always cool down for 10 minutes.

    So, if you are not used to going to the gym on a regular basis, I suggest spending 1 hour for your workout, INCLUDING the warm up, stretch, workout, and cool down. When it is time for you to step it up, then add more time to your workout time. It is always a good idea to incorporate variety into your workout, with strength training and cardio. No matter what your workout goal is, you need to work out all parts of your body to make all parts stronger.

    Make sure you warm up, stretch, and cool down. I have always included this in my workout routine, and I have never been injured as a result.

    I am not a fitness trainer; I got this information from research over the years and from my personal workout routine. I have gotten fitness tips from my gym's website and their televisions. My gym has offered free personal training sessions, too, and I learned from them.
  • cragen01
    cragen01 Posts: 22 Member
    It depends on what type of workout I am doing. Typically I do 60-90 minutes of cardio, 25 minutes of strength training, and 20-30 minutes of steam room/sauna.
  • bradphil87
    bradphil87 Posts: 617 Member
    Usually a little over an hour....but I do 90 second rests between sets.
  • peles_fire
    peles_fire Posts: 501
    I usually do about an hour to hour and a quarter, 5 days a week. Typically do a 5 minute warm up, followed by 30 mins of strength and 25-30 mins of cardio. There is almost always about 10 minutes spaced throughout where I am wandering around trying to remember which machine I use for what workout in my training book, not to mention a moment or two laughing at myself as I nearly fall off the equipment or get tangled in my Ipod cords. :embarassed: It goes by in a blink. Good times. :)
  • giggitygoo
    giggitygoo Posts: 1,978 Member
    I'm there for 60-90 minutes daily.

    1 hour of strength + 30 minutes cardio on Mon, Wed, Fri

    1 hour Yoga, or other fun class on Tues, Thurs, Sat


    Keeps things interesting.
  • sgarrard01
    sgarrard01 Posts: 213 Member
    0minutes! ha ha....

    I swim for 4hours a week (circa 8 miles) and i'm doing P90x which is about 9hrs a week slogging it out at home!

    Si x
  • arachniagirl
    arachniagirl Posts: 64 Member
    I do 30-60 mins cardio (depending on how much time I have), 30 mins strength training, and 10 min.stretching. This 5-6 times per week. I also do 30 mins of cardio on my treadmill at home each morning when I get up.
  • Debell92
    Debell92 Posts: 7
    I take a 45 spin class and add in 20-30 minute of weight-bearing cardio before or after class 4x a week.
  • CassieLyle
    CassieLyle Posts: 50
    Im there for at least 30 minutes sometimes an hour..
  • aldalilja
    aldalilja Posts: 17 Member
    Usually around 45 mins.
  • TaylorsGranddad
    TaylorsGranddad Posts: 453 Member
    around 2 hours weekdays and 3 to 4 on a weekend... I go 3 times a week
  • Donnaakamagmid
    Donnaakamagmid Posts: 198 Member
    About 45 minutes at the gym doing cardio and circuit machines. I walk/jog to & from and it's just over 10 minutes each way.
  • BeautyFromPain
    BeautyFromPain Posts: 4,952 Member
    Well as I work at one, usually around 8 hours ;)

    My workouts are mixed up though.
    4 days a week I will do an hour weights, 5-6 days a week of an hour cardio and I might mix it up with some yoga every once in awhile as well. I try do the weights/cardio sessions separately so will do weights either before/in my lunch break and then cardio usually once I finish.
  • PJ64
    PJ64 Posts: 866 Member
    30-45 minutes. Its about getting the workout I need for my body, Quality over Quantity!

    I hear lots of young guys say "When I started I could only workout for an hour now I'm killing it for 3 hours" So is the goal to spend 8 hours working out? I have better stuff to do! lol:tongue:
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    About an hour of lifting then fifteen or twenty minutes of walking after.
  • mammakisses
    mammakisses Posts: 604 Member
    I'm a SAHM with a 3 year old so we spend 3 hours at the YMCA. I drop my daughter at the Playcare for 2 hours so that she can socialise while mommy works her butt off. Then we hit the pool together for 1 hour. We go at least 3 times per week and sometimes 4. We have to drive 15 minutes to get there so we make it count.
  • usera1365
    usera1365 Posts: 146 Member
    Average of about a Hour and a Half
  • secretlobster
    secretlobster Posts: 3,566 Member
    When I was going regularly, it was at least 30 minutes but rarely over an hour. An hour was about average. No cardio involved, just weights.
  • shae_jo
    shae_jo Posts: 15 Member
    About 90 minutes, 30-40 mins on cardio and rest on strength training and lifting.
  • 5pmsomewherenow
    5pmsomewherenow Posts: 163 Member
    start with this:
    10-15 min warm up on the treadmill

    30-60 minutes for weight training, depending on my goals for the day and what I'm working (3-4 days/week)

    Stretch 10-20 minutes afterwards, depending on how I'm feeling.

    Or, begin by taking some instructor-lead classes, to ease you into the habit of a structured work out.

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